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DanH78

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Hybrid Coverstocks
« on: October 27, 2008, 12:52:21 PM »
Ok, I know that you start with a solid coverstock, then you add Mica (right?) and that turns it into a pearl.  So when they make a hybrid, are they actually mixing a solid and a pearl, or do they just add half as much Mica?
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Dan Belcher

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Re: Hybrid Coverstocks
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2008, 08:59:20 PM »
From my understanding when reading about Storm's hybrid balls, they take the solid in one color and mix it with the pearl in another color, so you end up with a ball that's 60% pearl coverstock swirled together with 40% solid coverstock for example.  If anyone can please confirm or deny, that'd be great  
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charlest

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Re: Hybrid Coverstocks
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2008, 09:23:39 PM »
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From my understanding when reading about Storm's hybrid balls, they take the solid in one color and mix it with the pearl in another color, so you end up with a ball that's 60% pearl coverstock swirled together with 40% solid coverstock for example.  If anyone can please confirm or deny, that'd be great  


I think at least Storm/Roto-Grip's production line can mix any percentage solid to pearl. Look at the Strike Cell which is supposed to be 2 parts solid to 1 part pearl (67% solid) :
http://www.rotogrip.com/products/balls/ball.asp?ballid=77
and the Hybrid Cell, which is supposed to be 2 parts pearl to 1 part solid (67% pearl):
http://www.rotogrip.com/products/balls/ball.asp?ballid=79.
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the Master Illusion which seems to be, like the Hy-Road, 50%/50% solid/pearl:
http://www.rotogrip.com/products/balls/ball.asp?ballid=76

FYI All are international balls made, as far as I know, on the Storm assembly/production line in Utah.
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Dan Belcher

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Re: Hybrid Coverstocks
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2008, 06:54:31 AM »
Right, the 60/40 was just for example purposes since I didn't feel like researching numbers.  
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