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Shizz

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Best 5 ball
« on: March 17, 2011, 11:17:01 PM »
 Looking to buy five new storm balls, what you think I should go with top to bottom.  I'm a stroker and speed around 16.

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Fuggin

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Re: Best 5 ball
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2011, 08:41:12 AM »
Your proshop should be able to tell you this. 5 balls is overkill imo. 3 is plenty. 1 for heavy oil (Nano), 1 for medium (Tropic Heat), 1 for spare shots (plastic).

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Monster Pike

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Re: Best 5 ball
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2011, 01:09:24 PM »
Nano, Hy-Road, Reign, 2 Furious or Reign of Fire, Tropical Hybrid.


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jls

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Re: Best 5 ball
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2011, 01:28:02 PM »
Nano, Marvel, Reign Supreme, Victory Road, Virtual Gravity...
 
With different layouts and surface finishes...
 
Nano drill strong and left at 4000
Marvel drilled for a little more length, still on oil and polished
Reign Supreme drilled strong for med oil and polished
Victory Road drilled long  for lighter oil with a smooth back end and polished...
 Virtual Gravity drill strong...just for old time sakes...


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Re: Best 5 ball
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2011, 01:47:50 PM »
Jls, does your suppliers still have VG's???  Otherwise I'd agree with that choice.


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jls

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Re: Best 5 ball
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2011, 02:50:30 PM »
Pike,  as of this afternoon, yes they do...
 
Monster Pike wrote on 3/18/2011 1:47 PM:Jls, does your suppliers still have VG's???  Otherwise I'd agree with that choice.


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Monster Pike

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Re: Best 5 ball
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2011, 03:16:13 PM »
Cool...!!  & hey, you called me "Pike".  Thanks.
 
jls wrote on 3/18/2011 2:50 PM:
Pike,  as of this afternoon, yes they do...
 
Monster Pike wrote on 3/18/2011 1:47 PM:Jls, does your suppliers still have VG's???  Otherwise I'd agree with that choice.


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Xcessive_Evil

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Re: Best 5 ball
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2011, 01:21:41 PM »
Nano

Marvel

Virtual Energy

Reign

Tropical Heat pearl


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Norm3v

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Re: Best 5 ball
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2011, 02:06:24 PM »
Since you are a stroker, I would have to say with blind advice(not seeing you bowl): Nano, Anarchy, Reign Supreme, Victory Road, and Tropical Heat Hybrid. Nano being your heavy oil ball with a strong drilling. Anarchy being the compliment to the Nano when the lanes break down or medium/heavy oil with a long and strong drilling. Reign Supreme with a control drilling as your get out of trouble/benchmark ball for all lane conditions. Victory Road as a compliment to the Reign Supreme but with more power and backend for medium oil. And finally the Tropical Heat Hybrid drilled to go long as your light oil ball. Since you are a stroker you want the THH since its less sensitive to carry down and still provides a tad of midlane to make up for your lack of revs. Of course your local pro shop should be able to provide better answers than any of us here. I see you are in NJ so I might be able to recommend a good one nearest to you.


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