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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: thewhiz on May 17, 2017, 12:22:21 PM

Title: urethane vs. reactive
Post by: thewhiz on May 17, 2017, 12:22:21 PM

Which one soaks up oil and which one moves oil around on the lane

Title: Re: urethane vs. reactive
Post by: amyers2002 on May 17, 2017, 12:31:33 PM

Depends,

Plastic rolls straighter but is more likely to chip

Urethane hooks more but lasts better.

Myself I prefer plastic for rev dominate bowlers and balanced bowlers who can't straighten out their wrists.

Urethane for bowlers that are speed dominate and the little bit of hook wont hurt.

Title: Re: urethane vs. reactive
Post by: Impending Doom on May 17, 2017, 01:16:45 PM

Plastic is less porous, so it will deposit more oil down lane. Urethane is more porous, so it will remove more oil than plastic.

Title: Re: urethane vs. reactive
Post by: leftybowler70 on May 17, 2017, 01:26:56 PM

Dead on ^^

Title: Re: urethane vs. reactive
Post by: leftybowler70 on May 17, 2017, 01:29:24 PM

Also when plastic/urethane is used often, it causes the downlane motion to become more unpredictable do to the deposit of oil being spread all over the lane, as opposed to being removed; Which is why these balls are SO CONDITIONAL and shot specific.

Title: Re: urethane vs. reactive
Post by: Juggernaut on May 17, 2017, 01:46:29 PM

Quote from: thewhiz on May 17, 2017, 12:22:21 PM

Which one soaks up oil and which one moves oil around on the lane

IN GENERAL,

 Reactives soak up more oil than urethanes.

 Urethanes move oil around and downlane a lot more than reactives.