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Equipment Boards => Storm => Topic started by: ddickey on January 19, 2009, 04:01:08 PM

Title: needing advice on new ball
Post by: ddickey on January 19, 2009, 04:01:08 PM

I need advice on buying a new ball for mostly dry lanes. I am not very experienced but I am wanting to improve. Thanks

Title: Re: needing advice on new ball
Post by: Jay on January 20, 2009, 02:13:56 AM

The Street Rod Pearl is Storm's weakest ball in the current line.  From what I've heard it's still more of a light oil ball.  Depending on how dry the lanes really are it could work.  What are you currently throwing and what's happening?

Title: Re: needing advice on new ball
Post by: riggs on January 20, 2009, 04:26:45 AM

Tropical hooks less than a Street Rod Pearl.

Title: Re: needing advice on new ball
Post by: dizzyfugu on January 20, 2009, 04:40:17 AM

Weakest option would be a Tropical, but the cover is still pretty strong. Might work with a weak length drilling, but IMO Storm does not have a true dry lane ball in store.

But: there is are 2 overseas urethane pieces available, the Tour Block NU (pearl with pancake) and Tour Block II (solid with a tad more differential), these shoudl fit your bill well - if you can get hold of them...
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Title: Re: needing advice on new ball
Post by: KingofKings696 on January 20, 2009, 06:58:12 AM

I would suggest av pearl,slide or neptune for a good drylane ball(I have trouble with playing straighter especially when the lanes dry out and the av pearl with the drylane  drilling was just the ticket for me.

Title: Re: needing advice on new ball
Post by: yeehayashi on January 20, 2009, 01:04:26 PM

I'd recommend the Rotogrip Neptune as a dry lane ball.  The polished coverstock and the core is a perfect match for playing dry to light oil.

Title: Re: needing advice on new ball
Post by: Jay on January 20, 2009, 06:56:06 PM

I absolutely forgot about the Tropical.  Depending the extent of the dry, I'd agree that either an Avalanche Pearl or Neptune are better than something from Storm.