Meanstreak sorry... ahahOriginally Posted by billf
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darn...august is too far away.
interesting, never thought of the slingshot, i had always thought it was a plastic ball.
im confused by the meanstreak, on brunswick's site it says it's weaker then the versa-max, but the perfect scale is higher?
what's normally better? a weaker ball drilled strong, or a stronger ball drilled weak?
anyone have experience with the hammer arson pearl?
Why waste money on a high end ball and then drill it so it won't work on the condition its designed for?
John
good point
Some people like the colors and/or cover stock of a strong ball. And if it doesn't go well, you can always plug & drill it for a stronger layout.
- Ed
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Equipment: Hammer 1st Blood (RICO Layout @1500 Polished), Hammer Taboo (RICO Layout @2000 Polished), Hammer Taboo Blue/Silver (RICO Layout @4000), Storm Natural Pearl, Hammer Razyr, Ebonite Maxim
League Average (THS): 207
High Game Score: 279 (9 in a row)
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PAP: 5 3/4 right 1/4 up
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I wouldn't consider the Marauder that was suggested to be a weak ball by any stretch...the misfit might fit the bill though.
How about a urethane ball like the Hammer Blue Hammer with the pin up above the ring finger? I bowl on THS pattern that is sometimes on the dry side. I have no trouble standing with the arch of my slide foot on board 26 and belly it out to anywhere from board 5 to 10 and have a controlled arcing hook to the pocket. It is easy to make it do different things with different hand positions.
thanks the for suggestions guys,
but after talking with my pro-shop, i ended up going with a 300a since they have it in stock.
i told him to hold off on drilling it until this sunday, when i go to pick it up.
im guessing i should drill it pin up (maybe a little lower then the versa), and farther pin to pap than my versa max?
or would you guys say that, since it's a weaker ball, i should keep the pin around where the versa max is?
im sure the pro-shop will most likely decide, but i would like to see what you guys think.
I just had a meanstreak drilled yesterday. The first 6 games I bowled was on a lane that was completly dry, the ball would hook from gutter to gutter. I ended up hooking my spare ball and urathane. Today I played 7 games on a condition which was half way burnt up, however the ball ended up having more hook than any of my other balls and I had to play the far outside. What I like about the ball is that has good length before it turns really hard, but on dry oil the turn is huge and overshoots the target even deep outside. I don't think the ball is good for dry conditions at all, and bowling magazine said the same thing.
the versa max i have, which isn't supposed to be that much stronger then the meanstreak, does not do well on dry conditions either.
it's got about a 4 3/4" pin up. and it just arcs to the brooklyn side or hits the pocket with nothing on it, i really gotta try and find enough oil where it'll hold the line, and then start hooking in the back midlane.
the 300a i just drilled last night, has a 5" pin down, and on the same dry conditions, standing and aiming at the same spot, it goes longer, turns harder, and hits harder.
haven't used it on a medium condition yet, so we'll see how it compares in more oil.
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