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Equipment Boards => Storm => Topic started by: thewhiz on December 22, 2015, 01:27:13 PM
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Looking to fill any gaps in my current 4 ball arsenal.
Lock
Eternal Cell
Hyper Cell Skid
Byte
Hy Road
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Looking to fill any gaps in my current 4 ball arsenal.
Lock
Eternal Cell
Hyper Cell Skid
Byte
Hy Road
You've got 5 balls listed...
You certainly don't have any weak balls, but if you're super speed dominant, you may never need one. In other words, it's impossible to guess without knowing anything about how you throw and what you throw on.
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Looking to fill any gaps in my current 4 ball arsenal.
Lock
Eternal Cell
Hyper Cell Skid
Byte
Hy Road
Can you tell me the differences between the Eternal, Skid, and Byte? I am curious because I would think they are all very close in hook potential. Are the hook shapes that much different to warrant having them all in an arsenal?
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I do throw the ball on the faster side. Trying to correct that. I got the hy road thinking it was on the weaker side but its not too weak. Eternal cell and skid are close. EC is about 2-3 boards stronger. As far as the byte it seemed to have died on me. Probably gonna replace it.
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Being speed dominant and only bowling THS (and always seeing a decent amount of oil), I would say having an oiler like the Lock, a strong pearl like the Skid, and a medium hybrid like the Hy-Road is covering most bases. Clearly, your arsenal is set up fine for a THS that is not too dry. However, if you are bowling some sport shot conditions, its possible that having a low diff solid like an IQ Tour Solid along with a low diff pearl like an UpRoar may make your arsenal a little more well rounded.
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Any roto grip balls that would fill in the gaps?
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A uproar is from roto grip duh.
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If you're only bowling on a THS, your arsenal looks fine. However you only have one symmetrical ball. If you do ever bowl on flatter oil patterns, I would suggest a smooth, early rolling symmetric. Something like the IQ Tour Solid (although you may need to rough it up a little more). However, being speed dominant I would highly recommend purchasing a Haywire. It's got a low RG core wrapped around Roto Grip's most aggressive cover. It would give you a strong motion while being able to control the mid-lanes. Would definitely be a great addition to your Arsenal.
Hope this helps! :)
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Hectic
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I would also suggest the IQ Tour Solid as it will give you a low RG/lower flaring ball that can complement your Hy-Road at the lower end. If you bowl on flatter patterns, it is one of the better balls you can have.
Or, another potential option would be to drill a second Hy-Road. On the second Hy-Road, you can always tweak the cover and/or tweak the layout by changing the pin placement along with the drill angles. In combination with that, you could always punch a x-hole to reduce overall flare. This way you'll get something you're familiar with but with a different reaction that you could basically ball down to.