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LuckyLefty

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Sonic Boom
« on: September 07, 2004, 11:21:49 PM »
Oh, I'm excited!

I had loved my Sonic X on the dry stuff I almost always see around here!
Or almost loved!  It left 1500 sanded (no polish) almost covered these so called longer patterns that are so light and grabby around here on left!

IF I hit 8 or 9 on the outside of the pattern it could really strike but I had no miss room.

I drilled my Sonic Boom almost exactly the same.  2 1/2 inch pin out vs 3!

This Sonic Boom gives me the exact thing with a little miss area and a touch more hook.

Pin up and little and stacked next to ring finger(about 1/4 inch off and up from ring).  This is a great ball for lighter but not short pattern.

Really is kicking out 7s and even on a few wipeouts near gutter got back and caught a piece of the pocket.  

This is a weak reactive coverstock so unless using on super dry I also leave 1500 sanded no polish.  Was 2500 polished before I drilled and average handed could not get it to hook at all!

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Luckylefty
PS I could see me tearing up leagues around here.  With maybe an addition of almost 20 pins to my average on this bony stuff!
PPS.  Compared to Fuze Ignitor(too much flare in midlanes, Ego, and Roto Silver Streak pearl).  All had too much energy burning move in midlane on this very light lieth pattern.  No such problem with this clean baby!
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Re: Sonic Boom
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2004, 08:50:52 AM »

Nice write-up LL!  I've got a Slay/R and a Panic on the way, but sooner or later I've got to get one of these...  it just may be my nirvana for those broken down synthetics.


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Re: Sonic Boom
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2004, 12:27:22 PM »

P.S.  I know you used a pearl Sonic-X in the past. Can either of these qualify as a good dry lane ball or are they too jumpy when they hit a torched track? thx...


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Re: Sonic Boom
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2004, 12:40:29 PM »
Oh no, I think Sonic X pearl is great for dryer!  Very smooth and controllable on dry!  Lots of length and yet good hit.

I've thrown the Blue Pulse pearl and I like Sonic X pearl better.

Just handles a shorter pattern better than Sonic Boom.

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Re: Sonic Boom
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2004, 08:13:27 AM »
To expand our pattern is fairly long and very thin after 30 feet.

Also note flare differences.  Boom is lower than Slay/r and higher than the Sonic X pearl!

Nice piece if one runs in to this type of pattern and one wants to play outside oil pattern.  Necessity on the left as the shot seems to only allow striking if one approaches the pocket from outside, almost no lefties can carry once they go inside 12!!!!  Though they can hit pocket all day!  Outside on this shot is only way to carry but hitting pocket is harder.  Funny!


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Re: Sonic Boom
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2004, 06:37:27 PM »
JUst an update.

I'm going to say this one more time and then I'm going to shut up about it!

In the area I bowl in(known as oil deprived) alley owners seem to put out a good amount of head oil but very light volumes after about 20 feet.

A lot of the really good balls just can't cut it.  They are flaring too much in the midlanes and tend to get one in this over under where it's tough to carry inside but one must go there because of ball flare.

Just watched some guys suffering during practice with this type of 4 pin, 7 pin, 10 pin strike type of bowling where you just want to grab them and say Put down that high flare, (you name it) Fuze Ignitor, Triple X, Triple X extreme,
Silver Streak Pearl, Ravage and try the Sonic Boom.

I jump up and lately since I picked up this ball have gone from struggling to get 180s to having to miss a few spares to get below 210.  This is the female mamalia of the most beautiful shape (offending word removed started with t _ ended with ts.)if one gets on this type of condition where high flare balls are overchurning!

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Luckylefty
PS I've bragged so much about this ball this is my last post and now I'm droppin it!  GEttin another one before gone!
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Re: Sonic Boom
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2004, 07:17:29 PM »
I'm sorry, Lefty, but no resin ball, sanded to any grit, 1500 grit not withstanding, is for anything approaching dry lanes. That is, not unless your delivery ball speed is around 20 mph at the arrows. That's not relative to anything; that is simply absolute. It may be dry-ish, but certainly not dry.

"I think Sonic X pearl is great for dryer! Very smooth and controllable on dry!"

Dry-ish - yes, dry - not (expletive deleted) ever!

PLEASE define your terms!!!  Don't confuse the newbies, and everyone else"

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Re: Sonic Boom
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2004, 03:05:10 AM »
Let's overcomplicate this.  This is a longer pattern with very light volumes.

All lefties balls are checking up. Particles and solids are not used in this house on left ever.

Not dry, dryish!

Great ball!  Less midlane due to medium flare.  Really dry and short, sonic X pearl.  Add some polish if one needs!  For higher flare balls I have significant polish and they are still overchurning and leaving 6s in danger of that from first throw as are all the other lefties!  Not with this baby!

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Luckylefty
PS want to make sure that you saw surface was the ultra hard Brunswick Anvilane.  Slicker harder surface with very light oil volume after heads.

Edited on 9/12/2004 3:06 AM
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Re: Sonic Boom
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2004, 09:58:00 AM »

To clarify: the ball is 2500 grit polished out of the box.... and LL, you've brought it down to a 1500 grit solid if I read this correctly. That makes it check up sooner (as evident of it going too long for you in that original state). And in the Out-of-the-box condition, I'd assume it's both longer and snappier in the back end on the right condition.



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Re: Sonic Boom
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2004, 10:37:48 AM »
Don't know, I thought 1500 polished was box.

REceived it from a strong throwing righty in 2500 polished state.

Had a local good bowler righty throw it and it could not wiggle.
Weaker than normal reactive coverstock is my understanding.

Had been using my Sonic X in 1500 no polish form and almost loved the reaction but wanted a little more area so I put same drill and coverstock finish on this longish very light volume pattern(after heads) and away we go.

I'm a new bowler!

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Luckylefty
X, 6 pin, 7 pin, 10 pin, X, split, 6 pin, are NOW 6 baggers!
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Re: Sonic Boom
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2004, 11:14:03 AM »
LL

I second your opinion on the Sonic Boom. This is a great ball for dryer or very chopped conditions. Mine is 4 X 4 1/2 box finish. I used it last year when our house was having problems with the oiler. Everyone was struggling trying to play the track area with all strong stuff. I took this and played up 5-6 and had a great reaction. Nice arc into the pocket and carry was great. To bad the oiler was fixed the next week. To much complaining from he rest of the league.

PS:It also worked as a good spare ball for Nationals.

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Re: Sonic Boom
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2004, 07:08:24 PM »
Bogey,

We have very similar stats, seem to use from the same area of lane and get similar results.

I'd like to say you are older than me, but well..... I can't!

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Luckylefty
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