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Equipment Boards => Storm => Topic started by: pzjohnson13 on October 23, 2017, 10:27:31 PM
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Looking for something to combat carrydown on a THS/Sport Patterns. Typically start THS Leagues with an IQ Tour 30 but it tends to have an over-under reaction after the first game. Also leaves a lot of weak 10 pins.
Phaze 2 seems to work well but revs early and leaves a lot of 10 pins. Great ball for longer patterns.
Looking for any recommendations on which Storm/Roto Grip ball would be a good fit to bridge the gap. I prefer more of a power arc ball motion.
Right Handed
Speed: 16.5-18 MPH
RPM: 375-400
Any and all recommendations are appreciated.
PJ
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Marvel Pearl
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Marvel Pearl or Dare Devil Danger most likely
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pin down Show Off gets my vote . Awesome ball for me. Fits nicely between my Alpha Crux and Venom Shock.
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I'm going to go against the grain here.
I tend to prefer to play league carrydown with a similar strength cover with a bigger core. Carrydown literally means you've carried oil from the front of the lane to the back. Going to a ball with a ton of surface or cover strength is just going to bleed energy in the front where the oil is depleting. You're already seeing that with your phase.
Go with a Code Red or Code Black, probably with shine knocked off with 3000 or 4000. Marvel Pearl could work too, but I prefer to go bigger on the core than that on carrydown.
Note: this is for typical league carrydown. Post-little-kid-birthday carrydown is an entirely different animal.
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Original Dare Devil. Earlier than the 30, but not near as much surface friction as a Phase II.
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Marvel Pearl
This ^^
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Original Dare Devil. Earlier than the 30, but not near as much surface friction as a Phase II.
I agree with the assessment based on what the op is seeing. Needs more core than the IQ30 and less cover than the Phaze2
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Original Dare Devil. Earlier than the 30, but not near as much surface friction as a Phase II.
I agree with the assessment based on what the op is seeing. Needs more core than the IQ30 and less cover than the Phaze2
I understand your assessment, however based on the factors that you have mentioned, I feel imo that all 3 of these pieces would be too close to one another, causing confusion to the op, where he may not see much of a difference.
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Speculating on its performance here, but I'm going to vote Dare Devil Danger. OG Dare Devil and Marvel Pearl if you can still get it are also strong candidates.
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Not so much about having something between the 2. You need a a different shape. Marvel Pearl is very good for me when I move in and need a little more pop off the break point compared to my Phase 2.
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Not so much about having something between the 2. You need a a different shape. Marvel Pearl is very good for me when I move in and need a little more pop off the break point compared to my Phase 2.
It all depends on the bowler, and how they throw the ball. Marvel pearl is better for clean backends and either a decent volume up front, or a slicker oil, for me, as it is really smooth becasue of the stronger cover. Definitely not a carrydown ball for me; and that is with a layout that has a slower transition. Fast transition layouts on the Marvel Pearl, forget about it (again, for me).
Dare Devil, however, will make the turn when the oil in the front of the lane starts getting used (weaker cover than the Marvel Pearl), and the backends tighten up. I actually will start with a Marvel pearl on fresh, then switch to Dare Devil.
There is a very big difference in potential flare between the Marvel Pearl, and IQ 30. Marvel Pearl with surface rolls almost as heavy as my Phaze II.
I have, and still throw all of the above balls. Just speculating though, but the SonIQ that is due out in December, may just be a carrydown killer, if you want to wait a bit.
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Speculating on its performance here, but I'm going to vote Dare Devil Danger. OG Dare Devil and Marvel Pearl if you can still get it are also strong candidates.
You really just suggested a ball thats not even out yet?
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Speculating on its performance here, but I'm going to vote Dare Devil Danger. OG Dare Devil and Marvel Pearl if you can still get it are also strong candidates.
You really just suggested a ball thats not even out yet?
Yep, with the prefix that I'm speculating so that maybe the OP will find it worth while to wait and see if that one does fit the bill.
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Not so much about having something between the 2. You need a a different shape. Marvel Pearl is very good for me when I move in and need a little more pop off the break point compared to my Phase 2.
It all depends on the bowler, and how they throw the ball. Marvel pearl is better for clean backends and either a decent volume up front, or a slicker oil, for me, as it is really smooth becasue of the stronger cover. Definitely not a carrydown ball for me; and that is with a layout that has a slower transition. Fast transition layouts on the Marvel Pearl, forget about it (again, for me).
Dare Devil, however, will make the turn when the oil in the front of the lane starts getting used (weaker cover than the Marvel Pearl), and the backends tighten up. I actually will start with a Marvel pearl on fresh, then switch to Dare Devil.
There is a very big difference in potential flare between the Marvel Pearl, and IQ 30. Marvel Pearl with surface rolls almost as heavy as my Phaze II.
I have, and still throw all of the above balls. Just speculating though, but the SonIQ that is due out in December, may just be a carrydown killer, if you want to wait a bit.
How strong did you drill your marvel pearl and phaze II thx
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Son!Q if it's anything like we think will be.
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How strong did you drill your marvel pearl and phaze II thx
I've drilled from the original run of Marvel Pearl's a 5x4x2.5, a 5x4x4.5, and a 5x5x3 that I plugged and redrilled to 4.5x5.5x2.75. Of those, I still have the 5x4x2.5, as I shot 800 with it one night in league.
My current Marvel Pearl from this recent run is drilled 4x5.5x3. I went with a slower transition virtual MB as well as a stronger pin placement with more flare. All of the Marvel pearls, for me, have been controllable on the backend. My current Marvel Pearl has the best motion down lane when I want to cover a few boards on fresh with clean backends, but by no means, is it an angular, hook set, shape. My Dare Devil is 4.5x5x2.5, that I go to when the Marvel is too early or too much overall hook, then ball down to my !Q30 drilled 5x5.5x3, to open up breakdown.
I have two Phaze II's, the first drilled is a 2.5 pin for short high volume patterns. The second one drilled that I use frequently is 4x5x1 with a P1 hole that I drilled for the fresh on these long, lighter to medium total volume oil patterns of 45 feet and longer that we were seeing in PBA regionals. The 2.5 pin ball is a roll monster, which is what was intended and works really well on fresh Cheetah. the 1" VAL Phaze II has a more defined hook point with continuation, and is easier through the front of the lane for me even with the same surface prep as the 2.5 pin no hole Phaze II.
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Marvel pearl, timless, soniQ dare devil, dare devil danger...... probably a Hyroad....
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Here is a link for the drillings on the Phaze 2 and IQ 30.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/pCZS02SxIjfMWbFs2 (https://photos.app.goo.gl/pCZS02SxIjfMWbFs2)
PJ
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whats your pap?