Post by: admin on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
Color: Metallic Blue
Cover Stock: RadioActiveTM
Core: Super Dense Patented Diamond
Hook Rating: 23
Flare Potential: 5â€
Pin Placement: 12 O’ clock 1-4†out
Construction: 3 - piece
Finish: Highly Polished
Available Weights: 13,14,15, & 16 lb
Post by: Gene J Kanak on February 16, 2004, 10:33:34 AM
Specs:
16lbs
3-4" pin
2.3 oz top
Drilled stacked with pin even with ring (RH) about 1" out, cg in line below
Small weight hole
Box finish
(The idea was to get the ball to start up a bit sooner than my Cherry Bomb and to finish a touch harder)
Have put about 6 games on the ball to date, so it's a bit early to know everything there is to know, but this is what I've found thus far:
It's another great pearl buzzsaw. The ball is squeaky clean through the heads before making providing a smooth, strong breakpoint with a continuous arc and monster hit. I think that crankers and strokers alike will be able to tailor this ball to be whatever they want it to be. The Uranium is receptive to different hand positions and rev rates. I've already seen that I can stand deep and turn the hell out of her, or stand right and play up the wood with less hand, and she reacts strong and clean either way. Add all of these factors to the fact that it's a great looking ball, and you've got another winner from Lane 1. If you want a benchmark ball, this one is what you're looking for. Another great job by Lane 1. 9 out of 10.
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Post by: Red on February 25, 2004, 12:33:34 AM
3-4" pin
3.2 oz topweight
drilled 4X4
My initial impressions are very similar to Lane1lefty. This ball does very well in light to medium oil. Looks for all the world like it will skid right by the pocket and, just when you've about given up on it, smashes hard left NOW. Really clears the deck. In heavy oil, the turn is just a tad too late and light. You can compensate by backing off the speed a bit and let it read the oil for the same predictable, devastating results. Very impressed with this ball so far, and sure I will come to like it more and more as I continue to learn its nature.
Post by: ricrac on February 27, 2004, 06:19:19 AM
Post by: BuddiesProShopcom - Bill on March 06, 2004, 04:22:44 PM
I have used this on several conditions. On our standard house shot, freshly oiled, I am able to swing the ball from 3rd arrow to the gutter and get the ball back without a problem . This ball corners like the old Purple X-Calibur did in its day.
On a 32 foot flat sport pattern, this ball was too much ball for the condition.
Bowlers that like skid/flip reactions will be in love with this ball.
I didn't try taking the shine off the ball because I never liked pearl balls dull. I am sure that if I took a scote brite pad over the ball it would smooth out the reaction, but that would defeat the purpose of the ball.
Any questions, please email me.
Thanks,
Bill
BuddiesProShop.com
Post by: perfecone on March 11, 2004, 11:51:10 PM
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Post by: Plane Facts on March 15, 2004, 12:34:24 AM
I set my 14 LB Uranium up with a full leverage layout which has proven to be most excellent on fresh patterns with good back ends, and second shift carry down. Heavy oil or burnt heads are this balls worst enemies as the energy will expend to quickly with no head oil, and slide to far on flatter heavy oil, but on most all house league patterns this ball is off the charts.
Ball rolls absolutely fantastic with total control and very defined strong move off the higher friction areas, and the hit is ultra impressive.
I don’t know how they did it, but in my opinion this is one of the best balls they have ever made.
My question is about the new Uranium Buzzsaw. This ball is absolutely the
best ball I have ever rolled, and I have used all your saws, but this one
just out performs them all hands down.
My question is why? What is it about the Uranium that separates itself from
the pack, how is it able to deliver such a powerful punch and defined turn
with such precision?
Honestly how long will this ball hold up before losing its edge, 30, 40, 50
games or more?
Next year I will be on tour in the PBA, my name is Mike Anoles from
Springfield, Ohio and I have operated pro shops and been in and around
bowling for well over 30 years, and I also feel very responsible for
introducing Lane 1 balls into this area.
Please elaborate as much as possible, I am completely sold on this ball and
my recommendation has sold 30 plus of these in this past week.
Also please do not quit making this ball. My one and only 300 game was due
to talent and the pro purple, I came close on several other occasions with
the XL.
I plan on buying at least a dozen Uranium's in the future but I would need
some feed back from you on the above questions before laying out that much
money,
You can read all my reviews at ballreviews.com or bowlingballreviews.com, I
am known as Plane Facts on both sites.
As you can tell I am very excited and pumped about the new Uranium and need
as much information and feed back as I can get.
Respectfully,
Michael Anoles
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Post by: Sexton300 on March 17, 2004, 08:43:30 PM
I drilled it just off the pin with a small weight hole to get it to start up a lil bit earlier.
Post by: Doug Sterner on March 23, 2004, 12:53:10 AM
The only situation where I cannot get this ball to function is on heavy oil with lots of carrydown.
Ball info....
Specs:
15-3 gross, 3-1/2" pin, 3.7 top weight
Drill pattern: 5-1/2 x 3-1/2, small weighthole on PAP (11/16 x2")
This drilling puts the pin over my bridge and the cg out about 2" from my centerline. Ending weights were 3/4 side, 1/2 finger and 1-1/4 top.
Let me first say that I love this drill pattern. I have used it before and liked the ball everytime but this one is exceptional.
The ball clears the heads with ease, picks up a roll at 30 feet and charges hard into the pocket. When I am in the pocket, nothing stands. I have left VERY few corners with this ball and the 8 and 9 carry very well too.
The backend reaction is strong but continuous. It is not a super snappy backend like a Cranberry backend but more like an overly strong Blueberry.
I clean this ball on the spinner with Black Magic Plus green label after every use and the ball is like new after 50-75 games. I see no signs of tracking at all.
I think this is perhaps the best Buzzsaw I have used since the Emerald Pearl. I am going to get another one and drill it a bit differently to get a different look and see if I can trim my "arsenal" down a bit.
Try one of these balls if you have been thinking about Lane 1. Best of all, give me a call and I'll hook you up with a great deal on one.
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Post by: Bob Hanson on March 23, 2004, 02:04:02 PM
Lets get one thing out of the way first. I don't care what they call it, this ball definitely has some version of Brunswicks activator cover. No way it is powerkoil. On the lanes it is a heavy rolling, high reving ball that almost reminds me of my Ultimate Inferno with a heavy shine. Very unique roll, it almost looks like somebody else threw the ball when my eye picks it up coming out of the heads.
The uranium really likes to be rolled. Unlike my orange Inferno that almost invites me to try a multitude of hand positions to maintain carry, the uranium doesn't respond well to my particular brand of suitcase release. However, with the push the polished pearl shell gets through the heads, and the heavy mid lane roll, I don't find myself as much in need of trying to tweak my release to get carry. The uranium will open up a lane wider for my lower rev end over end release than any ball I have seen.
Contrary to the Lane 1 advocates there are conditions where you don't carry with the uranium. The biggest weakness of this ball, is that it looks so good rolling you don't put it away when the carry goes. Last night on a late shift at about 4th arrow I followed a 257 with a 193 where I never got a double in 8 frames.
In summary I would put this in the must try category, even at the price, for strokers who like to roll the ball.
Post by: perfectfit on March 24, 2004, 12:43:19 PM
Pin & C.G.: stacked 5/8in. right of center line with pin
1/2in. above ring finger.
Weights: 1/2 positive & 1/2 finger.
Top Weight: ?
Overall Ball Weight after drilling: 15lbs 1 ounce.
Let me start with a little info. I'm right handed my average ball speed is around 20-21 mph. I have a high rev rate and I carry a 220 plus average in 3 leagues in 3 different houses. One house is loaded with oil another is a
solid med. oil condition and the last is light to med. with no hold room left of 12. The only house I have not been able to use this ball in is the house with no hold left of 12. I have to stand so deep on the lane that every time the ball crosses the middle it checks up just a pinch to early. Now I have tried other balls in this house, pearls and solids with surfaces ranging from 1000 grit up to 3000 and so far this ball gets farther through the lane than any other I've tried. In the med. oil house I get deep throw the ball right and just sit back and watch as this balls recovery and hitting power just absolutely amazes me. Most balls that hook this much for me use up to much energy in the front part of the lane that by the time it gets within the last 5 feet of the pins the ball will roll out, but not this ball it just keeps going. Now the last house is different than the other 2 because it has OIL. This year this house has so much oil that if I miss in by more than a couple boards the ball will go almost dead straight. I couldn't tell you how many times this year I've missed in and been left with wash outs ( more than I care to admit), but not with this ball it was getting back to the hole with enough drive that it was throwing pins everywhere, and when I missed right it didn't over hook. So far I have thrown this ball in each house for 2 weeks. I have also bowled a 12 game tournament that I used it all day in. Combined 2 weeks league 2 houses 12 game tournament with this ball I'm averaging just over 240.
With those numbers what more can I say about this ball that it hasn't already said it's self.
I just placed an order for an XXL that I'm hoping to be able to use in the house with no hold left of 12.
Post by: White_Trash_Ball_Driller on March 31, 2004, 10:04:47 AM
15 lbs 4 oz 3+TW 3-4" Pin.
Post-Drill Specs:
15 lbs 5 oz (It gained weight!!!) JK
Pin to PAP: 5" (Above and to the right of ring finger).
CG to PAP: 4-5" (Just 1/2" from centerline and on the midline.)
Flare: 2-3" (AWESOME)
Box Condition.
The first Lane #1 ball I owned was the Cherry Dud (Bomb), which was sold two weeks later. The Uranium reminds me alot of the Cherry Dud, but has more length (better pin position) and less flare. The Uranimum is still very aggressive. Uranium does not go down as much as I would like, but it will work. Excellente carry and power! First tweleve balls, all strikes!!! The Uranium needs some oil to avoid rolling out. I thought that the pin position would really help the ball get down the lane, but the core properties (RG) take over the pin to PAP influences.
Overall, a very good ball. Probably a little too strong to be considered a benchmark ball. I would highly recommend length drillings, i.e. Pin above Bridge, Label with finger weight, etc. as the core/coverstock are both aggressive. I give it a 9/10. I have a few left I am looking to sell for $205 with shipping included.
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Post by: DrillLord on March 31, 2004, 04:10:13 PM
On my fresh league shot the ball performs excellent laying the ball down around 20 and out to 10 at the (late!!) breakpoint. Ball turns the corner very nice and is playable for all three games. Excellent carry. I average around 200 and have had most of my series with the uranium in the 650 - 670 range.
On my late league I can't use the ball until the last game because the ladies league bowls before us and a barrage of plastic ball have pushed all of the oil to the backends. With the exceptional length that I get with this ball the carrydown is too much as I often come in behind the headpin and leave 10 pins and buckets. I can play the rope up 2nd arrow with it, but it does not carry well for me. But when a track gets dried up, watch out. I bring the ball out and play 30 out to about 12 and carry everything in sight.
Overall great ball and the first one out of my bag when the conditions are right
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Post by: White_Trash_Ball_Driller on April 08, 2004, 12:56:43 PM
Post by: tommylamb on April 13, 2004, 09:54:56 AM
I am a tweener that throws about 16MPH. I have been able to score well on both conditions with this ball. I drilled it and used it right out of the box in both centers last week. This ball is an excellent product. It really gets through trashy or oily heads well. This setup generates a great deal of backend energy and explodes in the pocket. I have been able to play further inside than with my other equipment and have been getting great carry in both centers with this ball. Through the first 6 games at each center I am scoring about 25 pins a game better than with my other equipment. Four stars.
Post by: perfectfit on May 07, 2004, 05:39:34 PM
I posted my first reveiw of this ball after having it for
only a couple weeks.
Now that the fall season is over I thought I would update
that reveiw. I used it for 8 weeks to finish out my league
with the most oil. In 8 weeks I only shot one set under
700 and that was mid 680's. In that time 4 sets were 750
and up. Every week but 1 I started the first game with at
least the front 7. One of the other houses I bowl in had a
lane oiler problem one night and I used it that night for
a mid 750. I also used it for all 9 games at state for a
2034 all events total. The only problem that I'm having is
finding enough oil to use it on.
Post by: A_P_K on May 23, 2004, 03:13:43 AM
My U-Saw:
16lbs drilled 4x4 for skid snap according the Lane #1's drill sheet. I went with something unusual for a different look on the lanes and achieved it with the Uranium.
The ball does exactly what I had hoped it would after more games of use. I can open up the lanes on any surface when need be, or even when a bigger backend move is neccesary.
I can use the Uranium on just about any condition except heavier or longer patterns and burnt up lanes. It is stronger than I thought it would be, actually covering many more boards than it should. The Uranium goes long on the lane, sometimes making me believe it won't hook, but on ideal conditions the backend fixes that all the time.
This is the hardest hitting but not best carrying Buzzsaw I've thrown. I will leave many tenpins if I don't hit the pocket flush, or some sevens if I come in too light. This is due to probable carrydown present but then again quite a few balls react this way too.
The Uranium in my hands is pretty sensitive to speed mistakes and release mistakes. You got to hit the ball for it to move, but keep the speed correct if you do or it will hook past the head pin. Otherwise it can slide pretty straight and far down the lane before ever hooking a mere board.
I have thrown many lines with the Uranium, my favorite is 25 to 10 because I can keep my speed and revs up and watch the backend flare kill the pocket. On oilier lanes I've played straight up 5, on drier lanes I've played 35 out to 8 with all similar success.
This ball remains in my car at all times even if I don't use it. To me it's a special circumstance ball that could come in handy when I need some length and recovery at the same time.
This is easily the best Buzzsaw I've ever thrown and one of the better, more exciting balls I've used as well.
To sneak this in quickly, between the Inferno and the Uranium I'd take the U-Saw everyday. Even using similar technology these two balls are different as night and day.
I polished my U-Saw with Black Magic too, I hated the idea of a semi early skid snapping pearl ball. It's either one or the other....
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Post by: IceEmQuick on July 01, 2004, 10:25:50 AM
Layout:
Nothing fancy here. I'm layed out 1:30, with a weighthole to give me some thumb weight which i believe is at 3/4 ounce, but I don't have the full specs in front of me.
Fresh House shot:
This ball is a beast. I normally can't use it because it rolls early and turns and turns and turns. If I can manage to play inside in the oil, I can stand left foot at 40-45, shoot the 4th arrow, out to 10 or so, and have it recover with a really strong and angular move to the pocket. What impresses me about this ball is the continuation of the hook through the pin deck. When I can get it through the heads, it retains so much energy and hits very well. My carry has been better than average with this ball.
41 Foot Sport Shot (2004 World Champion PBA shot):
It took me some time to decide to use the Uranium on this shot. I was shooting with the SCB, but I found it was rolling to early. Something in my head kept telling me to stay with a particle ball, and so I went to the GoldenNugget, and it did well, but it 2 tended to roll up early and go through the beak, when I did get it to the pocket it was back row city. So I throw the Uranium and I find that the recovery on the back end was insane. It cleared the heads and the mids so well that the move it made in the last 6 foot of the lane was very sharp and pronounced. I never had an issue with carry down at all on this shot over 4 games, and we started on a FRESH shot oiled just 5 minutes before us. If anything I was slowly moving deeper and deeper and the ball never quit. Everyone else was changing balls, but myself and my shot really never disappeared.
Over all I'm super impressed with this ball. For me on a house shot, I have better luck with carry using the XXL or other weak balls. To be honest, I'm glad I waited to review this ball, because I believe that 9/10's of the bowlers out there will never bowl on a sport shot and get to REALLY see what there beloved house shot equipment is capable of on a real shot.
I remember me saying all my equipment looks the same on the house shot, and that's true, however none of them look the same on the sport shot.
10 out of 10 on this ball. If you can pick one up and give it a whirl, I recommend it.
-IEQ
Post by: C-G ProShop-Carl on July 13, 2004, 03:57:33 PM
Lane Condition: various, wood lanes
Reaction: Good length and strong in backends. Cleared the heads, almost ingored them intirely and on the backends the ball went into a strong roll into the pocket.
Hook: Anything more than mediums would be too much for the Uranium. It saved all of its energy for the backends, which is not a bad thing. If there was alot of head oil and I missed wide it would not recover enough to take the corners out. 7.0
Control: On a typical house shot the oil pattern would get the ball to stay online to pocket pretty well. But on wet/dries or spotty backends it was very over under. 6.5
Hit: Nothing special here. The Uranium was my 3rd dive into Lane 1 equipment, and it was better than the previous 2 were. It carried well on high pocket shots, but not so well on the light hits. 8.0
Readability: Because it is so sensitive to oil it is not a bad ball to tell you where the oil line is. Overall though I prefer balls that react smoothly to read a lane. 6.0
Overall: The best of the 3 Lane 1's I have tried. Good ball for those of you that like the skid/flip reaction. Suprisingly the guys I see using this ball that do the best are the ones that are straight up the back of the ball. Too bad I have gone away from that kind of release. For me, there are better options out there for the reaction it gives.
OVERALL RATING: 7.5
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Post by: lane1freak on February 04, 2005, 10:47:41 PM
4.5 in. pin with label drilling
wood lanes with 40ft. of oil lots of oil!!!!
i have had my URANIUM BUZZSAW about 3 weeks and was trying to fine out the shot and i have found it. i bowled on a fri. night leauge. i came out the gate with 220 but was to far right, i moved left and throu it 25 to 10 and shot 264 and 297, bad shot and did not get it out and left the 3,6,10.
BUT THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT BALLS LANE 1!!!!!!!!
Post by: billwv68 on April 04, 2005, 03:25:20 PM
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Post by: Hussman on July 05, 2005, 08:40:25 PM
This is my first Lane 1 other than the XXXL, which is a plastic ball. I really like the motion of this ball on the lane. It has a different move than any other equipment that I have owned before, and it responds very well to speed adjustments. I can easily play the ball straighter with a skid/snap style, or swing it out wide, and I am not capable of doing both with a lot of equipment. The ball pretty much flies straight past the heads, revs up really quickly, and saves all of it's energy for a big flip on the backend. Scores so far have been very good with this ball, more than 11 pins above my normal 200 average for the first 10 games. Only time will tell if that increase in scoring will persist, and whether or not it can be credited to the ball. The first few games with this ball I was pulling my hair out because I was having serious issues kicking out the 10 pin on what I thought to be flush pocket hits. The first game out of box I left five 10 pins...all pocket hits. After throwing the ball more I have come to realize that this ball needs to be higher in the pocket than what I am used to. This ball crushes the rack on nearly all high hits, but does not carry light hits like some of my other equipment. It is hard to give an objective evaluation of this ball considering the price tag and hype surrounding Lane 1, but overall I am very pleased so far with this ball. I love the coverstock, the ball is clean on the lanes, has a very consistent reaction, and of course the ball creates great pin action.
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Post by: Rabiddog135 on July 10, 2005, 08:55:05 PM
Pin 2-3 inches 2.73 Oz top weight And 3/8 Oz thumb weight.
I'm about a 180 average bowler 15-17 miles/Hr speed,with medium Rev rate.
I decided on the Lane #1 Pearl Uranium after talking with my ball driller about what I was wanting out of the ball I was going to purchase and when he told me he had raised his average by about 20-30 pins a game after switching to this ball I decided to spend the extra 30.00-40.00 dollars it cost for this ball as apposed to other manufactures.
After talking to some others and finding out this ball has a tendency to slide a little to much with the pin above the fingers we decided to lay it out with the pin about an inch below and to the right of the ring finger basically in the stacked layout on Lane#1s drill sheet but with the pin swung towards 9.0 clock about 1/2-3/4 of an inch, left ball in out of box condition.
I have thrown 18 games with this ball since getting it drilled up and have to tell you I am completely sold on this ball. First three games in my local bowling alley 40 feet of oil with carry down I shoot 246,292,&269 for a 807 3 game series. Thinking this was probably a fluke I went to a house about 50 miles from where I live and roll 5 games there similliar shot with even more carry down my lowest game out of the 5 was 223 out of the 18 games I have shot with this ball I have only had 3 under 200 and they were in the high 180s and 190s I have not found a condition that I have not been able to use this ball on yet but I have only thrown 18 games with it best money I have ever spent on a ball.
Post by: skbowl800 on January 20, 2006, 09:01:42 PM
Really like this ball, pretty versatile, I like balls that go long and turn hard and it does that but its not uncontrolable. I am a tweener, throw it 15.5 mph with 380 revs and a 55 deg axis tilt. I have experimented with the cover alot, it performs well sanded anywhere from 1000-1500 grit. I got a little carried away and sanded it to 2000 and saw the ball get a little squirmy. Overall and great ball, carries everything light, I mean everything! When the lanes dry up a bit and I move deeper and deeper it does tend to leave ten pins but I rarely have to play that deep anyway so big whoop. Overall rating 9 out of 10, I would give it a ten but then again there is always room for improvement.
Post by: bwhitt88 on January 30, 2008, 09:39:20 AM