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Wilbert

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AMB Particle - Believer
« on: December 29, 2008, 01:04:02 AM »
I thought it was just another hooking ball before I tried it.  You hear this ball or that ball is big hooking and it reality most are just ok.  However, the AMB is a leap ahead of everything else.  After lining up with my medium/heavy equipment, I move 5 and 2 left thinking it would be enough room to see how much this ball hooked. Wrong. Missed the headpin completely and hit the 2 pin.

(See my review for the ball.)

 

Moon57

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Re: AMB Particle - Believer
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2008, 09:15:34 AM »
Sure am glad to hear you say that about the Centaur particle. I would rather have to tame a ball down than to try and make it more aggressive. I have one on the way and want to use it on my "getting heavier oil every week" league shot. Because of info from this forum I'm drilling it ( do my own ) about 5 x 5 which puts the pin almost over my ring finger. I'm not sure how high I'll put the pin yet but I think it will be fairly high. I'm really looking forward to working with this ball.
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J_w73

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Re: AMB Particle - Believer
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2008, 12:09:34 PM »
I think 5 inch pin to pap would work great.  I initially drilled mine at 3 3/8 leverage and 45 deg mb and it was just too much or something. Ball flared a ton but but didnt' roll right. I was told it was rolling out but I don't know.  Even on heavy flood it would just rotate all the way down the lane and not hook..
Anyway.. I went to 6 inch pin to pap and the ball has a way better look.. gets down the lane some but still wants to move alot.  6 inch may be alittle tame though as I can use it on some fresh medium heavy house shots.. I wanted the ball for abnormal heavy oil conditions.  I may redrill it to 5 inches but that would be alot of plugs in it.

Let me know how your drill it and how it works out.

specs
16-17 mph
350-475 rpm
pap 5 1/2 over 1/2 up.

Edited on 12/31/2008 1:11 PM
375 RPM, 17-18 MPH, 45+ DEG AXIS ROTATION, 17 DEG TILT

Moon57

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Re: AMB Particle - Believer
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2008, 01:54:34 PM »
I tend to drill balls with longer pin to pap layouts. That way if I want to plug and redrill it more aggressive I am moving the track area away from the plug work.
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