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302efi

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Dirty Bomb Pearl...Ball Death ? ***UPDATE***
« on: August 28, 2006, 05:41:10 AM »
I've had my Dirty Bomb Pearl for while, I picked it up off the forsale forum a while ago. The ball is drilled pin above, right of ring, CG stacked.

So when I first got the ball I tried it and I couldnt get much of a reaction with it, so I put it away for a while. Well over the last 4-5 months an different times, I've tried all sorta cover preps, grits, polishes...You name, I've done it !

The ball has been through my local proshops "oven" (no oil came out). I've gave the ball hot waters bath(s)...Just nothing seems to work for this ball ?

The cover is in great shape, you can tell theres not many games on it at all, but I just don't get a reaction from it off the dry ?

My Cobalt and my HDB, moves great (both stacked drilled)...Just wondering WTF is up with this ball ?
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Re: Dirty Bomb Pearl...Ball Death ? ***UPDATE***
« Reply #16 on: August 29, 2006, 08:50:37 PM »
The Pearl Dirty Bomb is probably my least favorite saw. Guess how it's drilled. Yep...stacked ala Pam Anderson. Over/Under does not even come close to describing the way this sucker reacts on our house shots! I have yet to try it on a sport type shot where there is no bounce on the outside...I'll have to try that. Until then, it sits on the shelf looking not-so-pretty.
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SprayNpray

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Re: Dirty Bomb Pearl...Ball Death ? ***UPDATE***
« Reply #17 on: August 29, 2006, 09:10:39 PM »
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I question any absolutes such as stacked drills don't work on ball 'X'. We all throw the orbs different, and I've yet to see a drill (in the realm of common patterns) that don't work for some bowlers.


Thank you, Steven.  I couldn't agree more.

I stand my ground on what I said about the Bomb core stacked drill "myth".  Case in point, my PAP is 5 over and 1/2 up.  Not a terribly unusual PAP, and all of my other personal specs fall into middle-of-the-road territory as well.

That being said, I have had problems with the Hybrid Dirty Bomb, which happens to use the same core as the Dirty Bomb, both laid out very similarly.  I have had problems with the Cherry Bomb, but great success with the Super Carbide Bomb laid out the same way (same core).  It would be hard for me to point at the core/layout combination and say that it is the problem, because I have had mixed results using balls that share the same core with other balls.

I do agree there may be a solution in the static weights area, which was why I brought that up in the first place.

For what its worth, I have both my Cobalts (solid and pearl) drilled stacked (in line with ring finger) as well, and they both cover more boards than any other ball I own.  No problem with reaction there...
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302efi

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Re: Dirty Bomb Pearl...Ball Death ? ***UPDATE***
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2006, 02:00:08 PM »
Well yesterday I contacted the original owner of the ball and ask him about anything that he had done as far as sanding, polishing ect...

He said at his house it was dry alot so he use to out the ball in he Luster King !!!

I guess that explains its, lol

So after that, I hit the ball with 180 grit (!) and gave it another how water bath...You wouldnt belive the stuff that came out, wow !

After that I hit it with 240 and then 320 wetsand. Then a nice application of Brunswick High-Gloss polish...and I tried it last night. We were suppose to get hit with that Hurricane/Tropical storm , so the bowling cenetr was almost empty

The ball was doing stuff its never done...Talk about flipping and crushing the pocket !...Just like a new ball...Who would have thought that the ball was loaded with polish ?

Thank god I figured this one out, this has been a ongoing fight between me and this ball, lol.

Thanks for the replies guys !
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Re: Dirty Bomb Pearl...Ball Death ? ***UPDATE***
« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2006, 03:13:02 PM »
I am glad you found out why ... and more glad it is working now for you  
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SprayNpray

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Re: Dirty Bomb Pearl...Ball Death ? ***UPDATE***
« Reply #20 on: August 30, 2006, 03:53:28 PM »
HA!  I am so glad to hear that you didn't have to re-drill it.  I had a feeling it wasn't the combo of layout and core.

That ball is awesome, I hope you enjoy it now that you have things cleared up.
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Re: Dirty Bomb Pearl...Ball Death ? ***UPDATE***
« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2006, 08:00:51 PM »
That is the one thing I have always worried about buying used balls.  You never know what the previous owner really did to it.

Good to hear you worked it out
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Re: Dirty Bomb Pearl...Ball Death ? ***UPDATE***
« Reply #22 on: August 30, 2006, 08:56:05 PM »
This should be as good lesson to the unknowing bowler, NEVER put a ball in the pore clogging luster king, Save it for polyester balls. That is why i use compound 1st on the ball, so we don't have these issues.
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