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cficare068

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What is your Benchmark Ball???
« on: November 18, 2006, 02:42:32 PM »
Just curious to see what everyones benchmark ball is.  Personally mine is the Columbia 300 Action Packed.
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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2006, 08:42:58 AM »
A Benchmark ball for me will give me a good read on various lane conditions; with a normal natural release will give a proper input of what the lane scoring conditions have to offer. Balancing the Yin and the Yang. By that definition, and my game, a medium RG; with a touch of reactive cover results in medium flare , and a ball that reads midlane with roll expectation and is NOT flip based oriented on the backend; an honest ball reaction. By nature hooks a bit earlier (drilled to do so) and more arcy throughout its move to the pocket.

With several shots I will be able to determine the amount of oil on heads, midlane oil or dry, and backend strength. We are talking reading the lane.
If it works fine, in most cases it will be adequate to score; or small changes in  releases, speed, loft. If not, to the bag.

A. Columbia Super Trooper 5X3 Solid Superflex cover/ cylinder no flip block weight block (wood and some early synthetics; overlays)
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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2006, 08:48:33 AM »
Awsome Flip
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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2006, 08:48:47 AM »
AMF Radar pin under ring 60 deg. layout.  

Agree with Dakota and KeglerX middle of the road arcing ball to read what's there.  

Most of the balls listed here are NOT benchmark balls.  They maybe what you think is the first ball or what works best for you or your newest ball but they are NOT benchmark balls in that a bowler would take out of his/her bag to figure out how to play the lanes.
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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2006, 08:48:57 AM »
Track Solution solid. Drilled to roll even. Very stable core. Pretty much tells me what I need to know.

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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #20 on: November 19, 2006, 01:14:37 PM »
I actually use two balls. I have a Brunswick Wizard and a Red Zone that I use to "read" the condition for me. The Wizard is drilled pretty tame and left w/box finish and the Red Zone is drilled pin down under the ring with a hole on the axis and it was left box finish.

When I warm up in a tournament or league, I am first looking for extremes. If the ball goes left very quickly when I am standing in the middle of the lane, I know the pattern is shorter. Then I am looking for areas where it will not hook or pushes way to far down the lane. Then I am looking at how much oil is coming back on my ball. If it is a large amount, I know the adjustments will be small and parallel to the lane. If it is lighter, then I know the moves will be more angular and more often and that there may be several ball changes during the set.
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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #21 on: November 19, 2006, 01:49:13 PM »
Guys like Bigmike are dead on here.  You usually want something that is a solid reactive to be considered benchmark, not always, but usually.  True benchmarks are going to be the Wizard, Red Zone, V2 Sanded, Switch Blade, Strike Zone.  Balls that go longer and backend pretty hard are not to be considered benchmarks.  For me, my benchmark is the Blue Sparkle Gryphon.
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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #22 on: November 19, 2006, 01:55:37 PM »
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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2006, 01:57:27 PM »
Blue Warlock or Blue Sparkle Gryphon.


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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #24 on: November 19, 2006, 02:02:03 PM »
black widow for synthetics, total inferno for wood...
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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #25 on: November 19, 2006, 02:28:15 PM »
X-factor ACE.

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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #26 on: November 19, 2006, 02:46:06 PM »
Man with out a doubt it would have to be MoRich Hercules. I seems like Hercules works on everything except the extremes. If you want more info check the review I won;t ramble about the ball here I can't stop when I get started
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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #27 on: November 19, 2006, 02:48:39 PM »
I really don't have a ball that i'd designate as a benchmark ball due to the whole, i'm not that advanced of a bowler and only have two reactive balls. So I guess i'd say the Ace, it gives me a predictable read, and I know from my first ball if i'll need to move down to the doom or just adjust my shot or stay were i am at.
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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #28 on: November 19, 2006, 03:18:54 PM »
Smokin' Inferno.  If it skates, then there's oil.  If it screams left, then it's dry.  I've got two others (one for oil, one for dry/weird lanes) in the bag in case the Smokin' isn't "it."
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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #29 on: November 19, 2006, 04:07:48 PM »
Man, I am suprised to see so many BIG pieces. My choice, Silver Streak Solid...smooth and predictable.

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Re: What is your Benchmark Ball???
« Reply #30 on: November 19, 2006, 05:10:01 PM »
My Benchmark ball is my vapor zone, when that gets iffy, then my fall back ball is my rampage.
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