real live unbiased test

[mark robin]

i will sacrifice my time and do extensive testing on any base you send me , providing you put your initials on the base, and write on an index card or small peice of paper, how long it took to tweak it, what era and manufactor it came from and if you want your name listed on here in the results.
this will take some time, so i will accept the bases(1 entry only PLEASE) until December 15th. i will number the bases with magic marker on the bottom of the base, so do not write on the base underside, just put your initials on the back.
my test will include one on one 7 times against the strongest base near it. and a sled push for time and distance, i will lock down the speed control dial and ALL testing will run in both directions starting on the 30 yd line near the dial, then on the opposite 30. please use only complete factory bases, dont frankenstien. remember, list all pertinant info for your entry, and if nothing else comes from it, i will get a few good strong bases. i will try to post results as soon as possible.
i will leave the speed contest to someone else.
also, remember, if you dont want your name mentioned in this testing, please let me know on the detail card you send, and i will list its results as a "number". and NO, i will not give out the numbers. So come one and all, if you are a tweaker, or have a base someone else did for you, you can do without, send it my way, and lets see who comes up a champion in my little test........

oh yeah, based on responces to this post, i will post my P.O. box, if there is at least 4 people interested.....
oh yeah, the figure i will use will be the 67 BM tackle figure, since i have a few new ones with only factory paint.

[NATIONAL]

I hope you get more response than I did for the bus to the convention post. I was checking for it, and it was on the 3rd page!!!!

Will these bases come back to the owner? Will there be prizes awarded, or is this just for information purposes only? I always thought of having all the guys who tweak in one room, and they all go out of bag, and see who comes up with the strongest base. Is any base banned? You said no frankenstein, how about boiled? Again, good luck my friend.
If I tweaked, I would enter a base, but everyone who knows me, knows I don't do the dirty work.

NATIONAL

[mark robin]

wasuuuuuuuuuup CorEy. if the tweaker/entrant wishes the base back, i will send it back, with no guarauntee on its condition as i do plan on one other test, the one i have secretly done over the last 8 years......drumrole please.........................

the endurance test...this test will actually be REPEATED identical testing for an undetermined amount of months, probably 1 year, just to see if any coaches work has a long shelf life
to be honest, there are only 2 coaches bases that have witheld my test of time , they both reside in the northeast, and know who they are, if they wish me to post their names on here from bases i aquired from them in 2000 and 2001, they can email me and give me the ok, you see, i dont wish to step on any toes, the entrant must not mind me posting their name, or i can only include the entry as "exibit?"
at this time no prizes are offered, however, in the spirit of competition, their names would and could be gladly posted here from the results i get, probably each month i would retest all bases and record and post new data.

i would not use these bases on any of my "teams " until, and if, the 1 year time period has gone by.

[BAXTER]

I know this might sound strange, but athough I have not read your post completely, count me in. I'll read your post thoroughly later today and provide you with whatever you are asking for.

I hope you get enough coaches to participate.

Can't wait to see you again in 2008, my man.

-Adrian-

[WEIRDWOLF]

You know this could be fun. I'm in and I promise it will be my own tweak. I'm known for my usage of norbert bases but lets see what I can do.

[mark robin]

sounds great so far. i am not really worried about the 1st winner, i wish you all luck, i think it will be really interesting to see who can make a super strong base, and also, who can make a super strong base KEEP its strength for at least a whole year.

[mark robin]

r u guys workong on your base yet?????
it needs to be at my EF/MF shop no later than dec. 15th please.

[WEIRDWOLF]

Originally Posted by mark robin

r u guys workong on your base yet?????
it needs to be at my EF/MF shop no later than dec. 15th please.

From past experiences, you will be getting 98% of all the bases via special delivery on midnight of the 15th...no, I'm not kidding.

[BAXTER]

Mark,

Usually I tweak strong ttc bases, not super strong ttc bases, and the strength usually lasts anywhere from a few plays to a few days. But I'll give it a shot just to see how my tweak job fairs against others over the course of time.

I believe you stated in your post that you wanted to get at least 4 people to participate and then you would provide your information.

I will send you my tweak job in less than a week after you provide me with your address information. You can send me a PM wih your contact info if you want.

Any recommemdation on how to package and ship one tweaked base. Thx!

-Adrian-

[Kansas Bill]

Thats the thing about Miggle bases tweaked for strength..
And especially when you combo the proline strong dial with the standard TTC shell... They go away.

The bases I used to plow over people in 2006 for the Tornado Alley championship.. (and they did plow)..

Were gone, without use after that weekend.. for the first weekend of the NHFL..

I never end up using the same line from one game meeting to the next.. I ironman my linemen.. (5).. And those 5 get replaced in the first 7-8 new ones I tweak the next time..

You can retweak.. but they're never as good the next time..
Just another reason we put more plastic in the prongs for the F-5's.. Geno has had some F-5's retweak stronger then before.