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mumzie

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Could my deuce already be dead?
« on: August 03, 2003, 08:02:23 PM »
I'm down here in Vegas at the regional players championship. I used my Deuce the first day of qualifying, and it looked "ok", but didn't carry very well.
How many games should I get out of a Deuce?
I bought this one in April, and it probably has 60-80 games on it. It is cleaned after EVERY use, and deep cleaned every 10 games or so.
Anyone else find the same thing?
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Phillip Marlowe

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Re: Could my deuce already be dead?
« Reply #16 on: August 06, 2003, 01:08:34 PM »
Yep.  Happened to three of em I know of.  Some last longer, some less.  I'd try the Hook Again on it, might help.
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Re: Could my deuce already be dead?
« Reply #17 on: August 06, 2003, 02:09:33 PM »
Thanks, everyone, for the input.
The pattern was abut 35-40 foot, and yes, the lanes were synthetic.
It definitely acted like ball rollout - some of the time - not all.
The day I mainly used the deuce, I'd tried the Rev earlier, and it was sliding, so I pulled out the deuce to hit the oil. I just moved right for carrydown, but I never got the reaction I was looking for.
Instead of lane condition, I might have been using too aggressive a hand position for the condition...
I'll try it again this weekend if there's enough oil, and try altering the hand position.
Since I'm on the road this week, I don't have access to my spinner and all my polishes and stuff. I did actually hit the ball VERY lightly with green scotch brite on Sunday, but when I tried it in practice, I put it away for the day. I only used it on Saturday.

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Re: Could my deuce already be dead?
« Reply #18 on: August 06, 2003, 02:24:57 PM »
Found the same thing happened with my Deuce, never really hooked as much as I would have liked, but too strong for drier lanes.  Got so frustrated I finally just sold it and moved on.  It also seemed like it didn't hold the dull surface very well either, after just two games or so, the surface started to glaze over a little.  Oh well, lesson learned I guess.

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Re: Could my deuce already be dead?
« Reply #19 on: August 09, 2003, 07:03:51 PM »
I can safely say that in my experience with storm balls is that they are very very sensitive to oil.  i have an old trauma, and now my deuce.  both balls are so sensitive to carrydown that if i use them they do just go straight.  when i am having problems with them just skating and skating i will usually pull out either one of my old columbia balls or one of my track balls.  Storm is a really good company but when you get some carry down or if the lanes are flooded, put the storms away and pull out somethin else.  if im wrong in what im saying then fire away.  my bullet proof vest is on.
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Re: Could my deuce already be dead?
« Reply #20 on: August 12, 2003, 09:16:36 AM »
Have you guys had the oil taken from the balls? I know a guy here and he has about 200 games on his about every 50 games he has the oil baked out of the balls and it back to normal. He resurfaces every 100 games