Author Topic: I'm Confused About Whatdonmaddah? (Read 561 times)

dicnic · « **on:** May 24, 2008, 12:03:01 PM »

So if lots of aspects of ball construction and drilling donmaddah, how come my old Ebonite Crossfire with a lightbulb core really flips at the breakpoint but my BWP arcs smoothly at the breakpoint? I realize they have different cores and are drilled slightly differently but their finish (polished) is somewhat the same.

Their reaction is drastically different, however.

If all that "stuff" donmaddah, why the huge reaction difference?
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charlest · « **Reply #1 on:** May 24, 2008, 08:47:52 PM »

Which "aspects" of ball construction do not matter?
Which aspects of drilling do not matter?

My 2 cents: The coverstocks AND the cores are different!

They're designed for different amounts of oil. Both are skid/flip pearls. The Crossfire is for a degree/level lighter oil than the BWP. So, if you're getting that reaction difference on the same lane surface and the same oil pattern, AND they are drilled similarly, then I'd guess that the BWP is doing a controlled burn of its energy in the midlane and, as a result, the ball has less energy left for its traditional backend flip.

Keep in mind that house blended oil patterns, the infamous THS, can disguise the difference between many balls. Before you decide, before you fix in your mind the differences between your balls, you should use them, compare their reactions on several different lane surfaces AND at least a few different oil patterns AND amounts.
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themachine300 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 24, 2008, 09:05:10 PM »

Yep, go throw both balls on a heavier pattern, lets say the pba scorpion pattern. My bet is the bwp would read the pattern very well and look great, but the crossfire would probably skid right past the breakpoint leaving washouts, buckets and 2-10's. The regualar house shot can make alot of balls look very similar. Bowl on a flatter pattern with different oil volumes and you would really see the difference.
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Author Topic: I'm Confused About Whatdonmaddah? (Read 561 times)

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