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bowlingforfun

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X Factor Vertigo???
« on: February 28, 2005, 02:42:49 PM »
If you would polish this ball up alittle bit would it still want to hook early?  I know not as early as nib.  I mean will the core still want to make it earlly I guess.

 

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Re: X Factor Vertigo???
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2005, 11:16:52 AM »
in my oppinion, ur reaction will become way too violent, if u polish it up..
i agree with Storm only 4 me, i would keep the original surface...
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Re: X Factor Vertigo???
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2005, 11:42:52 AM »
I am currently considering purchasing the Vertigo because I don't have a good heavy oil ball.  Has any one tried this ball at ABC yet?  Is it too strong or over under for the ABC condition?

To give you a better idea of my roll, here is some information:
My axis is 3/4 up and 4" over, 16.5 mph ball speed, and higher revs.  I'm currently averaging 220+ in three leagues , at three different houses (one wood, one old synthetic, one brand new Brunswick Anvilane exactly as at ABC).  I mostly use a Pearl Blade with CG kicked right of center palm and pin directly 3" above CG.  

On most house league patterns I usually play between 3rd and 4th arrow, swung out to 8-10 board with success.  

HOWEVER, recently I have been in some heavily oiled tournanments and obviously my Peal Blade just skids too far even when I try to play up the boards and I would like a ball to open the lane up for me in these type of conditions.  Last year a purchased a Big Blue Hammer, it has a nice roll I find it to be more of a medium oil ball than a heavy oil ball.  It just doesn't have the flip like I am looking for.

Anyway, based on this if I had a Vertigo drilled up similarly to the Pearl Blade how do you think it would react?  I am looking for it to react on heavy oil similarly to how the Pearl Blade reacts on my league house patterns.


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Billy Ray

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Re: X Factor Vertigo???
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2005, 04:24:35 PM »
My axis is 4 3/4" up 7/8" I drilled my Vertigo with a 4 1/2" pin up onver the fingers and basically its on the centerline above my fingers. With a hole on my midline at 5".
I shined mine by putting some reacta shine over the box finish and buffing.
This ball still picks up strong on the 42' house pattern we bowl on on beat up wood lanes and still hits like a truck. The shine and pin up match up well the only draw back I see is that with the shine it tends to pick up a bit in the oil and needs a more defined hook spot off the pattern to read properly for me.
It hits very well and is very controllable for a strong ball.

I am drilling another one pin down with no hole soon as well and will have more surface on it probably similiar to the box finish.
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Re: X Factor Vertigo???
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2005, 04:39:02 PM »
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My VIP ball came with a 2" pin and I put the pin under my fingers on the grip center the cg falls approx. 3/4" to the right of grip center on the midline and the rad is 2" right of center line. No weight hole needed. I left ball out of box surface and this ball flat out revs up and hooks. Best look I have ever had in a masterline ball. This ball kinda reminds me of a solid thunder road on steroids. This ball does well for me on heavy medium and long patterns. Ball really shines on carrydown. Going to drill me 2 more and polish them. More on this later.  
This is a post I did on my vertigo and believe me it does roll quicker and stronger than the extreme ever thought of. First night of league on a 41 ft house pattern with slight carrydown I shot 783. I really love the way this ball rolls. More info to come.

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jonah300

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Re: X Factor Vertigo???
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2005, 04:47:03 PM »
man i am getting freaky reading this...what u mean with no touching the surface???
i leave tha ball just out of the box and i love the reaction it has...but i believe that sooner or later i would have to make a resurfacing on it because its getting a little bit dirty...and what...then i will lose my reaction???

dirtbikebowler

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Re: X Factor Vertigo???
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2005, 04:47:20 PM »
i jsut drilled mine up liek i said before, 4 1/2 pin to pap above the fingers, RAD on VAL, hope i liek it.

Also drilled the TEAM STORM spare ball up, along with a super charge and hot rod. Got the Hot Rod and 2 Super Charges from my lefty buddie for 40 bucks, Ganna drill the Super charge 4 by 3 3/8 with polish for my med oil ball. Hot rod will be 5 1/2 pin rod dry.
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Re: X Factor Vertigo???
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2005, 04:54:24 PM »
I just got off the phone with my guy. question was - for ABCs, WIBC Queens, and sport shot league this summer, as well as other "tough shot" times, which would be the ball...
His answer was the Vertigo. So, guess I'll be getting myself one of these soon...
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