Hey everyone, once again I have what I think is a fairly diverse arsenal. However, as I've seen in the past, sometimes I don't know what the hell I'm doing. So, those of you who pride yourselves on the ability to set up a very strong arsenal, please take a look at this and see what you think.

  Sport/Control:                              Purple Ex.-box-pin under ring, cg in line
  Heavy Oil or Med w/carrydown: Granite Gargoyle--box--3-3/8" X 3-3/8"
  Med-Clean backends:                Cherry Bomb-box, label shift
  Light-Med w/clean backends:   Blade Pearl-box--pin @ 1 cg in grip center
  Light Oil:                                        Tomahawk LT--box-3-3/8" X 3-3/8"
  Burnt/spares:                               Blue Pearl Hammer-box-label
  ?:                               El Nino Wrath-polished, pin below and                
                                                         between fingers, cg kicked 1" left, mb left
                                                         of thumb, weight hole about 6" left of cg

  I also have a NIB Monster Smash/R on the way, which I think can work for lighter mediums w/carrydown if I polish it up a lot. Anyhow, does anyone see a hole in there anywhere? Just wondering what some of the experts think. Thanks in advance for looking and for any suggestions you may have.


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Bowling is without a doubt the dumbest, most pointless, most idiotic excuse for a game that has ever been invented. So, what time are we bowling tomorrow?

you have 4 balls for medium-light to medium (with clean backends); but you have a hole you could drive a truck through between the Cherry Bomb for medium with clean b-ends and the Granite Gargoyle in box condition (320 grit!!!).

Do you never face:
- medium with carrydown,  (Cherry Bomb will not handle that)
- medium with heavy carrydown,
- medium-heavy with clean backend,
- medium-heavy with carrydown,
- medium-heavy with lots of carrydown, and
- heavy oil with clean backends? (Granite Gargoyle *may* be too much for this).

If so, then you are set. If not, then you may need some solid resins, maybe a mild solid particle and one or two of the above with both mild and strong drillngs. If you think you may need a ball stronger than the Cherry Bomb, keep the SmashR in box condition.

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Don't really know how you throw the ball, but my guess is somewhere between stroker/tweener.
Don't underestimate the Smash/R. All it needs is a couple of dry boards, and it'll go through almost anything. However - if you see it start to slide, put it away - it'll get through some carrydown, but not a lot. I usually pull out a particle drilled similarly at that point.

Gene,

Balls or releases can be a solution; all I pointed out what what I saw. There are or can be some holes; how you fill them or even if you need to fill them is your decision.

Like you, I also face many more variations of medium-light, some with carrydown, than I do with medium-heavy. So, I also have more available solutions for those problem areas.

Might I add, that a big hooking ball, like the Cherry Bomb, can be problematical on many medium to medium-heavy conditions.

Good Luck.
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"Those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it."

Gene,

You are one of the most polite of people who post here. No, I think you really do take everything everyone says into consideration. My ego, of course, like what I say to be considered, but I offer all opinions for whatever use the reader/requestor may choose. I only hope I help a few. If they say so, my ego is placated. If not, I better assuage it with some good bowling ....
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"Those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it."