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toomanytenpins

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secret agent ooo
« on: August 24, 2007, 04:11:58 PM »
this ball sucks. and i dont care who doesnt like that i am saying it. dont waste your money or your time unless u play it as straight as norm dukeon med to light short oil dont expect any flash from this one. I took it to 1000 and then polished it and the only thing i can use it on is 3rd shift shots. Unless you are looking for a dry lane ball i wouldnt reccomend this thing at all.
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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2007, 12:13:34 AM »
Weird. I use mine for the heaviest patterns, and it really moves. About 30 games on it now.. And it still hooks crazy. It's my 300 ball. I also have mine at 500 abralon though..
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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2007, 12:32:58 AM »
I don't? Book average at the end of the season last year was 204? And I'm not a 200 bowler? OK.
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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2007, 12:39:39 AM »
Gothca..
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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2007, 12:42:33 AM »
I can hook this ball plenty and i am low-medium revs and forward roll, i still have mine at 4k.

Sounds like you have it leveraged out which means it is burning up, i am not just talking about the surface either i mean the ball is flaring too early and is already burnt up it's energy. When i use a max flare drilling the ball is dead at the pins, for me 4 inch pin to pap is the most i can use.
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Joe Jr

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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2007, 01:00:50 AM »
What a waste of a good ball.

What a surprise, toomanytenpins buys another strong ball can't get it to hook and says it's garbage. Your proshop needs to stop selling you equipment.
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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2007, 01:52:22 AM »
I agree with mrbowlingnut,

The drilling in the ball might not match you style and is flaring almost out of your hand. Surface won't mean crap if the ball is flaring too early. I'd say before you trash the ball redrill it with a longer pin-PAP placement and see what you get. I've heard nothing but good reviews on that ball so far. If your tired of it you can always ship it to da 23224
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River700

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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2007, 03:27:57 AM »
well from what I have seen, this bowler does need to go to his pro shop and either get it redrill or something, because I myself have heard rave reviews with all of storms new balls with hybrid coverstocks. Looks to me that toomanytenpins needs to study up on bowling balls and layouts before he goes and buys anything else....
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toomanytenpins

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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2007, 07:23:50 AM »
u guys are the experts as always i knew i should have kept my mouth shut/fingers idle.
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Slopsurprise

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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2007, 08:03:45 AM »
Dont tell me another bowler drilled a ball stacked leverage. Why do people even do that on todays equipment????? Thats a recipe for a ball that does next to nothing on the backend becasue it is done flaring by the time it gets there. Maybe on old school high RG low flaring stuff it was good????? It sure sucks these days on new balls.

I threw a secret and it was OK. Very smooth and I thought it is sort of early for what it was (pin under drilling). Not a bad thing at all. Just something that dosent suit my A game and a ball I would only probally use on flying backends.

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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2007, 02:50:35 PM »
Although I don't agree with how tough the first poster was on the ball...I did not care for it at all.  I drilled mine 5" 45* pin down hole on VAL down.  Box finish the ball just didn't want to do much of anything...it started earlier but didn't seem to want to "finish".  It reminded me of a high load particle ball...without the early hook.

Both of mine are for sale......
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Big Jake

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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2007, 05:07:03 PM »
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this ball sucks. and i dont care who doesnt like that i am saying it. dont waste your money or your time unless u play it as straight as norm dukeon med to light short oil dont expect any flash from this one. I took it to 1000 and then polished it and the only thing i can use it on is 3rd shift shots. Unless you are looking for a dry lane ball i wouldnt reccomend this thing at all.


To bad you don't like your ball, after getting this same ball from Tekneek and using it for just one week I can say that this is now my favorite ball and this puppy is freaking hook monster with control

And I also have it drilled stacked leverage as I love that drill pattern for my high end gear. WOW! this ball is absolutely the best ball I have ever thrown and as a matter of fact I was using Roto Grip and now after getting this Secret Agent as my first STORM ball I am now switching over to STORM exclusively.

My next ball will be another Secret Agent or the Domination.

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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #12 on: August 25, 2007, 05:13:21 PM »
i have a friend who doesnt care for this ball either..it didnt do anything or hit on a THS..and yes he can bowl
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toomanytenpins

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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2007, 11:12:43 AM »
balls are like opinions.mine isnt going to make everyone happy. I happen to have three rotos,epic,odyssey,and the battle and the secret agent isnt even close to anyone of them. The ball maybe doesnt suck,just sucks off my hand,btw its for sale 80 bucks single drill.
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Re: secret agent ooo
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2007, 11:40:59 AM »
How many games have you put on it, because when I got mine I absolutley hated it for the first 10-12 games I bowled with it. But after that once the cover was broken in it started doing what i wanted it to do and more. Just something to think about before you sell it.
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