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ocbowler

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R2S Hybrid currant ball color
« on: May 15, 2013, 06:43:52 PM »
I've been wanting to get a ball with my favorite coverstock but what's been putting me off was the "limited" color choices that they offer: either super loud( Frantic) or 3 shades of dark blue( including the new Light Out). Why'd they keep making them blue?
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Re: R2S Hybrid currant ball color
« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2013, 06:59:13 PM »
Quote from: northface28 on May 16, 2013, 02:24:37 PM
Charlest,

Look in the FF box and there is data on the spec sheet that says "R2S"- "3rd Gen". So Storm is acknowledging the coverstock formulations.
This really sucks! I have actually thought about this: there's hardly any way we can tell what kind of changes they make. How would we know what we're getting?

I used to have a Surefire(R2S hybrid) and it was very smooth arching even with pin up( Now the Frantic with a somewhat similar core is flippy and over/under?). The coverstock was also very durable and did not absorb too much oil. Then I got a Tropical Heat( Reacta Hybrid) and it cracked after a few months.
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Re: R2S Hybrid currant ball color
« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2013, 07:15:55 PM »
Quote from: 2handedrook12 on May 15, 2013, 09:43:45 PM
Not to be a jerk, but i must say i havent met a person who doesn't like the frantic. Versatile is one word to describe it. Why is color affecting your decision?
I would like a more distinctive color because I am old and my eyesight is not very good in the "dark" house where I bowl. I am not fast to focus on my mark and if I am also slow to find my ball the others league bowlers will have to keep waiting for me.

So if I have no other choices I'll most likely get the Frantic. I think I can make it more controllable by placing the pin lower. Just hope they haven't changed the formula too much.

Thank you everyone! Very helpful!
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charlest

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Re: R2S Hybrid currant ball color
« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2013, 07:27:06 PM »
Quote from: ocbowler on May 16, 2013, 06:41:03 PM
Quote from: charlest on May 15, 2013, 07:18:01 PM
You didn't like

- Red & silver grey http://www.ballreviews.com/storm/fast-pearl-t983.0.html

- Purple & black http://www.ballreviews.com/storm/furious-solid-t984.0.html

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- Black & Copper http://www.ballreviews.com/storm/sure-fire-t816.0.html

- Green & Navy http://www.ballreviews.com/storm/victory-road-solid-t1202.0.html

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I am sorry Jeff! My bad! i actually meant "Hybrid" and currant line up. Will correct my post now.

I was just kidding anyway. A long joke, but with a serious point. There are many colors in the many variations of R2S: solid, hybrid and pearl. Different cores will make each one slightly different in overall reaction and utility.
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Re: R2S Hybrid currant ball color
« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2013, 07:35:12 PM »
Quote from: ocbowler on May 16, 2013, 07:15:55 PM
Quote from: 2handedrook12 on May 15, 2013, 09:43:45 PM
Not to be a jerk, but i must say i havent met a person who doesn't like the frantic. Versatile is one word to describe it. Why is color affecting your decision?
I would like a more distinctive color because I am old and my eyesight is not very good in the "dark" house where I bowl. I am not fast to focus on my mark and if I am also slow to find my ball the others league bowlers will have to keep waiting for me.

So if I have no other choices I'll most likely get the Frantic. I think I can make it more controllable by placing the pin lower. Just hope they haven't changed the formula too much.

Thank you everyone! Very helpful!

Please, don't worry about the formula; the changes are never radical; otherwise they wouldn't still call it "R2S". They made a few changes here and there: one of them was "R2X" and that was significant. 

While the Hy-Road, the Lights Out and the CrossRoad all have blue in them somewhere, if you can find an older Reign Supreme, it is also R2S hybrid with a purple and red motif.

It is kind of odd that so many of the R2S Hybrid have mostly blue in them. I like blue personally, but it is odd. A green and silver or a purple and silver might be a nice change of pace.
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Re: R2S Hybrid currant ball color
« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2013, 08:36:24 AM »
I drilled the Freakin Frantic the exact same as the Fringe that I am currently using. Top weights, total weight, pin distance, about as close as you can get to be the same. The Freakin was 15lb 3 oz, while the Fringe is 15lb, 2oz. I made sure to drill same depths on the fingers, everything. When I throw these two balls, I have the Fringe as a 4 and 2 move in compared to the Freakin. The Fringe is earlier, and more angular. The Freakin pushes a bit further, and is more "archy".

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