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    OK so I'm getting a free ball, i believe I'm a tweener and i need a ball that breaks mid lane and works on light to medium oil conditions. I stand around center line give or take. I've only been hooking for 3 years if that's relevant. this will be my strike ball.

    and it has to be out of this list

    Lane #1 Time Bomb
    AMF Shredder
    Brunswick C System 4.5
    Brunswick C System 3.5
    Brunswick Revolver
    Columbia Complete Bedlam
    Columbia Power Swing
    Columbia Sharp Noise
    Ebonite Mission
    Ebonite Vital Sign
    Ebonite Magic Action
    Ebonite Game Plan
    Hammer Jigsaw Trap
    Hammer plague
    hammer Jigsaw Corner
    Hammer Hardcore Grind
    Morich Craze
    Morich Mania
    Roto-Grip Mutant Cell
    Roto-Grip Mutant Cell Pearl
    Storm Prodigy
    Storm Virtual Energy
    Storm Invasion
    Storm reign of fire
    Track 920T
    Track 92 A
    Track 715C
    Track 505A
    Track 505T

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    For light to medium oil these are your options basically.

    Columbia Sharp Noise
    Track 505A
    Track 505T(maybe)
    Hammer Hardcore Grind(maybe)

    Between the Sharp Noize and 505A I don't think it really matters since I believe they have similar reaction shapes

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    i figured out from a friend that the house pattern is more medium than anything if not on the medium high side but I noticed it leaves dry spots as soon as the second game is that normal? by the way my friend is the pro shops son so he knows lol.

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    Yeah that's normal. Most bowling balls absorb lane oil so as the games progress the lanes will get drier. It depends on your stats but for medium oil I would get the Mutant Cell Pearl or Prodigy. These are strong pearls meant for medium or maybe a little more oil but since they are pearls they might be somewhat forgiving as the lanes dry out.

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    yeah i asked because by the 2nd game(we only play 3 games in league play) I'm actually trying to put revs on it, the hook doesn't come naturally, or is that a stamina thing considering the lanes are dryer?

    Edit: I think my ball is drilled wrong so next time I'm taking it to a good friend that knows how to drill (last drill took 5 minutes, wrong spread etc., and was done by the "pro" shop)
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    Mutant cell pearl, prodigy, or virtual energy will be a great choice for the conditions u describe, ive thrown some of my best games with a virtual energy, the ball reaction can just bring tears to my eyes how beautiful the motion is, it wasnt the ball of the year for nothing
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    timebomb w/ polish would get it for me
    really like what i'm seeing w/ this release
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    got a chance to throw the 4.5 at the trade show last monday. I was very impressed with the overall reaction of thi9s piece. As mentioned above Mutant Cell Pearl and Prodigy are good choices although you may need to polish the Prodigy. AMF Shredder was long and very angular.
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    by the way as you could of guessed by now this ball isn't free I'm getting it from a league in fact were over paying but, me I'm not paying my parents are any way there is a b side but I'm going to list all of them just the ones that were suggested by a friend.

    they are:

    Ebonite Hardball
    Ebonite Curvball
    storm tropical heat


    Ii don't think I"m a tweener anymore because i put a lot of revs on the my current ball and it comes back from the edge of the gutter and gets a strike sometimes but when i don't put a lot of revs on it, i either get a gutter or i hit low. please respond seen i have till Tuesday to get this in otherwise I'm picking the curve ball.

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    I don't educate myself on the Ebonite equipment but the Tropical Heat(Hybrid) is a great medium oil ball as long as you aren't speed dominant.

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