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Equipment Boards => Ebonite => Topic started by: yoshii on November 06, 2007, 03:29:18 PM

Title: Looking to replace my Black Widow
Post by: yoshii on November 06, 2007, 03:29:18 PM
I currently have a Hammer Black Widow, a Brunswick BVP Rampage, and a Columbia 300 Resurgence. im looking to replace my black widow since it is not doing so well anymore. i wanted to try an ebonite since i have brunswick hammer and columbia already. any seggestions? was looking at "the one". ive heard its a great ball, but discontinued. any other seggestions?
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Yoshii.
Hammer Black Widow
Brunswick BVP Rampage
Columbia 300 Resurgence
Title: Re: Looking to replace my Black Widow
Post by: mrbowlingnut on November 06, 2007, 11:37:08 PM
The break from 900global it is newer better stronger Black Widow, i will bet it does not die out either. Mine are still going strong about 35-40 games on my first one reaction is as good as when brand new.
Title: Re: Looking to replace my Black Widow
Post by: bowler0821 on November 06, 2007, 11:51:48 PM
Well from ebonite your 2 best suggestions would be the raid which has a pearl coverstock but it is a very smooth or angular reaction depending on drilling or maybe a gamebreaker. That would be my suggestion from ebonite. THe break does look good as well, there is also maybe a troad solid might be another choice would be a bit different but that is storm if you wanted to try that. Thoes would be the closest in my option. Then again you could just drill another black widow.
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Mike Marchak

Ebonite Bowling The World Over

In this game i could not of heard it any better then what my coach says. "LESS IS MORE".(Mitch Sacks) You know what he proves it too http://ebonite.com/honor_roll/index.php
Title: Re: Looking to replace my Black Widow
Post by: yoshii on November 06, 2007, 11:54:29 PM
yeh i was thinking about another widow. maybe the pearl...
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Yoshii.
Hammer Black Widow
Brunswick BVP Rampage
Columbia 300 Resurgence
Title: Re: Looking to replace my Black Widow
Post by: notsohotshot on November 07, 2007, 06:42:58 AM
My vote would be for the BWP .I had  the solid and had loss of hook when it got oil soaked but I have at least 60 games on the pearl with no loss of hook.
Title: Re: Looking to replace my Black Widow
Post by: bowler0821 on November 07, 2007, 09:21:29 AM
Hey yoshii the real questions are how do you throw it, how was your BW set up and what type of reaction did you get? I think once we get this information it might be better to say weither maybe a bwp would be better or not. The reason I say this is because if he keeped his duller due to oil and got a smooth reaction on it then a bwp might not be a good choice unless he were to maybe set it up pin down or in the bridge. Cause that bwp really snaps hard lol.
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Mike Marchak

Ebonite Bowling The World Over

In this game i could not of heard it any better then what my coach says. "LESS IS MORE".(Mitch Sacks) You know what he proves it too http://ebonite.com/honor_roll/index.php
Title: Re: Looking to replace my Black Widow
Post by: yoshii on November 07, 2007, 09:31:07 AM
i have my widow set up for skid flip. pin is above my fingers. i throw it down the boards mostly but i can swing it a tad. i dont power the ball. probably around 14mph just off my swing. i guess you can say it is a high backswing. ive tried many different things. slowing it down, speeding it up, swinging it more, throwing straight, 5 different houses. still barely anything out of it. when i get it NIB, it was a beast. just throw it out there and it would snap hard and hit like a truck. now it started to die out. have about 150-200 games on that ball though.
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Yoshii.
Hammer Black Widow
Brunswick BVP Rampage
Columbia 300 Resurgence
Title: Re: Looking to replace my Black Widow
Post by: shelley on November 07, 2007, 09:36:04 AM
You have a Hammer and Columbia, so now you want to try Ebonite?  How about a flying leap and pick up something not made by Ebonite?  If you're replacing the BW, I'd go with a Break from 900 Global.  You might also like the Paradigm Domination from Storm or the new Attitude Shift, but with a finer finish.

SH
Title: Re: Looking to replace my Black Widow
Post by: bowler0821 on November 07, 2007, 10:14:10 AM
well if that is the case then I would suggest a raid, BWP, T-road pearl, Domination, Toxic, T-road solid, angular one, maybe the new twisted fury. THat would be my suggestiongs because you said you liked the long and snap reaction and you would get it better with a pearl ball then a solid. Hope this helps at all.
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Mike Marchak

Ebonite Bowling The World Over

In this game i could not of heard it any better then what my coach says. "LESS IS MORE".(Mitch Sacks) You know what he proves it too http://ebonite.com/honor_roll/index.php
Title: Re: Looking to replace my Black Widow
Post by: yoshii on November 07, 2007, 10:42:16 AM
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well if that is the case then I would suggest a raid, BWP, T-road pearl, Domination, Toxic, T-road solid, angular one, maybe the new twisted fury. THat would be my suggestiongs because you said you liked the long and snap reaction and you would get it better with a pearl ball then a solid. Hope this helps at all.
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Mike Marchak

Ebonite Bowling The World Over

In this game i could not of heard it any better then what my coach says. "LESS IS MORE".(Mitch Sacks) You know what he proves it too http://ebonite.com/honor_roll/index.php



thanks a lot. just talked to my proshop and thinking about ordering a widow pearl. skid snap layout again. hopefully it works. thanks again
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Yoshii.
Hammer Black Widow
Brunswick BVP Rampage
Columbia 300 Resurgence
Title: Re: Looking to replace my Black Widow
Post by: Moe on November 08, 2007, 10:48:23 AM
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Gamebreaker. The coverstock of the ball that you are considering, The One, matched with the core of one of the most popular balls ever made, the V2 Sanded. Great, smooth ball that would be a good replacement for your Black Widow.
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Wii-mote will control life!

Edited on 11/7/2007 1:22 AM


Spot on. I have one, its a GREAT ball, another of my team members purchased one as well, after watching me throw mine, and throwing it a few times as well and he loves it.

The ball hits and carries like a truck. Great for a average speed bowler with good hand on a THS.
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AIM = y2moe99
Title: Re: Looking to replace my Black Widow
Post by: TWOHAND834 on November 08, 2007, 10:50:49 AM
If you are looking for a replacement, why not just get another Black Widow?  Either that, or the Raid by Ebonite has an eerily similar look on the lane (roll/reaction) as the BW.  Something else to consider.
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Steven Vance
Former Pro Shop Operator

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