I don't think they make it anymore. Looks like a product similar to Rough Buff maybe, I don't know I've never used it.Originally Posted by GoodGorilla
The majority of balls today are finished with combinations of Abralon pads, Brunswick Rough Buff and/or Powerhouse Factory Finish. If you have those your covered.
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
"Talent without training is nothing." Luke Skywalker
I would love a ball spinner, but I can't afford it at the moment. Most of the time I bowl on dry lanes so I ordered some factory finish and lots of those disposable towels you use in the process. On bowlingball.com the towels were like buy 1 get 2 free. Also I think when the pro bowlers show what ball they are using on TV, it should say what polish and surface grade they use. The ball alone doesn't seem to be a weapon in itself on those crazy oil patterns.
They won't tell you on the PBA shows if they've changed the surface at all. Remember they're sponsored by the ball companies, getting all of their equipment for free, so the only thing the ball companies want you to see and know id that so & so uses this companies equipment....without going into details. They also don't say how it's drilled either, right?
Bob
"There truly is such a thing as a bad night and when these doomed evenings arrive you can't avoid them. But there's a bright side to this, it's that bad nights won't kill you, and sometimes will make you a little smarter."
there were couple of sites that told that information drilling, surface etc. but they didn't keep with it well.
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
"Talent without training is nothing." Luke Skywalker
I found in my Revolutions 2 book that there are many ways you can sand a ball other than what grit you use. In the book it shows cross-hatching, delayed aggressive reaction, early aggressive reaction, and pro surface methods. The delayed aggressive reaction looks good for me, you sand parallel to the release track to make the ball less reactive on the front end but more on the back end.
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Are these the 6 quadrants? I bet there is an order you have to sand the ball for the resurfacing, maybe you could tell me the order from my picture?
Last edited by GoodGorilla; 05-17-2013 at 02:03 PM.
Personally I like balls with a polished surface on longer patterns when I want the ball to conserve energy and then react quickly to friction. I will use a pearl with a shiny surface to accomplish this.
Of course there are people who polish a solid coverstock or sand a pearl coverstock. I don't do this often as I like the factory finish most of the time.
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I'm with you Levi. I love the reaction with the Pearls. I find in most cases it's easier to move around on the lane when the oil starts moving and you have to start changing lines. I only shoot on house shots now, most of my tournament days are over, so it makes it easier than having to have 9 or 10 balls to travel with. 3 plus a spare ball.....plenty.
Bob
"There truly is such a thing as a bad night and when these doomed evenings arrive you can't avoid them. But there's a bright side to this, it's that bad nights won't kill you, and sometimes will make you a little smarter."
I was thinking about buying a used ball spinner, how long do they last? Should I get a new one? There are different horse power grades, how important is the horse power?
Just bought a used 1/2 hp spiner with 40 abralon pads + polish for 266 w/shipping on ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151048254486...9#ht_474wt_675
Last edited by GoodGorilla; 05-20-2013 at 11:36 AM.
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