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supernoodle

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Super Power Help
« on: May 25, 2004, 07:29:25 PM »
I have recently gained a second hand polished super power and I need some advice as to what drilling I should get. I already have a superpower which is between lightly polished and dull with the pin above and to the right of the fingers.

I mainly use it for med/oil when the lanes dry out it leaves loads of single pins. When that happens I use my Power groove reactive however if there is a touch of oil in the backends it also leaves single pins.Should I get the "Newish" Polished super power drilled the same as the old one I have to give me a bit more length than mine but more backend than my power groove or should I try a different pin placement?

Help would be much appreciated
I would have got away with it if it was not for those pesky kids (Behind my lane) and those blasted 10 pins.

 

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Re: Super Power Help
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2004, 10:43:51 AM »
The core and coverstock on the SP are simply too strong to be used as a dry lane ball.  It takes well to a little shine to help it get down the lane, but to slap a whole bunch of polish on it, or drill it very weak, would go against its nature (strong solid particle), IMHO.

If you ever see medium/heavy oil, and you don't have a ball for that, I would drill and prep the new SP to be useful on more oil than the "old" one, not less oil.

If you never see more oil than what you are using the "old" SP for, then just keep it as a backup for when the first one dies, or is permanently injured.
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Re: Super Power Help
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2004, 11:16:54 AM »
Seadrive is right, the super power is a MUCH stronger ball than the powergroove reactive.  I have had them both in the past and can tell you the superpower is made to handle much larger quantities of oit than the powergroove.

  The setup would depend on what reaction you are looking for.  Do you want more length and backend than the other superpower or what?  What would you like the "newish" one to do different?  That's the only way we can really make a good suggestion for you.
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supernoodle

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Re: Super Power Help
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2004, 12:55:32 PM »
I want the polished superpower to go longer and maybe have a bigger backend than my other one as My original burns up before it gets to the pins and thus leaves me too many single pins. I know that the SP is more aggresive than the Power groove, thats why I bought the PG but when there is a bit of oil on the backened I need something stronger than that but something thats not going to burn up which is why I want to use the Polished SP.
I would have got away with it if it was not for those pesky kids (Behind my lane) and those blasted 10 pins.

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Re: Super Power Help
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2004, 01:22:42 PM »
SP is a veraatile ball, mine was in 3 different drills and preps and I loved it all ways.....my brother now uses it in a 4th drill!

I agree with StormLefty.....that could work!
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supernoodle

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Re: Super Power Help
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2004, 01:35:44 PM »
Well I will have a look to see what the distance is between pin and cg. What type of reaction will this give me then? as I'm not a big hand player ( More walter ray than Robert smith)
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Re: Super Power Help
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2004, 01:47:55 PM »
O.K. .  As a general rule, the greater the pin to pap distance, the longer length tendency the ball will have. So, if you move the pin further towards the fingers ( or even over the middle finger ) it will tend to make this one go farther than the other one.

  Also, finishing the ball to a higher grit and then polishing it very good will also add to the length, but tend to make it "flippier" than the other one.

  C.G. placement will help determine the shape of the breakpoint and the strength of the move it makes on the backends.

 These two factors, pin placement and surface finish, will give this one more length tendencies than the original one, but I don't think you will EVER be able to use a superpower on a truly dry lane.
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Re: Super Power Help
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2004, 01:50:49 PM »
Well I'll give it a go and see what happens,so you reckon pin above the fingers with the cg just above the center of my palm?
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Re: Super Power Help
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2004, 02:18:14 PM »
Stormlefty's idea is a sound one and this should make the ball have more length than the original.  However, you never stated the cg placement on the original, only the pin placement.

 Putting the cg in the palm, above the midline, should give you static finger weight. With the pin above the fingers and the cg below but still above the midline, this should give you a good read and still have plenty of "kick" on the backends.

 If you see that it is "burning up" early, keep adding a finer and finer finish to the ball. That will help it get thru the heads and conserve energy for the backends.
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