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Shaggy

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XXL Review?
« on: August 26, 2003, 09:25:58 AM »
Has anyone thrown the XXL on dry lanes?  If so, does it perform well on dry lanes as advertised?
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thegame

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Re: XXL Review?
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2003, 06:27:39 PM »
I'm not sure if you're referring to the reactive XL, or the plastic XXXL.  I have not thrown the reactive XL, but I do have the XXXL, and it is an excellent weapon for very toasted lanes, or medium-dry lanes, if you have a lot of hand.  If you're not very strong handed any kind of carrydown will really be a problem, but if the backends are dry, the XXXL will be a good fit.  Many people who have seen me use it do not believe it's a plastic, they swear it's a urethane, because of how hard it hits.
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HamPster

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Re: XXL Review?
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2003, 06:33:14 PM »
Um, no, the game, there is a new XXL, it's a pearl urethane.  Looks kinda like a Silver Diamond from the early photos.  No, I haven't heard anything, but given what the game said about the XXXL, the XXL should hook slightly more and have a bit more on the backend.  Should be a great ball.
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thegame

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Re: XXL Review?
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2003, 06:37:11 PM »
My bad.....not as up on Lane 1 equipment as I should be.  I did see the pearl urethane ball, but didn't know it was the XL.
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HamPster

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Re: XXL Review?
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2003, 06:47:09 PM »
Lol, it gets confusing with all the X's.  There's a Lane 1 rep that lives here, and I told him the other day I couldn't wait to get my hands on the XXL, and he thought I was talking about the XXXL too.  But hey, they're Buzzsaws, so it doesn't matter . .
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HamPster

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Re: XXL Review?
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2003, 07:12:01 PM »
Most of them cost the same as other high performance balls.  At least my boss sells them for the same, I think they cost 10-20 bucks more actually.  The Carbide LRG was one of the best balls ever made though . .
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Bjaardker

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Re: XXL Review?
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2003, 02:58:25 AM »
Why not just find yourself an old school hammer pearl for 1/2 the price?
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D McLaughlin

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Re: XXL Review?
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2003, 03:57:55 AM »
boat anchor?  lol
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Darren McLaughlin

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Re: XXL Review?
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2003, 04:42:07 AM »
Fellow sawheads, I say we have a gathering and bowl against the antisaws. After we whip them into submission then they have to buy us all the ball of our choosing, sound fair?
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seadrive

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Re: XXL Review?
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2003, 08:46:42 AM »
Some of you guys crack me up.  You don't throw Buzzsaws, you don't like Buzzsaws, but you read every post in the Lane #1 forum.  Why?

I don't particularly like Columbia 300, so I tend to ignore posts in that section.  Buzzhaters seem to be a breed like no other; hopefully a dying breed.

BTW, Darren, was clicking the Post button on your (complimentary ) review of the Cherry Bomb painful?
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Bjaardker

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Re: XXL Review?
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2003, 01:35:00 PM »
I'm not trying to be an anti-saw. I just was wondering why one would spend the money on an xxl when Older pearl hamers are still rather easy to find, & MUCH cheaper than an XXL.
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Brickguy221

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Re: XXL Review?
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2003, 07:39:28 PM »
I echo every word seadrive said. I see it exactly the same way. I too dislike Columbia and also Storm and I too like seadrive ignore their posts and don't read them......and BJ, how do you know the old Pearl Hammers are as good as the Lane 1 XXL when the XXL isn't out yet or been reviewed yet? After it comes out and a person throws it, it might turn out to be a fact that the XXL is better and worth the money.
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lane1lefty

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Re: XXL Review?
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2003, 08:05:21 PM »
I paid $180 for my Viper, $190 for my bluebbery, and picked up another blueberry used for $20. I don't know where you look at saw prices, but it's the wrong shops.
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HamPster

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« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2003, 08:09:06 PM »
Yeah, that's what I keep saying.  We sell nearly all of them for the same price as our Infernos, Throttles, and X-Factors.  The same price as those all will be on Cherry Bombs and C/2's.
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Brickguy221

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Re: XXL Review?
« Reply #14 on: August 31, 2003, 08:21:43 PM »
I paid $170 drilled and shipped for my Blueberry. My Pro Shop sells premimum balls like the Storms, Ebonites Hammers, etc. for $225 plus tax. By my calculations $170 is cheaper than $225.

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