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2handedrook12

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Old Urethane on the burn/Spares
« on: May 17, 2015, 07:20:28 PM »
Which ball is better for the burn between a Blue Hammer and a Yellow Dot (Bleeder?)
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Re: Old Urethane on the burn/Spares
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2015, 08:00:08 AM »
Given today's oil, which has three times the volume and many patterns are 50 percent longer in length, the original Fab Blue Hammer would be the better option.

Back in the day, though, the Yellow Dot bleeder (so long as the ball's brittle shell hasn't begun cracking) would have been the better overall option.
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Re: Old Urethane on the burn/Spares
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2015, 10:09:39 AM »
Question is far too vague to be answered...much depends on the starting pattern, to include volumes, and what the pattern has devolved into.  There are arguments that can be made for either of them, but it depends on the specifics.  And, then you get into the question of whether the Hammer is in box-condition or whether it has been polished (not to be confused with the Blue Pearl). 
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Re: Old Urethane on the burn/Spares
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2015, 01:48:34 PM »
The answer lies in how much burn you are facing.  The original hammer is still urethane and will by design still roll early as soon as it finds friction, while the bleeder will get you additional length but with today's oil, no idea how it would hit and carry.

I have the original pink hammer and a XXXL plastic.  depending on how mcuh of a track I have worn in on the XXXL, it can out hook the pink hammer, or if it is resurfaced and highly polished, it will be straighter than the pink hammer.  I would think you'd see the same type of issue with the yellow dot.  As it tracks in, it will hook more.
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