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Equipment Boards => Ebonite => Topic started by: adman on August 29, 2007, 10:51:42 PM

Title: Raid V.S. Kinetic
Post by: adman on August 29, 2007, 10:51:42 PM
Can anyone give a comparison of these two balls? I'm trying to decide between the two and can't make up my mind. These balls seem to have the same type of ball reactions and I just wanted some opinions. Lane conditions don't really matter, I'll find a use for either, but mainly for medium synthetic lanes with some carrydown. I just wanted to know everyone's personal preferences.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Raid V.S. Kinetic
Post by: BallsDeep on August 31, 2007, 01:48:26 PM
No one really knows that much about the kinetic yet.  From what I've heard though, its supposed to be really angular.  Having thrown the Raid at a demo day I can generally say that it is quite long.  It gets down the lane and reacts in a strong arcing motion on the backend.  It is a ball that is predictable, yet it gets down the lane conserving so much energy that it should still carry quite well.  A perfect one two punch for tougher shots would be the gamebreaker and raid.  Their smooth reactions combined with varying lengths should cover a wide variety of conditions.
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Title: Re: Raid V.S. Kinetic
Post by: tenpinspro on September 06, 2007, 01:51:34 PM
Hey adman,

The Kinetic can handle more oil compared to the Raid.  Both very nice pieces but I see the Kinetic as a stronger oil ball plus a little more angular off the friction.  Hope this helps some....
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Title: Re: Raid V.S. Kinetic
Post by: adman on September 06, 2007, 02:34:20 PM
Thanks for the insight guys. I'm going to take your advice and go with the Kinetic.

Thanks again for the help