I mostly play on medium/dry oil do you think that the hy-road is still a good choice? What would you describe a typical league night oil pattern, medium?
It really depends on the reaction you want. Since you have a misfit which is pearlised, I would not choose the fringe. The manic has a similiar diff., but the core is sets up earlier than the misfit, and the coverstock is solid instead of pearlised. The Hy-road is a hybrid coverstock with a polish. It has a higher differential, so you will get a little more angle at the end of the lane. The hybrid coverstock will read the lane a touch sooner than your misfit, and is much more adjustable. I sanded one of my Hy-Roads down to 1000 grit and loved it, and polished the hell of it for drier conditions and loved that too. All of that said, The Hy-road is the first ball I ever loved enough to get a second one, and even ended up with a third. The Strikeingly (pun intended) similiar Cross Road I have two of. So out of the three, I would say the Hy-Road is safest bet.
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I mostly play on medium/dry oil do you think that the hy-road is still a good choice? What would you describe a typical league night oil pattern, medium?
I should note too that my average is only like 110 and I'm still learning to throw a hook lol. I just don't really like the misfit
does it hook too much for you? Since youre still learning id drop down to a tropical breeze or tropical heat
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Ball Speed: 18Mph
Rev Rate: 450
Current average: 199
High game: 300
High Series: 769
It doesn't really hook at all even when I put spin on it...the only way I can get it to hook hard is thumb out but then I have no accuracy.
are you spinning it like a top?
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Storm Crossroad, Roto Grip Defiant, DV8 Too Reckless, Brunswick Avalanche Urethane
Ball Speed: 18Mph
Rev Rate: 450
Current average: 199
High game: 300
High Series: 769
I don't think so, usually up the side/back kind of inbetween. maybe i'm throwing it too hard though so it doesn't really have time to grip the lane? I don't know.
your speed might be too much for your rev rate since you said with two fingers you can get a hook out of it. With that being said a ball isnt going to fix this. What i would do is post a video of yourself bowling and have one of the members here smarter than myself critique you
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Storm Crossroad, Roto Grip Defiant, DV8 Too Reckless, Brunswick Avalanche Urethane
Ball Speed: 18Mph
Rev Rate: 450
Current average: 199
High game: 300
High Series: 769
I agree with this.. Although I prefer Storm balls, the Misfit is a good ball. With your low average, buying another ball isnt going to help that much. If you are trying to get it to hook, we would need to see you bowl to see what some of the problems you may be having are. You said you can hook it without thumb, but you lose accuracy. Sounds like your release and timing are off, and that you may not be getting enough revs in the throw for the ball to break when it gets through the oil. As said above, a new ball wont fix it.Originally Posted by e-tank
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