I had this ball too, pin at 1 o clock, mb 1 inch right of mb, hole for balance, in box condition it went too long, ended up being my dry lane ball, then i left it in a car one cold night, it was cracked in half the next morning, go figure.

I concur with tgs300. I haven't owned one but know many people who do and absolutely love theirs. you might be bowling on too heavy of a condition for your drill you have on it. I would also sugest a weight hole if you don't already have one. whatever you do don't give up on it too soon. AMF has great products at a reasonable price range. I think if you feel this core isn't mtching up with your game maybe try getting something with their proven bell core a.k.a triumph core.
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John~~~Hopeful Amf Staffer

Something is definitely going on that isn't AMF's fault, that much I know...I'm not trying to insult the ball, but it's acting like a plastic ball at the moment. That's what tipped me off about surface.

If I can get it to turn, I'm going to love it, because it just sails through the heads. Unfortunately, it's sailing through the midlane as well, and while I've got some hand, I don't have THAT much hand.

I got it to combat a problem I see at my home house sometimes where the heads get scorched, particularly outside, but there isn't enough carrydown to mute the action in the backends. I tend to send the ball out over 14-17, swing it out to 5 or beyond, and bring it back. I start having problems when my preferred area just gets so dry that I can get the ball out far enough.

The Elements Ice that I use does fine in most cases, but the backend on that ball is more of a smooth arc, and there are times when I need skid/snap.

Here's the drilling on the ball right now: The pin actually isn't there anymore; the ring finger is drilled down through it. The CG is between and about 2 inches under the fingers. The mass bias is about an inch away from the thumb in about a 4 o'clock position. The triangle is upside down, if that means anything.

One basic question, because I see this a lot and don't quite know what people mean: When you say "hit it with a gray pad," do you mean manually, or using a spinner?

Jess

UPDATE...

Took it back to my driller today, who is himself a very good bowler and a complete cranker. We have virtually identical spans, so while I ordered something from the snack bar, he threw the ball a few times.

He took it back in the shop, scuffed it up with a gray pad on the spinner and then took it back out. Worked much better for him, and also for me when I threw a couple of shots with it.

It's still going to be a dry lane ball -- which is what I wanted -- but at least now it shows life in the backend. My driller said after throwing it before the scuffing, he knew it was too polished and that even he himself would have a hard time bowling with it.

The next step is to see how it performs in league, and as the temperature down here warms up, the lanes will start changing more drastically and I'll get the chance to use it.

Jess