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Equipment Boards => Motiv => Topic started by: Big Jake on July 01, 2015, 03:36:29 PM
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I got a Jackal about 2 months ago and when I threw it I wasnt to pleased with it as seemed to be a dud :(
Some balls for whatever reason just seem bad and perhaps this is what I am experiencing. At my bowling center I can usually use a ball like this for at least a game and a half.
My ball just goes perfectly straight with a very small move at the end, I play it up the boards, a small swing shot, or a big swing shot, the same very, very, tame motion on the ball.
The first few weeks I used it in the OOB condition then I used my abralon pads on it, (2K, 3K, 4K) and all pretty much the same result so yesterday I thought I would try applying some polish on thinking that might make it come alive, anyway, nope! I used it for my 1st game trying all sorts of speed and hand adjustments and pretty much the same thing, a straight ball.
So after game 1 which I ended up with a 140 (sigh) I then switched to my Vengeance for the next 2 games and everything was back to normal with both games in the med 200s
I dont remember my drill pattern on it but the pin is above the ring finger and its 4.5" from my PAP. So I guess I 'll try another drill on it so what would you guys/gals think I should do??
I can play up the boards or swing it and play kinda deep although my 'A' game is standing around 30 and throwing over the 3rd arrow.
Btw, I had this happen to me once before with the Storm 'Virtual Gravity' it did nothing for me as far as wanting a large hook so I sold it and bought another one a year later and it was a beast...
Later, Jake
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Gave u used it on different lane surfaces? Or just one house.
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Gave u used it on different lane surfaces? Or just one house.
Pretty much one house, although, I took it to Vegas for sweepers in June but had the same result.
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was this newly drilled to your pap?
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Do you know your stats? Speed, axis tilt, axis rotation?
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Thanks everyone.
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The jackal is a very strong asymentrical core with very strong cover....Vengeance is a symetrical core with medium strength cover...They are 2 very different beasts. I have not successfully been able to throw the Jackal at one of the places I bowl. It goes straight!
The other (heavier ths) i can get a game or two at best. I can use vengeance at both playing very different angles and parts of the lane. Now I have used my Jackal in a few tournaments and it is a beast when my Vengence wouldnt wrinkle
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I have a Jackal...it needs oil to hook. When the heads dry up, the jackal stops hooking, it burns out...fresh oil, its a monster.
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The 505A is actually considered a symmetric due to a very low int diff