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Sir Bowl-A-Lot

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Legends/Lane Masters Cores
« on: April 14, 2005, 12:47:20 AM »
Why is it that Legends/Lane Masters are so anti lower RG cores?  I mean look at ALL of their current equipment.  With the exception of The Answer (which has an RG rating of 2.56 which is still pretty high) every ball they have has an RG value of 2.61 or higher!  I made the mistake of buying The New Standard.  Yes it does hit very very hard, but it skids 45 feet down the lane until it starts to dig in.  Heavy oil?  Forget that.  It barely worked on medium/heavy for me.  A friend of mine has the Yeah Baby and that thing skids just as far.

Come on Legends/Lane Masters, I know you like high RG cores since they store more energy and deliver it on impact (which is why they probably hit so hard), but what good is the ball if you can't get it to the pocket without having to square-up all of the time?  Not all of us are crankers ya know...
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Re: Legends/Lane Masters Cores
« Reply #16 on: April 18, 2005, 08:04:49 AM »
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Here you've said it yourself.
If you can even use these balls, Fire Quantum, Thing Thing Returns, and especially the Slate Blue Gargoyle, (all of which I've had), you just don't have enough oil to even begin to think about using a New Standard. It's not skidding or loping, it's already grabbed and gone.

The RGs are high because the coverstocks on the New Standard, Yeah Baby! and the Big Kahuna are so strong. Just like Track's GP2, they need the higher RG to achieve usable length.


You left out the Vendetta Particle from your little quote...but I guess that is for dry lanes also eh char?  
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Edited on 4/18/2005 7:53 AM


Laugh all you want. If you don't want to use it on the right condition, don't. No skin off my back. I and the others here are trying to help you. You don't want it, then fine.

Don't know about your use of the Vendetta Particle. But the exception does prove the rule. If all those other mild pearls and pearl urethanes work, there is no way the New Standard, no less the Yeah Baby!, can work on that light a lane oil.
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Sir Bowl-A-Lot

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Re: Legends/Lane Masters Cores
« Reply #17 on: April 18, 2005, 08:14:23 AM »
Calm down charlest, who pi$$ed in your Wheaties this morning?    I had no idea a 41' shot is light oil in which a popular ball of choice in our house is a Hammer Real Deal...

Besides, I go through so many bowling balls it's not even funny.  I could have listed every single ball I've used in comparison to TNS, but those were the first ones that came to mind.  I didn't even mention that I also have a Goliath, Triple Threat, and Icon 300 that I have used on our THS with success.  I probably should have stated that earlier so I realize I goofed-up a bit.

All I am saying is that The New Standard did not work nearly as advertised for me.  Even fellow bowlers couldn't believe the ball I was throwing was The New Standard because they had read about it too and thought about buying one, that is until they saw mine.  I even let my teammate who is a cranker throw it during our 10 minute practice session.  Yes it did react more for him than it did for me, but his Phenom was at least 7 or 8 boards stronger.
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mrbowlingnut

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Re: Legends/Lane Masters Cores
« Reply #18 on: April 18, 2005, 06:28:29 PM »
Phenom stronger than New Standard ??? Put 1000 matte like i stated earlier and report back to us. I have both the phenom and new standard dull and my new standard is earlier and stronger than my phenom is. MY new standard is equal to my new Big Deal in strength and hooking power  and less than my real deal and super carbide bomb.
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Re: Legends/Lane Masters Cores
« Reply #19 on: April 18, 2005, 07:24:13 PM »
The Garunteed has an RG in the 2.477 range and an amazing diff of .077.  It's a sick sick ball.  Makes anything I've seen look weak in comparison.  Maybe that's why nobody is throwing it.  You need the exxon valdez to keep this thing on your side of the pocket.
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Re: Legends/Lane Masters Cores
« Reply #20 on: April 18, 2005, 07:31:50 PM »
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The Garunteed has an RG in the 2.477 range and an amazing diff of .077.  It's a sick sick ball.  Makes anything I've seen look weak in comparison.  Maybe that's why nobody is throwing it.  You need the exxon valdez to keep this thing on your side of the pocket.
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Sir Bowl-A-Lot

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Re: Legends/Lane Masters Cores
« Reply #21 on: April 18, 2005, 07:42:46 PM »
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Phenom stronger than New Standard ??? Put 1000 matte like i stated earlier and report back to us.

Isn't an 800 grit dull strong enough?  I thought 800 was more aggressive than 1000. Also, I should point out that the Phenom was around 1500 smooth...not like it matters.
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Sir Bowl-A-Lot

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Re: Legends/Lane Masters Cores
« Reply #22 on: April 18, 2005, 07:51:15 PM »
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The Garunteed has an RG in the 2.477 range and an amazing diff of .077.  It's a sick sick ball.

2.477 range  Lane Masters' website has it at 2.61.  Have a look for yourself:
http://d225652.hostwerx21.adwerx.com/products.php?ball=02

I can see that this post is going nowhere.  I just wanted to know why Lane Masters/Legends hasn't released any lower-medium RG balls.  I didn't expect this to turn into a slugfest so I am locking this thread.

If you are happy with your Yeah Baby or The New Standard, more power to ya!  So far their equipment hasn't impressed me nor several other fellow competent bowlers.  With that being said, it will be a long time until I decide to shell out the bucks for another one of their bowling balls.
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