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tst4eko

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3-ball Arsenal - Your thoughts?
« on: October 26, 2007, 10:22:10 AM »
I'm thinking about retiring my excessive, outdated 5-ball arsenal and replacing it with a new 3-ball arsenal (including spare). I'm wanting to buy two of the same ball and use different layouts, top weights, pin placements and such to cover the majority of lane conditions and surfaces out there.

I consider myself a 'power tweener' with medium ball speed (15-16 mph), medium revs, about 45 degrees of axis tilt and I track high close to my fingers and thumb. My PAP is about 4 1/2" over and about 3/8" up.

Based on the video reviews I've seen so far, I'm considering the Storm Sure Fire. It looks to be very versatile so I can play different parts of the lane using the same layout, condition and surface. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the Fire Line from Storm is a 2-piece construction (weight block inside resin, no filler). I've always preferred this type of construction since it has a higher CoR for better pin action and carry. And this also allows the thick coverstock shell to be very durable and long lasting. And since it's a mid-performance ball, it's a great value to boot.

I've also considered Legends/Lane Masters, but no one in my area owns or sells their equipment. So I have no first hand knowledge besides what I've seen online. Not to mention their high end lines are more expensive than the Sure Fire. Since they recently produced a mid-performance, 3-piece construction (with filler) line of balls with no difference in CoR to their high end line, I'm curious as to the durability of the coverstocks over time.

What do you think? I'm open to any comments, critiques and suggestions. And I thank everyone in advance for any advice.
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shelley

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Re: 3-ball Arsenal - Your thoughts?
« Reply #16 on: December 09, 2007, 03:13:10 PM »
The one I have is some of the Lanemasters guys talking about cores and covers, how they make their equipment and why they think it's so awesomely fantasterrific.  The video I have is a little older, they talk about the Yeah Baby, New Standard, and Masterpiece (I think).  They talk a little about lane conditions and surface preps.

It's not too bad, and while those guys might know their stuff, they are not naturals in front of a camera.  

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Re: 3-ball Arsenal - Your thoughts?
« Reply #17 on: December 09, 2007, 03:19:01 PM »
That's pretty cool. And you can tell they're not great in front of the camera just by watching Fred Bored and Ron Hatfield on the L/LM Website. I've even seen some of the MyBowlingCoach.com clips. They really know what they're talking about. It's just sometimes they get tripped up being in front of the camera.

I'll give them an 'A' for effort.
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