Author Topic: Lane 1 and the PBA (Read 8521 times)

Gixer · « **on:** March 30, 2009, 07:34:44 AM »

A thought occured to me while watching the PBA show yesterday. Why haven't I seen any Lane 1 stuff on TV? I've seen practically everything else even Elite but no Lane 1. I'm not trying to start anything here just curious thats all..

idriveahonda · « **Reply #46 on:** April 02, 2009, 02:34:33 AM »

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ok after reading all the posts here on this topic. i will chime in with my 2 cents.the original question was about pros using lane #1 balls. its seems we all have are opinions as to why lane #1 isnt on tv(some are valid opinions while others are just ridiculous).its a fair estimate that at least 90% of us on this site are NOT pros and Never will be so who really gives a crap if the pros are using lane #1 or not.most of us here couldnt hit the same mark for an entire game anyways.i mean really if you are buying a ball based on what it does in a pros hand than you are not really being honest in you choice of purchase. it is almost guaranteed that it will not react like the pro you saw throwing it.so my logic is the loyal saw throwers will base their purchase more around research and what it does in the average bowlers hand cause there is no other way cause no pros are throwing it.and to the person(s) who said all lane #1 stuff basicly rolls the same and are more rolly. cmon put the dam crack pipe down for just a minute.lane #1 makes equipment that covers all the shots while making some of the most angular equipment out there.pearl cherry c/2,enriched uranium,golden nugget,cherry bomb,colbalt bomb pearl,ect.ect. the list goes on and on.so before you go shooting your mouths off about lane #1 do some research,dont just throw the how come no pros throw there equipment card out there.
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Enriched Uranium is not angular, I've had two with a total of four different layouts. None were angular.

All the Golden Nuggets I have seen havn't been angular unless it's bone dry, and someone is ripping it down the outside boards with tons of speed and hand...then it comes back LAST minute. But those are different conditions.

My Cobalt Pearl(s)...note (s)...are VERY rolly. I can change from speed dominant to rev dominant, and neither will give me an angular backend. Only time I've seen angular out of one of mine was the same conditions I stated above...baked then hit a nice spot, and jumped back.

All I use is Lane#1, so I'm giving you legitimate information. I'm not a pro. I'm not a 210 average bowler. I'm right around 195, but have pretty good consistency and a fairly repeatable swing. I'm a young guy with good flexibility and will try and play any part of the lane. So any reasoning you may have (other than I don't match up with Lane#1), will be void.

bestbudzs24 · « **Reply #47 on:** April 02, 2009, 02:56:26 AM »

dont want to really argue with you but the enriched and the nugget may not be real angular for you. but most would agree that they are more than average when it comes to angularity. but here is where i totally disagree with you on the colbalt bomb pearl. this is the sickest backending ball i have ever thrown and i have thrown them all. and furthermore most people who have thrown it would say the same. but hey to each there own i guess.i am also guessing that in your profile you say you have medium revs. but since you never had them calculated or care to list the number its probably on the low end rather than medium which is why you consider them rolly.cause there is NOTHING rolly about the colbalt bomb pearl.
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Gixer · « **Reply #48 on:** April 02, 2009, 04:34:17 AM »

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ok after reading all the posts here on this topic. i will chime in with my 2 cents.the original question was about pros using lane #1 balls. its seems we all have are opinions as to why lane #1 isnt on tv(some are valid opinions while others are just ridiculous).its a fair estimate that at least 90% of us on this site are NOT pros and Never will be so who really gives a crap if the pros are using lane #1 or not.most of us here couldnt hit the same mark for an entire game anyways.i mean really if you are buying a ball based on what it does in a pros hand than you are not really being honest in you choice of purchase. it is almost guaranteed that it will not react like the pro you saw throwing it.so my logic is the loyal saw throwers will base their purchase more around research and what it does in the average bowlers hand cause there is no other way cause no pros are throwing it.and to the person(s) who said all lane #1 stuff basicly rolls the same and are more rolly. cmon put the dam crack pipe down for just a minute.lane #1 makes equipment that covers all the shots while making some of the most angular equipment out there.pearl cherry c/2,enriched uranium,golden nugget,cherry bomb,colbalt bomb pearl,ect.ect. the list goes on and on.so before you go shooting your mouths off about lane #1 do some research,dont just throw the how come no pros throw there equipment card out there.
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" bowling is for one thing and one thing only to make money"

I'm not basing any of my decisions off what I see on the PBA telecasts, I was just curious why I haven't seen Lane 1 on TV given its popularity thats all..

se7en · « **Reply #49 on:** April 02, 2009, 09:41:44 AM »

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If you want angular in the backend, and if you ever buy another Lane #1 ball, try a Supernova XP. I didn't think this company could make an angular ball until that.

Of the 12 or so Lane #1 balls I have (and 59 overall currently drilled to fit me), the three most angular I have are a Storm Dark Thunder Pearl, Storm Xtacy Domination (an overseas ball) and the XP. The XP has just a boring ol' label drill on it, but I did take it to 2000 plus polish.

It's almost angular enough to be uncontrollable if the backends are hot. It's the most unique of all the Lane #1s I have.

Jess

This is truth. The XP is very angular on the back ends. I bought my BuzzBomb to be my heavy oil ball, but it ended up being my benchmark house shot ball. The XP comes out when the lanes aren't giving up free hook.
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Uncle Crusty · « **Reply #50 on:** April 02, 2009, 12:42:35 PM »

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Of the 12 or so Lane #1 balls I have (and 59 overall currently drilled to fit me), the three most angular I have are a Storm Dark Thunder Pearl, Storm Xtacy Domination (an overseas ball) and the XP.

OK, I don't mean to change gears in this thread, but wow, 59 balls? Is there really any worldly need for 59 pills in your arsenal? You must have overlap galore, there's just no way not to.

I mean no disrespect, none at all, but if you average 190-200 on THS (per your profile), wouldn't it be of better use to spend some money on an elite-level coach instead of buying oodles of new bowling balls? Maybe it's just because I'm so anti-ball whore, but that seems crazy to me. I know 235 average bowlers who bowl 3 tournaments a month (regionals included) who own no more than a dozen balls drilled and ready to throw if the need arises.
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JessN16 · « **Reply #51 on:** April 02, 2009, 01:11:19 PM »

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Of the 12 or so Lane #1 balls I have (and 59 overall currently drilled to fit me), the three most angular I have are a Storm Dark Thunder Pearl, Storm Xtacy Domination (an overseas ball) and the XP.

OK, I don't mean to change gears in this thread, but wow, 59 balls? Is there really any worldly need for 59 pills in your arsenal? You must have overlap galore, there's just no way not to.

I mean no disrespect, none at all, but if you average 190-200 on THS (per your profile), wouldn't it be of better use to spend some money on an elite-level coach instead of buying oodles of new bowling balls? Maybe it's just because I'm so anti-ball whore, but that seems crazy to me. I know 235 average bowlers who bowl 3 tournaments a month (regionals included) who own no more than a dozen balls drilled and ready to throw if the need arises.
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"Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius. A genius is somebody like Norman Einstein."

-Broadcasting Extraordinaire and Mensa Member Joe Theismann

People have hobbies, and drilling and trying out balls is mine (I do my own pro shop work). I also build golf clubs and have too many of them, too.

Of those 50-something, I'd say I bought fewer than 20 NIB. Some are old classics (AMF's white XS, a Storm Thunder, etc.) that I had in the past and keep around just to have them, or I'll use them when I know I'm going to be bowling in a dry-lane house.

I'd say I actually "use" only about 10-15 at any given time. I'll rotate those same 10 to 15 depending on which tournament I'm going to.

I also give away a lot of balls to youth programs, new bowlers in adult leagues, and what people don't want I sell here for $5 plus shipping. I don't try to make money on it, I just do it for the hobbyist aspect. I like having a few of those balls on hand when summer leagues start, because that's when we see newly recruited bowlers and I try to get as many of them into a reactive ball as possible at the least possible expense.

Yeah, there's overlap, but some of these haven't been thrown down a lane even once in a year.

As for coaching, there is none here, not truly "high-level." My last coach is no longer in the industry, and he lived 4-5 hours from here. I would say I'd need to go 1-2 hours to find a coach at this point, and my work schedule makes that prohibitive.

Jess

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JOE FALCO · « **Reply #52 on:** April 02, 2009, 06:28:46 PM »

I'm like Jess .. my rough count is 55 bowling balls! I'd say 60% of them have been in 15 games! I buy them and shelve them. Those that I feel serve me well get used more often. I have NEVER sold a ball .. I have given them away where I also pay for the shipping!

I buy more through CURIOSITY! Do I have other balls that fit the same condition? YOU BET! So what! Do I want to be a PRO? NO DESIRE WHAT SO EVER! I trade my car in every other year (maybe 3 years).. not looking to be a NASCAR driver either!

I enjoy bowling .. if I buy more balls then I should .. so what!
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Roy Munson · « **Reply #53 on:** April 02, 2009, 07:45:36 PM »

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(ANGULAR LANE #1 BALL) x (SUCK) = SUCK

(ROLLY LANE #1 BALL) x (SUCK) = SUCK

(LANE #1 FANBOYS) x (SUCK) = WELL, YOU GET THE IDEA..........

Yeah,we get the idea

YOU LIKE TO SUCK!
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Mr. Boorg: "We don't have a cow. We have a bull."

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bowlerdawg · « **Reply #54 on:** April 02, 2009, 07:52:23 PM »

G1 Mr. Munson

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Roy Munson · « **Reply #55 on:** April 02, 2009, 09:33:11 PM »

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You're right, I do like to suck.......

Make sure you brush your teeth after wards . . . you'll never know
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Roy Munson: "Morning! I hope you don't mind, I got up a little early. So I took the liberty of milking your cow for you. Yeah, it took a little while to get her warmed up. She sure is a stubborn one. Then pow, all at once."
Mr. Boorg: "We don't have a cow. We have a bull."

***** Looking for Pearl Cherry C/2 *****

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