From Possum to Performance: The Elusive Out of Box Reaction

[bowl1820]

Thinking about doing this with the Hy-Road Pearl. OOB is 1500-Grit Polished.
Drilled it pin down, supposedly for good carry. Well it's got that! It carries right through the break point!!
Any thoughts?

500, 2000-grit would be a good place to start, it should read the friction better at the breakpoint.

Sand 4 ways thoroughly with the first grit (500) and sand two ways quickly with the second grit (2000)

[Bunny]

500, 2000-grit would be a good place to start, it should read the friction better at the breakpoint.

Sand 4 ways thoroughly with the first grit (500) and sand two ways quickly with the second grit (2000)

Thanks bowl1820!!


He, he. Showed my husband the article and the bug in your signature got him. It was funny!

[Stormed1]

it is almost impossible to duplicate the exact factory finish on a new ball. as a result every new ball i drill hits the spinner before I throw it. initially i will put the factory finish on it IE> 2000+polish, that way if i like it I can reproduce that finish every time i touch the ball. At that point after throwing i will adjust surface as nescessary

[bowl1820]

Well tried the 500, 2000-grit with a light coat of polish (B. Royal Shine) wasn't bad. The ball had a nice smooth reaction, took a little bit of angle off it and was just a little earlier on the lane also.

Going leave it at that for a while to see how it does.

[Bunny]

Well tried the 500, 2000-grit with a light coat of polish (B. Royal Shine) wasn't bad. The ball had a nice smooth reaction, took a little bit of angle off it and was just a little earlier on the lane also.

Going leave it at that for a while to see how it does.

Which ball did you do this combo on?

[bowl1820]

Which ball did you do this combo on?

I used it on my Nomad Dagger, it's OOB is 1500 polish but I normally use a P800 base grit with a light coat of polish on it.