I got a PM from my buddy 'tekneek' wanting to know if I'd drilled my Break Point, and what I thought. I told him that the guys (no pun) probably wouldn't care to hear my review because it won't say it's the "biggest hooking-hardest hittin truck I ever drilled", then I thought what the heck I'll post exactly what I think and how I drilled the ball,...so here's the answer I gave Steve...
Steve: did ya drill your BP yet..?
Jim: "yeah, but people wouldn't like my review,..I wanted a ball that I could stay right with and not have to use a Link. I worked with Paul Fleming on the layout we can up with a 1 1/2 pin to pap, and 6 1/2Mb to pap. This has the pin between the ring and pin, and the Mb below the thumb, no hole. So I get what I want, a strong ball that doesn't overhook all over the lane,..does that make sense..this ball rolls early and heavy archs/down and in, lets me stay to the right a long time,..no longer trying to chase the oil with a skid-flippy ball,..aka PBA like Duke, Williams, and the guys they can stay straight,..this works great for what I see away from league,...so the review seekers might not understand,..jim"
So, I took a relatively strong ball, and drilled it to lay down early, there's NO skid-flip in this ball, the track flare is maybe 1 1/2" if that. Not exactly everyones 'cup of tea' so to speak. I recommend that if you decide to try this you do it with a used ball first..don't spend a bunch of money on a new strong ball, and drill it like this without first trying it,..you may be disappointed. But for me this ball will serve a purpose in my arsenal. That's why I didn't want to do a review, because this drill pattern is not normally what you see or read about...I love the reaction I get from this ball, it does exactly as I want it to do,..on our THS last night where I usually can play my Break Pearl or Bounty in around 17 to 10,..I was up 6-7 all night, with games of 256-235-267.. This probably won't be the first ball out of my bag,..but if I have to go to a secondary game plan I got just the ball. ps: ball was out box surface with a mini-shine just to smooth out the fronts,... jime
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Jim Ensminger
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