My main balls that I use right now are my Killer Instinct Pearl and my OOB surface Hammer Big Deal.  Our house just changed the shot to a 43 foot shot with a decent volume of oil but nice backends, and pretty dry on the outside. I would say medium to medium heavy oil. In the last two weeks I have not been able to carry at all with my Big Deal.  I am a high rev bowler with medium to high speed and I prefer to throw a deep inside line. Out of 9 pocket hits in a game I am leaving on average about 5 to 6 taps with the Big Deal.  I am not just leaving ten pins I am leaving everything in the back row.  If I keep it in the oil it finishes too hard and leaves 8 and 9 pins.  If I get it out to the dry I am leaving week 10's and 7's.  I have tried adjusting but nothing seems to work.  Last night I pulled out my KIP in the middle of the 3rd game and I was killing the pocket with it, and every pocket shot carried.  The oil volume last night was slightly lighter than the previous weeks, so I have two questions.  Do you think that the Big Deal may be too much ball for the lane conditions and that is why I am not carrying at all?  Also do you think a Toxic would fit the bill as a good ball between the KIP and the Big Deal?  Our shot the two previous weeks seemed to have a slightly higher oil volume and I seem to do better with pearl balls.
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i would highly suggest a doom, toxic, or even a black widow.

it sounds like the big deal is starting its roll a little too early for the condition your bowling on co when you get it out, it doesnt have the strong recovery causing the weak tens.

a doom will be a little easier to read off the break point depending how you drill it. i am also a high rev player and this ball has definitely been working better for me with a pin down layout, something below the bridge specifically.

the toxic i have had a similar case with. Going pin up with it will cause a very clean through he heads reaction, but leaves the back end not as predictable.
with my toxic i have gone pin down with the cg kicked at a 45 degree angle with a balance hole to adjust the static weights. this ball still has a great backend motion and is still extremely clean through the heads.

so if you want an extremely strong backend motion i would say go for the toxic for sure. i have found i leave a lot of 9 pins and blower 7's due to the extreme entry angle however.

for the widow, if you wanted something solid that is still a snappy backend i would definitely invest in this ball. number one on the market and one of the most versatile balls i have ever thrown. if you put the pin above the fingers this ball is automatic money. keep the Mass Bias close to the thumb to get that snappier backend reaction. you could leave the ball out of box for the condition your bowling on and then adjust it with some factory finish powerhouse polish if necessary. this will be the most consistent reaction due to the solid coverstock hands down.

anyone of these three balls will definitely fit in between your two current bowling balls.

if you have any questions just pm me. more than happy to help
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Mason Sherman
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I have to second what Shermdawg says about the Widow.  It seems to me as though you could go straighter with the Big Deal and do just fine though.  The Big Deal, being a very even rolling ball, will not work too great on patterns where the oil has carried down.  It will make its motion, but due to a lack of friction on the back you'll have a lack of coninuation.  I would have to assume that you leave more 8's (righty?) then 9s on that tight line, and you leave the 9s when you get it up on the head pin a bit.  Going straighter though with a slightly higher surface should conserve more of the ball's energy and provide better carry.  

As for the Widow, it will naturally get more length, and backend.  It is a fairly strong ball with tremendous continuation, and will allow you to play anywhere.  I too may opt for a higher pin, especially if you want it to fit between the KIP and BD.
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