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Lane #1’s new Buzzsaw/C Carbide LRG hooks earlier and harder on oil, with our Low RG, dual stacked, patented mini nugget diamonds. With the combination of our patented diamond core and “CPF” cover, the Buzzsaw/C Carbide LRG cuts through the heaviest oils, out hooking and striking all competitors. The new Carbide LRG strikes more on oil, winning you more money in brackets, side pots and tournaments.


Specs are:


Coverstock: Carbide Particle Formula

Core: Low RG Dual Stacked mini Diamonds within patented diamonds

Hook Ratio: 2

Flair Potential: 8

Pin Placement: 12 o'clock 3-4" out

Construction: 5 piece

Hardness 75 - 77 D-Scale

Finish: light buff

Increased Dynamics: 15- 14 lbs

Available Weights 14 - 16 lbs

I am a righty that has speed between 15 and 17mph with better than average revs.  I have had this ball for a month now.   The ball is drilled Thumbs Leveraged( See Lane 1 drilling sheet) with an weight hole and the pin to the right and slightly under my ring finger and the cg kicked out.  I bowl in all synthetic houses ranging from 10 to 10 block to the christmas tree pattern.  This ball is not the heavy oiler that lane i claims it to be.  This is not a swing shot hook the lane type of ball.  What it is, is an excellent house shot type of ball with stripped backends. I stand on 15 and lay the ball on the 10 out to 7 and it hits harder than all the other lane 1 balls PERIOD!! This ball hits so damn hard that people stop what they are doing to see if something broke.  OK, I may have stretched the truth, but the ball is the hardest hitting ball that I have ever had bar none.  The good thing about this ball is that you don't have to make major adjustments when the lanes break down, 2 to 3 boards and back in the pocket.

Ok i dont have a review but more like a question on this ball, a friend of mine recently bought the Buzzsaw/C and had it drilled by a gentalmen named Steve in Highland lanes in Austin, Texas. I think it was a a 5 in span with a weight hole to give more weight back into the fingers. This ball has a great span in the backend, its not a violent turn but a nice driving turn. The ball does leave some 9 and 10 pins, but other than that the ball is really a great ball i was going to buy one but i am leaning on buying the LRG ball.

The reason im hear is i want some information on this ball, i need a better lead off ball than my Nu Line Excalibur Ledgend, dont get me wrong i love that ball, i have bowled many 600 and a few 700 series with it. But in heavy oil or a lot of carry down (which we get on men majors after the women bowl) i have a hard time getting it to turn back into the pocket with a good drive. By the second game and the third im doing fine but if the lanes down break down im in trouble. I need a bowl that can help carry me through my first game and the start of my second game and one that wont be such a big change when i switch over to the ledgend. I throw a ball with a lot of revs, and a lot of power, so in the heavy oil my ledgend does more hydroplaning rather than cutting. I also went with some bad advise when i first started out bowling and started throwing a 14.5 lb ball. Im 6'4 about 260 and throwing that ledgend is just hell on the lanes and the pins if i hit the pocket like i want to. But its time to step back up to the 16lb ranks and throw the ball like i want to and not the way the ball allows me to. Anyway i want some advice on this ball, what kind of shot is it? Does it drive through the pocket or just into the pocket?? What lane conditions is this ball best on and which does it hate the most?? I throw about a 10 to 14 board hook (depending on how dry the lanes are and how crazy i want to get) so is this ball to hard of a span for me or would it fit in great with my style ?? Please any information on this ball i would greatly love to hear about it, thank you for your time.

Assassin

16# pin 2-3" top wieght-? drilled lable leverage
been waiting for a good shot to through this ball on
our league shot is a little to dry for it.Anyways
bowled a tournament this weekend and had enough oil
to calm it down.The ball has a nice midlane reaction
and extreamly heavy roll to the pocket "got tapped 5
times in three games in the semi finals" shot 140
over to make the cut. shot 279 and won first match
shot 247 and lost second match.This ball hits very
hard and keeps the pins low for extra carrying power.
This ball is a keeper.

I got this ball in the middle of june so I'm still finding out what this ball can do.  The first thing I found out is than like every lane #1 ball it hit like a truck, I mean Wow.  This ball only has a 1 inch pin so it's not the big hooking ball I was trying to find.  It's driled Max Leverage but I need just a little more hand for it to really hook.  But that doesn't mean that this is a bad ball.  This ball is the best ball I ever owned.  The price tag is a little high in price but you get a great ball in return.  So far I've shot one 260 game and four 240 games I've shot many other 200's as well.  In my league I shot 678 with a hugh mistake in my 240 game. If I get on really heavy oil with this ball, it just skids if you miss a little outside, but if you can find the line you can score very well with this ball.  Even in this heavy oil it still made a nice hard turn to the pocket if I threw a good shot.  The best part about this ball is it's very predictable with a good midlane read.  Great job lane #1 for an awesome ball.

Ok I've got somemore games on this ball.  I still have no complaints.  I threw this ball in a tournament and shot 279 with it.  I finished second thanks to that ball.  I mean that in a good way.

I've only bowled about ten games with it so far, but wow.  This is gonna be the next ball I shoot 300, maybe even 800 with.  It's EXTREMELY consistent.  I can't wait to see how it does in carrydown, but with the early roll it has, it's going to make it so much easier to adjust.  It doesn't set and go straight through the pocket, it DRIVES through the pocket.  It hooks awesome in oil, and if you make good shots, it will still do well on medium oil.  It also makes it so easy to be accurate, it's not super touchy, so you feel the freedom to just have a comfortable release.  It plays an oilier outside line well too, that's where I've had the most sucess with it so far, it likes having a breakpoint more than an even roll.  Put a little more revs on it, get it closer to the gutter, and it comes back headhunting the pocket.  Excellent ball, my first Buzzsaw, and I'm glad I made a good choice.

An added note already.  Took it out last night, second time bowling with it, first three games were 253-241-289 - 793.  Had the first ten in the last game, and left a wiggling 4 pin.  Bowled four more games and averaged 234 for the 7 total.  If you throw it right, it will help you out a TON.  Even when you miss a little.  But whatever you do, don't miss inside with it.  It'll take off.

The ball is 15lbs, 3" pin.  I had tried the Blueberry before and did not like the roll or the hit.  This ball really made up for it!  It is now my heavy oil ball, and really gets down the lane well considering.  I am still learning more about the ball, but first time out was 237-269-247, so not too bad.  When the ball hit the pocket, it was very forgiving allowing light hits and higher flush hits to carry well all around.  I would rate the ball 9/10, and would recommend it to anyone seeking a Lane #1 Heavy Oil Ball.

This 14# LRG with a pin of 2-4 worked great on med-oily to oily conditions. Drill pattern was a modified label which gave me length and backend. The core in this ball is my favorite. 2 mini-stack diamonds within the diamond. Great ball that hits hard. I wish Lane#1 would have kept this ball in the line-up but business is business. I gave this ball a 10 on a scale of 1-10.