As with so many other balls the hype on the taboo has been great. many claims of how strong it is how great an oil ball it is ,its so strong down lane and off the spot,and as usual I am not seeing it. I probably have it set up to weak,but my driller and the one who recomended that i buy it said it was sooooo strong that an overly aggressive drill would render it useless,ha. Its drilled pin up 4inch pin to pap stacked. Its not a bad ball but its not great in my hand. It has decent backend on a shot with a bumper,but for me in any oil its a ten pin monster,over under and a very inconsistent read. I have an odyssey that I picked up again after 2 years and the taboo oob is only 3 to 5 boards stronger than my odyssey polished. The taboo is just another in a long line of strong balls that is gonna get a redrill before i sell it at a big loss. I wish I could say I wouldnt get stuck again ,but I am sure if I dont stop bowling I will,I just cant figure out how to pick something that will give me what I am looking for. I am really just starting to accept that I need to learn how to play from the gutter and stop thinking I am going to find a ball strong enough to play the lanes like I want.

   Sunday night I shot the taboo I dont know what the pattern was ,but it was long and deep. I just couldnt get the taboo to read,shot 172,picked up the odyssey and shot 276. I know so why buy a new ball if the odyssey is so great. I dont like standing 15 playing up 10 much to tight for my liking so I would like something to be able to open up the lane with and as good as the odyssey is I still need something stronger in my bag,something that will give me more than 3 boards and the taboo aint it.

What does "pin to PAP" stacked mean?

never heard it before.

"Stacked" is pin either over CG or MB, usually. 

 

You need to "thoroughly" research a ball before drilling it. I, without a lot of research, suspect the Taboo is the Hammer version of a Virtual Gravity. Not sure how that affects you.

. I suspect your driller, if he is the ONE responsible for the drilling, does not really know you and your delivery.

But, in general, You need to understand how your delivery affects ball's reactions on the oil AND the lane surface you face, before you drill any ball. That includes surface, RG, RG differential and intermediate (PSA) differential.

 

As far as I know, the Odyssey is the equivalent to the Taboo, 4 years ago. Similar everything- surface, RG, both differentials etc. In today's terms the same drilling on an Odyssey would handle true medium oil while a Taboo would handle true medium-heavy oil for the average revs, average ball speed "talented" bowler.

 

I am NOT criticizing you, no matter what it sounds like. I am trying to get  you to understand that using the right ball, WITH THE RIGHT DRILLING, makes all the difference in the world. Today's balls seem, to me to be just too sensitive to drillings.

 

IMHO..

 

You're not seeing enough oil to use this ball..

 

If your Odyssey is really turning the corner, then the oil volume is not what you think it might be.

 

I have Scorchin'  Inferno at oob (800 grit) that rolls out on anything less than heavy oil

Absolutely agree. The Taboo I threw at an Ebonite Demo Day was not a ball meant to cover a lot of boards. It was meant to read the lane well in a lot of oil. If I tried to throw it on a broken down shot or bounce it off dry boards, it burned up and labored back to the pocket. I'm guessing you simply aren't seeing much oil because, honestly, very few houses put down enough oil to use a truly strong oiler on their usual house shot unless you have zero hand. Even on nights in league when I hear a lot of people complaining that the lanes are "flooded," I still don't see that much oil, and can usually just roll a sanded Tropical Heat up the friction and cover more boards than most people trying to throw their oilers.

 

Also, a 4" pin to PAP layout is hardly weak. That's a very strong, roll-in-the-midlane kind of layout for me. On stronger balls, I tend to like stuff with the pin 5 to 6 inches away from my axis to keep some energy retained for the back part of the lane.
 

all great respones,I guess the obvious thing is throw straight,thank you for your advice and take care.

wow,thank you,someone human out there who doesnt have the hand of god and doesnt think I am a first ball slouch. What you said is exactly what I see in the ball. When the shot has a bumper you can swing it thru the moon in oil you would be lucky to get a wrinkle and it was recommended as a strong ball,in oil for me its not. I was offering my opinion on the ball and everyone once to jump feet first in my chest. From misquoting what i said to saying quit crying and bowl to pro shop guys love guys like you,anyway you guys have a good life and bowl good.