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Equipment Boards => Lane Masters => Topic started by: Jammer299 on August 01, 2017, 11:07:44 AM
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With so many companies turning back the clock and bringing back some gems from the past. I'd like to hear from some users of the equipment. Which Lane Masters or Legends piece from the early days would we like to see get a nice upgrade, and be brought back to the forefront for all to enjoy? Definitely anxious to hear some suggestions from everyone. My pick would be the Metal.
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The original Black Pearl.
But only if it has the original cover stock with the diamond particles.
I would also take an original Sting.
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the World Class. I always wanted to throw one.
I can't put my finger on the current lane masters stuff, just not sure about it and don't see spending regular ball money on any of the releases at the moment. The Ultimate Strikes and Power Strikes have been the most interesting to me though
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+1 World Class-Particle(Blue One)
The only Lane Master/Legends ball that has ever cracked. (I believe it was exhausted from use) ;)
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the World Class. I always wanted to throw one.
I can't put my finger on the current lane masters stuff, just not sure about it and don't see spending regular ball money on any of the releases at the moment. The Ultimate Strikes and Power Strikes have been the most interesting to me though
Be aware of the original World Class(Blue), there are(at least) two different versions of the ball. The first one was fantastic, but there was a lawsuit with Lane #1 about the core. The later balls, while looking the same, are not the same.
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:( :( :( :(
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The Sting
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The Big-R-Bang, because I always wanted one but never pulled the switch;
The Masterpiece and the original Absolute Power, 2 of the most useful, powerful, control pearls I have ever thrown.
Ones I would want if I didn't already have them -
I still have an original Buzz, a really great ball in general.
And I still have my own original New Standard, an incredible carry ball.
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The Big-R-Bang, because I always wanted one but never pulled the switch;
The Masterpiece and the original Absolute Power, 2 of the most useful, powerful, control pearls I have ever thrown.
Ones I would want if I didn't already have them -
I still have an original Buzz, a really great ball in general.
And I still have my own original New Standard, an incredible carry ball.
I love the Masterpiece. I chased one for almost a full year a few years ago and could never get my hands on a it. Should have never let the first one get away.
Big-R-Bang was a great ball for lighter conditions.
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The Big-R-Bang, because I always wanted one but never pulled the switch;
The Masterpiece and the original Absolute Power, 2 of the most useful, powerful, control pearls I have ever thrown.
Ones I would want if I didn't already have them -
I still have an original Buzz, a really great ball in general.
And I still have my own original New Standard, an incredible carry ball.
You ain't lying about that. I believe Pat Patterson has the only NIB Big R Bang in existence,lol. And the carry with the New Standard is impressive.
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The Big-R-Bang, because I always wanted one but never pulled the switch;
The Masterpiece and the original Absolute Power, 2 of the most useful, powerful, control pearls I have ever thrown.
Ones I would want if I didn't already have them -
I still have an original Buzz, a really great ball in general.
And I still have my own original New Standard, an incredible carry ball.
You ain't lying about that. I believe Pat Patterson has the only NIB Big R Bang in existence,lol. And the carry with the New Standard is impressive.
And, I can't kill that New Standard with a stick. God only knows how many games are on it; still reacts like new.
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The only Lane Master piece that I has was the Big R Bang which I liked a bunch. Neat to see it return.
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What should I expect out of my Conquerer, Big Bang, and/or New Standard 2 on today's conditions? I am trying to decide if I should drill one of them up with a long pin to PAP for a mild reaction to replace my wore out Mega Friction.
I LOVE particle as a control piece on flying backends.
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The New Standard. But we know L/M will not duplicate this ball with the original Diamond Particle cover. It would be illegal. So glad I still have the original in the bag.
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The Original Sting, have 4, and they still outperform most of the new releases.
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Deep Impact. The HyRoad is the only other ball I've seen that mimics that motion that consistently.
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For anyone interested there is a World Class posted on ebay, 15lb. Not mine :) as its not 16 :(
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Original Yeah Baby 8)
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STING,nothing better then a two piece ball. Still have 4 drilled with different lay-outs and not one has cracked. Released in 2006 I believe. Still use all 4, often..
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Original Yeah Baby 8)
It can't. Sorry, Diamond particles are no longer approved, as far as I know..
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Everyone has their own favorites but most people forget the LM ball that put LM "on the map" - the Buzz.
It was an amazing ball. It could be replicated now, but for all the remakes that the NEW Lane Masters has tried to make to simulate the Buzz, all have failed miserably. I know: I tried most of the,
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Charlest,
How is the Buzz Legend? It is on closeout currently. Thank you
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Charlest,
"It can't. Sorry, Diamond particles are no longer approved, as far as I know.."
We can dream ;)
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I would love to see a remake of the world class, the entire line. Fond memories
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World class. When lanemasters whas a thing and actually had an edge over the competition for a short while. The rave was about the world class.
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Big Bang!
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World class. When lanemasters whas a thing and actually had an edge over the competition for a short while. The rave was about the world class.
Depends on which release of the World Class for me. The first ones were fantastic, but once they had to change the core to appease the big crybaby Lane #1 tool, it wasn't the same ball in my opinion.
If I could choose one ball made by that company from the past, it would be the Sting. One of the most underrated balls in my opinion.
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With so many companies turning back the clock and bringing back some gems from the past. I'd like to hear from some users of the equipment. Which Lane Masters or Legends piece from the early days would we like to see get a nice upgrade, and be brought back to the forefront for all to enjoy? Definitely anxious to hear some suggestions from everyone. My pick would be the Metal.
I never noticed this before, but the Metal wasn't technically a Lane Masters ball. And I say that having owned one. Yea, yea, it said Lane Masters on the cover, but it was a very small run of balls during the period when Lane Masters was being broken up and sold for parts. Lane Masters wasn't even an operating company at that time.
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World class. When lanemasters whas a thing and actually had an edge over the competition for a short while. The rave was about the world class.
Depends on which release of the World Class for me. The first ones were fantastic, but once they had to change the core to appease the big crybaby Lane #1 tool, it wasn't the same ball in my opinion.
If I could choose one ball made by that company from the past, it would be the Sting. One of the most underrated balls in my opinion.
They changed the core and kept the same name? Ugh why its such a crap shoot to often buy gems. Checking pin colors and decoding serial numbers gets old.
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World class. When lanemasters whas a thing and actually had an edge over the competition for a short while. The rave was about the world class.
Depends on which release of the World Class for me. The first ones were fantastic, but once they had to change the core to appease the big crybaby Lane #1 tool, it wasn't the same ball in my opinion.
If I could choose one ball made by that company from the past, it would be the Sting. One of the most underrated balls in my opinion.
They changed the core and kept the same name? Ugh why its such a crap shoot to often buy gems. Checking pin colors and decoding serial numbers gets old.
Yep, Lane Masters/Legends had to change the original core because Lane#1 claimed it violated their patent of the diamond core. There are a couple of runs with the original core, and those balls are fantastic. The ones after the change are okay, but not like the original.