I guess I should of asked what reaction you wanted to get out of the ball.  I would also classify retain and smooth as being close and somewhat similar.  3" pins mostly look like the ball is trying to roll up a hill at the break point. 

Personally, if you wanted a quick transition, I would have went with something like a 50*5*30. 3 inch pin to pap on a strong assym is NOT where I would have gone...

Are you confusing asymmetricals with symmetricals?

For a low tilt bowler like myself using a 1:1 ratio accompanied by a 3" pin to pap on a high int diff asym and HUGE p3 hole this ball should have a very strong transition!!

Not confusing anything...Just stating that In my experience regardless of asy or sym 3" pins from axis is going to have a smooth type motion. 

I have laid out 4 different NETWORK balls so far and ive not had a problem with anyone of them making it back to the pocket on different angles from straight up to swinging the crap out of it. granit i did change the surface on all of them but if your seeing your storm ball hook more, your not throwing the NETWORK the same way.. the Network should out hook it easily with out a doubt..  Ive thought about throwing the 1 I had my 875 set with again but its kinda hard to pull it out of its glass case its in     it may never hit another pin as long as i own it..  its retired now after only 3 games...

I wasn't overly impressed my first time out either. Mine arrived with 4+ oz top weight. Went 50 x 3 x 50 with a HUGE P3 hole. Thought was 3" pin to pap for high flare since high int diff will retain the tilt. 1:1 ratio at 100* total to use on medium shots. Thought it would be quite aggressive but on THS and fresh Stone Street it didn't impress.

I'm 400 revs, 20 mph, 8* tilt, 60* rotation.

I'm trying it again tonight and bringing every Sia pad I own. Hope it just needs to be dialed in.

Just for fun, I put your info in to Storm's VLS and it spit out 3-1/4 x 6-1/2 x 2-1/2 which is around 85 x 3-1/4 x 53 in dual angle. 

I went pin above the fingers, which normally gets the ball going long, but with good back end roll.  On this one, it doesn't get into that roll.

I thought pin over fingers was a pretty weak lay out?

Spider...Pin up can be weak it just depends on how much above you go and how close it gets to your VAL.  What was your final distance from pin to axis? 

Hope things are good?  Haven't talked to you in a while?

What? Who is drilling your stuff?  I was but to darn busy with my oldest boy.  He is bowling and playing baseball so that consumes so much time. Honestly I would rather watch him bowl or play baseball compared to me bowling myself. Besides that just living life and trying to survive.