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JS

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Ravage
« on: May 12, 2004, 05:21:53 AM »
I recently attended a clinic given by Mo and Ten In The Pit Pro Shop in Allentown.  We had a great time and would recommend this clinic to anyone who is near one.  Mo is very personable and is an expert on the modern game.  Mo drilled me up a Ravage and an Onslaught for my wife.  I've had it for about 3 to 4 weeks but I didn't use it that much because Mo changed my span and pitches so much that once I used his span I couldn't switch back to my old stuff because I would hang in them.  So here's what I can tell you when I did get to use it.  As I said before, Mo told me it was PK18, not 17.  He drilled it what he called a Strong Symmetrical drill, pin 2 1/2" from my pap and MB 5 3/4" away.  The ball goes very long (for me) and had a strong, hard arc into the pocket.  It performed it's best on my late shift leagues (if I scuffed the cover it would work better for me on fresh shots....maybe I'll get a second one or wait to see if a solid will be coming out).  The carry is exceptional.  Even when I feel like I missed it off my hand (still getting used to my new span and pitches)it seemed to find the pocket with enough left to carry the corner.  I am very impressed with this ball and will start to add more MoRich as they come out.  Even though score is all relative, the two full sets that I did get to use it, I had 735 and 730.  

From what I heard, the next ball will be a Brunswick Particle with a similar core to the Ravage that will be called the Total Annihilation (sp?).  I think it will be available in June.  I am definately getting that one.  I didn't hear what coverstock he would be using but I would venture a guess that it's not from the Activator family.  When I was warming up at the clinic I was using my Uranium.  He was watching me and asked if I had anything else with me.  I said I had my Cherry Bomb and he said bring that out and put that other piece of s..t away.  He doesn't like the Activator coverstock and said that he would not use it on his equipment.  I don't know if that will change over time but that's what he feels right now.  Maybe his son that has been posting can add to this.

The Mass Bias strength on his current stuff is usually around .017 and .018.  I heard that a new one being worked on for end of the year will have a MB strength of .022!  Can't wait to see this ball!  That's all I have.  Bottom line, the Ravage is a great later shift ball.  Nice length, strong arc and tremendous hit and carry.  Take care....JS

 

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Re: Ravage
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2004, 09:32:11 PM »
It's not that my Dad dislike's the Activator, it just doesn't work well with our stuff.
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Re: Ravage
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2004, 10:18:11 PM »
is this a real light oil dry lane ball? like a sling blade or slayr?
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Re: Ravage
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2004, 12:09:36 AM »
JS-I believe this to be a solid ball.  Don't be fooled by the color.  I may be wrong, but I don't think so.

Also, I am not familiar with assymetrical balls.  If the pin is 2 1/2" away from your axis how does the ball go long?  Is it different with assymetrical balls?  With that drilling, I would guess it would roll early and control the backend.

Please shed some light on this for me.

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Re: Ravage
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2004, 12:35:38 AM »
Morich, I guess that the Activator is super strong cover  doesn't really match up with Mo's super sensitive cores (which is a good thing) unlike the Inferno's core which just migrates. I guess putting these two together would be over kill.
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Re: Ravage
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2004, 01:57:04 AM »
king of the mill, how does that differ from symetrical cores?  I am curious.  The last assymetrical I threw was the Apex Intensity.

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Re: Ravage
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2004, 07:10:32 AM »
agroves, I don't think it does make much difference. The only reason I say this is because "king" put a 2x2 on my RG Resurrection and it definately gets nice length...but I'll let "the brain" elaborate
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Re: Ravage
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2004, 08:55:31 AM »
The main difference with assymetricals and symetricals is how fast the ball spins to it's preferred spin axis and how hard it reads the friction.  You can always make an assymetrical roll similar to a symetrical (using a super symetrical lay out) but you can rarely make a symetrical roll like an assymetrical.

Believe it or not the Acitvator coverstock really rolls well with super low RG balls.  When tested with our cores, it just didn't match up well.

We are actually doing some coverstock testing in Hampton, Va right now and we should have a great coverstock for the next ball....  Stay tuned.
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Re: Ravage
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2004, 01:38:55 PM »
Andrew,

I think King explained the drill part.  As for the coverstock being solid; I definately agree that it's not a pearl but I bowled in a tournament a few weeks back with charlest and he took a look at the Ravage and thought it was a solid/pearl combo.  Can Mo's son or KOTM comment on this?  Is the coverstock solid PK18 or is it a mixture of solid/pearl.  Take care....JS

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Re: Ravage
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2004, 01:48:04 PM »
I asked that to MoRich via pm today on what the hell the cover is, and he did confirm it's PK18 solid, polished in box
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Re: Ravage
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2004, 01:25:50 AM »
I think the new covers for MORICH will be a great idea. I seems that everyone is still leary of the Columbia covers from over the years(Tech Death).
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Re: Ravage
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2004, 01:29:14 AM »
KOTM-I sent you a message.

Next level-I can't agree with you more.  I was so excited when I heard the news Morich and Big B struck a deal.  I want to try Morich but I wasn't about to gamble with a C300 coverstock.  I am also bitter with C300 over a cracked ball a few years ago.

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Re: Ravage
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2004, 01:37:18 AM »
Thanks, I guess you can not go wrong with the PK18. this thing is proven over the past 5-10 years. I know it has probally modified but hey if it ain't broke don't fix it.
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Re: Ravage
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2004, 02:04:34 PM »
We really appreciate the positive feedback from you guys as well as everyone else.  We hope this will be a long and sucessful relationship with Brunswick.  The test went well with the new covers and you should be hearing more in the near future.
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Re: Ravage
« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2004, 06:42:45 PM »
MoRich, we appreciate having someone with an informed decision about the current release.  It sure does help with all the speculation.

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