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BigBaller

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Opinions on 4 balls to take to Nationals?
« on: February 18, 2014, 08:33:49 PM »
I think this gets asked every year,
I am a power tweener, More up the back of the ball so i don't get huge change of direction.
I have a choice of 4 balls to take with me.

Motive Ascent Pearl Pin under
Original Blue Warlock Rico
Track 706A Pin over ring
Mutant Cell Pin over in between fingers
C-system 3.5 Pin over just to the right of ring

Seems like every year i face the same thing. Balls that burn early, If i do get something through the heads it has no pop on the back end. I start to muscle the ball and then everything goes down hill.

The only ball that every really worked in my hands at Nationals was an Ebonite Angular One. I shot 686 in singles and 1800+ all events.

I bowl March 11th and 12th. SO i have a month to get ready.
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Re: Opinions on 4 balls to take to Nationals?
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2014, 09:04:53 PM »
4 Angular Ones.
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Re: Opinions on 4 balls to take to Nationals?
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2014, 09:25:53 PM »
Maybe you should wait until the patterns are released to decide on three of them. But one of them should be plastic.
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Re: Opinions on 4 balls to take to Nationals?
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2014, 10:34:22 PM »
Thank you for the advice milo, I don't need plastic. I can throw the most aggressive ball dead straight. Best part of my game is my spare game.

My downfall at the open has been carry and splits.

And i wish i still had that angular one.
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Dave81644

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Re: Opinions on 4 balls to take to Nationals?
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2014, 05:31:08 PM »
You can always get one there, the booth  guys know what works.
i dont know your specs, but something that is symmetric and rolly, a little surface.
typically pin in finger or pin down to start and maybe a pin up ball when the shot gets burned up - for me that is
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BigBaller

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Re: Opinions on 4 balls to take to Nationals?
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2014, 07:27:48 PM »
My pap is 4.5 over 1/2 down. i do not know axis or tilt. Never checked it or tried to figure it out.
375 RPM, 16.5-17 MPH

Everybody i bowl with says i am a cranker but i don't get the big change of direction crankers get. I get in trouble when i have to move in because i am more up the back of the ball.
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Re: Opinions on 4 balls to take to Nationals?
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2014, 08:38:10 PM »
If you don't get a big change in direction I will assume you don't have much tilt.  But as others have said I would wait until the pattern is released before I make any ball choices this year.
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Re: Opinions on 4 balls to take to Nationals?
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2014, 09:25:48 PM »
Pattern is released on the 27th or so..  I would probably wait to decide  :)
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BigBaller

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Re: Opinions on 4 balls to take to Nationals?
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2014, 11:27:31 PM »
Thanks for the opinions. I think i am going to take 3.

Probably take my C-System 3.5, Blue Warlock and My 706A. And buy something down there. Maybe the Hy-road. I have never had a storm ball.
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BigBaller

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Re: Opinions on 4 balls to take to Nationals?
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2014, 07:38:09 PM »
All right, so now seeing the patterns i think i am going to take 3 balls with me, and ask Mike Jasnau for a suggestion and buy one down there.

I am going to take my
1) Visionary Blue Warlock it is drilled Rico- Surface @ 2000
2) Bruns. C-system 3.5 pin over ring- Surface @ 4000
3) Track 706A pin over ring- Box

My blue warlock is my all time favorite ball. It is a very even rolling ball
C-system for when the warlock starts leaving weak 10's, it is stronger off the spot than the warlock is.
706 for Minors, always take a pearl with me.

Hope i am looking at things right. I can always change the surface down there. And if Mike thinks i am missing something i have the open spot in the bag.
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Re: Opinions on 4 balls to take to Nationals?
« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2014, 12:10:31 AM »
Think i am going to look at the Zero Gravity.
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Dave81644

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Re: Opinions on 4 balls to take to Nationals?
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2014, 11:36:08 AM »
I have had 2 weeks on the team pattern for our league and practice afterwards
im LH, 375ish, 16 mph downlane at the camera and a higher track.
I just drilled the new Columbia Disorder.
i put the pin in the middle finger hole and left it OBB, ball is very rolly and predictable
also continuous through the pins. did not over-react at all
IMO, i should have balled down and stayed where i was at, moving in was so-so
balled down in practice afterwards to my pin down disruption (2000 + polish) and my pin down Arson low flare(2000 dull)
one other lefty on my side and we tried to burn up 8-9 board and move in slightly to use the friction we created

I like to keep my angles straighter up front and keep the ball motion longer and predictable down the lane
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Re: Opinions on 4 balls to take to Nationals?
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2014, 05:18:33 PM »
I am planning on taking a Brunswick Mastermind (pin up between the fingers), Track 811C/T with the same layout and a plastic spare ball.  Figure the. Mastermind for team and the 811 for d/s. 

The Mastermind is on finish and the 811 is 4k with polish.  Probably knock the polish off the 811 if needed..
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