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Equipment Boards => Track => Topic started by: smer on December 09, 2012, 09:17:25 AM
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looking for a track ball for dry lane conditions. Currently have a Tropical Heat drilled pin above fingers, cg in center of grip, and still stand 40+ and target left of 20 at the arrows. Could go to older stuff, but they are getting worn out. Thinking 300c or300a, or both. Am a 16 to 17 mph, maybe above ave rev guy[300-325?]. Any input would be great. Thanks
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300c ... From other companies I would look at Tropical Breeze or Slingshot
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I am on old dry wood lanes and have had many or most of the dry lane equipment
300c - sometimes great, sometimes not, a bit unpredictable at times
300t - very predictable, few boards less than 300c
300a - have a 2" pin-pap and this ball is smooth and arcing, not jumpy
Hammer arson low flare sounds intriguing - weak symmetric with stronger cover, very smooth and predictable (WW release date is feb 8th I believe)
did try the urethanes with some success, but they seemed to roll early and then quit
not for the desert shot
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I have the 300c and it has been very predictable for me (have been using it for the last 2 years) on light to medium light oil. For very dry lanes I throw a slingshot.
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Syou could try to find 1 of the old ebonite tornadoes it only has a pancake core in it i have 1 drilled pin down with some surface on it that's my desert ball
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Syou could try to find 1 of the old ebonite tornadoes it only has a pancake core in it i have 1 drilled pin down with some surface on it that's my desert ball
The Resin Tornados had a pancake top with flip blocks on the bottom for a decent differential; the pearl version could get quite a large backend on some light oil patterns.
The Tornado Warning had a plain pancake core.
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Ya the warning is what i have sorry about that thanks for the correction charlest
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Ya the warning is what i have sorry about that thanks for the correction charlest
What about the Scout/R by Columbia? It has the pancake core and are current balls available.
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Turbine core from the Tropical Heat is in my Urethane Natural and that core is not weak. Lots of Flare(yes drilled stronger than your Heat).
Yes which surface do you have on your Tropical Heat(pearl, solid, or Hybrid)?
A Rotogrip Scream of Brunswick Slingshot(saw a bowler in our leagues have 738 this week with his playing 3rd arrow) are nice in this segment or if a strong wet Dry the Rotogrip Shout might smooth out even more.
Regards,
Luckylefty
PS in our leagues we have a strong wet/dry and some slow light hand bowlers. Many have gone to the newest Scout blue/Ivory and have had nice results , they have drilled etiher no pin out or 1 inch pin out versions slight off label say 4 to 4 1/2 inch pin to PAP.
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300A with 2" pin-pap
very smooth cover, even arcing, hits great
very controllable
300t - 5" pin-pap, weight hole on PAP
weaker than 300a by 3-4 boards, very predictable, hits awesome
planing on the Hammer Arson Low Flare to be a bit stronger than these 2, very controlled arcing motion, add some surface and its just a stronger arcing motion
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I would go with the hammer urethane.good hitting ball.or i bought my girlfriend storm urethane pearl.rolls and hits good.or get a ball simLiar to the track 300 and drill it pin up and to the left of the fingers.negative drill.it will work also
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My personal choices are the Sonic line of balls, by RG. However, from all the new stuff out here now I'd recommend a Track 300c; a Global Link; or a Slingshot.
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dry lane ball ....Track spare plus ... asymetric core drilled stacked .... 16 lbs. swing track area when very dry and when dry to med. oil play 10 (2nd arrow) to ditch staight down and in 14 to 15 mph.... wood lanes med. oil condition : 30 ft oil buffed to 40 ft. ... average 210 at the 30 weeks into league...
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The dv8 outcast has been good to me on the dry.
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my 300a is a good dry lane ball..... it's weaker on the backend than my 300c pearl... only cuz of drilling... but when my 300c is hooking too much on the backend, i know to grab my 300a...
the track spare or taboo spare is a good option too, maybe with a lil surface on the ball too