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militant02

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arson vs. brick vs. b/s taboo
« on: December 26, 2011, 03:02:44 AM »
for those who can compare the three how would you set them up in your arsenal? i've read reviews with conflicting info as far as which ball rolls earlier with some saying that the arson rolls earlier than the b/s taboo but not the brick while hammer's own video says that the arson rolls earlier than the brick also. it may be a given that the b/s taboo is the stronger ball overall but from what i can gather its because of its backend reaction. if you had to number the reactions 1,2, and 3 how would they rank as far as length, backend reaction and overall strength? could you also rate the difference in feet for the length and total boards if possible?
 
the thing that i don't like about hammer's rating system is that it only tells you the general strength of one ball to another but doesn't give any idea of the shape of the path that each ball will take on a typical shot like ebonite's does.
 
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lbss831

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Re: arson vs. brick vs. b/s taboo
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2011, 11:44:06 AM »
I would say brick and arson are close is length with brick being a hybrid will go touch longer, far as backend and overall i would say the brick and taboo are close but brick will be maybe 2=3 boards stronger becuz of the hybrid cover saving more energy for backend

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Lillen

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Re: arson vs. brick vs. b/s taboo
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2011, 01:46:34 PM »
Both the Brick and Arson are hybrids...
 
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Re: arson vs. brick vs. b/s taboo
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2011, 03:54:14 PM »

The Brick is a stronger hybrid than the Arson by about 3-5 boards.  However, it is a little weaker than the Taboo B/S from what I understand about it on the backends.



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Re: arson vs. brick vs. b/s taboo
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2011, 04:47:12 PM »
 I threw both brick and taboo b/s drilled same way and to me the brick is earlier and more backend but just my opinion, its cleaner and clears heads when the taboo b/s starts getting jumpy

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Re: arson vs. brick vs. b/s taboo
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2012, 05:10:21 PM »
Guys, My Bricks drilled same as Arson and Taboo Blue's, Polished and OB...are definitely stronger for me. Especially in the mids and back. The key here is your game and your layouts. Are you building an arsenal or using the same drilling across the balls?

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Re: arson vs. brick vs. b/s taboo
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2012, 01:43:12 AM »
 I drilled a taboo b/s and an arson demo ball for my customers to throw, and most felt that the hybrid cover of the arson definitely rolls earlier than that of the taboo. Also, in germs of longevity, the arson demo ball lasted longer than the taboo. I personally felt that the arson seemed to hook more for me. But I have always been partial to symmetric balls.  We have not yet had an opportunity to drill a brick demo ball. Hope this helps between the other two though

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Re: arson vs. brick vs. b/s taboo
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2012, 12:17:23 PM »
i have an arson: 60* 3 1/2" x 30*, large p3 hole, & taboo b/s  70* x 3 1/2" x 30*, small p3 hole. for me, the arson reads and rolls strong off the spot, while the taboo seems to be a few boards stronger overall and on the backend.

 

a friend has the taboo b/s & brick. there was a night where the house put down the league pattern and did not strip the backends. he used his brick to go up the boards, as it read the midlane well and made a strong move off the spot. as the night went on, he switched to his taboo b/s, so he could get in and have a better reaction down lane.


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