I just started subbing for a team tonight and one of the bowlers is throwing a Black Widow with 400+ games, 400 games and it has never been cleaned! Don't worry, I gave him my remaining bottle of Remedy and confiscated the ball after the league for a full resurface.

I see that the Black Widow is listed at 4000 grit Abralon, but here's my question, how does the Black widow play with polish?

-Kevin




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I have a teammate that shined his to play the drier outside. On that lighter oil, with his firm ball speed and rolly release, it flips fairly hard when plays the outer part.

I wouldn't put polish over the 4000 grit Abralon, but over 1000 or 2000 grit Abralon at the most.
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"None are so blind as those who will not see."

I've tried several surfaces on the Black Widow, and I don't really care for it polished.  2000 Abralon worked well for me.  I did try Resurrection and a light application of Snake Oil, and that worked pretty well, but I matched up best with 2000 Abralon.  Box, which is 4000 Abralon, had a bit too much length and backend.
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Hook 'em Horns!

"Stats are for losers, I like winning games." - Will Muschamp, Texas Defensive Coordinator

Depends on the condition.  I used it for PBA tournaments and it skids a long way.  I used it for the state tournament last year and had the top score my first two games in the tournament with back-to-back 240's.  For THS, I keep it clean with alcohol and then I polish it as much as I can so it snaps hard on the backend.
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6'0" and ~210lbs @10% BF

i have an equation with right around 500, and its still ripping racks fine.
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Im so glad people are brainwashed to think that TRACK sucks. And its even funnier when im carrying with my TRACK ball and they're going flat ten with their OTHER BRANDS ball.