The xxcel is one of the best bowling balls that I have seen in years. This ball is so readable that it isn't funny. I got one last Thursday and had it drilled up before league,pin over ring with the cg and mb kicked a little right. I had a 685 that night and last night we don't have near the oil that we do on Thursday so I hit it with a 2000 abralon pad and ended up with a 695 (225,236,234). Man do I love this ball and now they are discontinuing them. It reads much better than my big one and isn't as speed or hand senestive. I guess you can say that I match up really well with this core and coverstock. I have been bowling since the late sixties and this one is a keeper. I sure hope they put that modified scalien core in some more balls.
Jim
