It's hard for me to suggest layouts without seeing you bowl but I will try and give you some suggestions.

I would use a "pin up placement" because that's going to give you a quicker response to friction.  Now some bowlers like to use balance holes because they help the ball rev up quicker at the break point.  So keep that into consideration.  

I have owned a total of 7 DOOMS and 4 at the same time.  The DOOM that gave me the most backend recovery, had the pin above the bridge 5.5" from my pap, CG kicked right to almost 1oz of side(about an inch right of grip center) and NO balance hole.  If I were to drill a DOOM for myself with the purpose of getting the strongest backend recovery, I would place the pin above my ring finger 5" from my pap.  Again that's what I would do for myself.  When I drill bowling balls with the pin 4.5" or closer to my PAP the backend recovery starts to decrease and mid-lane strength increases.  Once again that's what happens with me.  I'm talking about symmetrical bowling balls.  Asymmetrical bowling balls are a completely different animal when it comes to layouts.

It's hard to suggest drill layouts because of the many factors that go into a balls reaction for a particular bowler.  However, if there's any bowling ball that I really know it's the DOOM!

I imagine this ball will be discontinued sometime in the near future.  I don't currently own a DOOM anymore but will make sure to grab several before it's discontiued.  The DOOM is one awesome bowling ball!

Edited on 3/8/2008 4:12 PM