The Cherry Buzzsaw derived from it's original Silver version. The color change was made because of too many complaint saying the Silver was ugly. Well I guess I won ugly then. I wasn't particularly fond of my Cherry persay...... by virtue of a exotic drill pattern I was talked into trying.......but my Silver (keep in mind it's the exact same ball) was a beast. Even with a stacked pattern at 5x5 this ball was aggressive and lacked nothing in the hit department. The only thing I've seen hit harder is the regular Silver Buzzsaw/C (red letters, the C2 has yellow) and the Hammer 3D (not the offset, the blue original) This ball, if you can get you hands on one, would be a great acquisition to any player's arsenal. In the same class with the Bohn and Ti-Messenger. A freakin' truck.......easily the sleeper ball from the sleeper company. If you're playing against a bowler with one and he or she knows how to get close to the hole, you're in for a long night.

First of all let me say that this is a very strong reative.  I had this ball drilled up using the CG leverage on Lane 1's sheet with the pin next to my ring finger and the cg kicked out to the right.  An extra hole was placed on my PAP. I have only bowled with this one on synthetics.  The first house is 36 feet, 10 to 10.  I place the ball over 15 and out to 7 and admire the devestation upon the pins.  The ball revs up very fast but still retains energy for the snap, and snap it does off the dry.  I tryed it on a flat shot of 40 feet, I tighten up the shot to 10 out to seven  and it jumped off the dry smashing into the pocket.  The is a great cover/core combination that can handle a lot of different patterns.  

To begin with, this is a ball that I acquired second-hand.  The ball began life at 15.91lbs with 2.2 ounces of top and a 2-3" pin (per box).  I had the fingers plugged and redrilled to adjust the span, but left the drill pattern (label per Lane 1 specs, 7/length, 10/backend).  Pin is at about 2:00PM and down from ring finger, CG is just above thumb.

I throw med speed with med revs...more or less a tweener, although with more hand than many women I bowl with.

First time I used the ball was Friday on a typical synthetic house shot that had been in play the better part of the afternoon; decent oil remaining in the heads but with carrydown.  Synthetic lanes.  First few frames I was trying to get lines up, and was standing with right foot on 22 (my usual spot) and found that the ball was coming in high, snapping hard on the back end at about the 45-50 foot mark.  I finally got lined up and was standing on 28 trying to get out to about 5 and carrying most of the pocket hits.  The ball, as others have noted, is very speed subjective.  Let up on the speed, and it will try to run high.  No nasty splits on pocket hits, although I did see a higher number of 9-pins than usual.  When I shifted to my league pair, I had a tighter line by a few boards, and with the tighter line left more 10-pins than I expected.

2nd time to use the ball was also on synthetics for a tourney.  From the outset, others were struggling with an apparent OB and were still trying to play down and in.  I do not know the precise pattern that was put down, but the OB suggests that it was not a typical house shot that we all have come to despise.  In practice, I found that I could bump off of 8 at about the 50 foot mark and come back to the pocket.  If I got it out a board or two too far, it still tried to make the turn and hit with enough authority to mix things up to kick out the slop, leaving me with only a single pin.  In the first game, I was trying to play about 20-8 but started having a problem with dropping my shoulder.  As long as I maintained form, though, the line played great.  I was one of the only women playing that line, so it held up fairly well through the six games, although I was closer to 24-6 by the last game.

As I indicated, this is a new ball for me (fewer than a dozen games), so I am still working on trying to figure out the best conditions and adjust my expectations.  A follow up review will be posted after a few more events.

My info:
PAP 51/2 over
Lefty
RPM 375-420
17-18MPH

Ball Info:
Label Leverage

I recieved this ball in the summer(2001).  I have used it on many different shots.  Have you ever had a ball that you can't put away, even when you need to?
You know you should, but you just love the way the ball rolls.  This ball does that to me.  It hits great. It reads the midlane very well.  It is a perfect medium condition ball.  I have it shined to about 1500 polish. I have used up to 3000 polish on it. The high polish will have a tendency to squirt inside the oil. That is my only real complaint on the ball.  It is a great ball.

Go get one.

Snakes

Simply put, after throwing mainly Storm, Track and Columbia for the past 4 years, NOTHING HITS HARDER than Lane #1.  This was my first Lane #1 and I dropped my weight down to 15 LBS.  I can not stress to you in words how awsome these balls hit, just go try one for yourself.  Nothing carries as well as these bad boys, and they cause you to focus on the objective @ hand.  I am probably AVG 235 plus over around 50 games with this ball.  Its only downfall is that it squirts a lil in the puddle; but it is a must for when they start to break down.  I purchased the Blue Carbide today, and shot 239, 210, 280, 279, 199, and 247 right out of the box.  If you have not purchased a Lane 1 Ball, Go Do It NOW

I finally purchased one of these buzzsaws. I have known about these balls ever still the release of the Silver Diamond, I always wanted to try these balls but I thought the price was too high,especially when you can purchase other quality balls for much less. Well I purchased a slightly used Cherry Pearl from my favorite proshop(Allstar in Don Carter Tamarac),and here are the following review:

Ball Specs:
15-pounds with a 3-inch pin.
Coverstock in a well-maintained condition.
No cuts or scratches on cover.

Results:
I'm still in the feeling out period, But there is one thing I can say about this ball is. These balls simply destroys the pocket, the roll and carry are simply awesome.I've been trying different balls from different companies fro the past few years,and my problem like most bowlers is the issue of carry once the ball reaches the pocket. I finally feel that I have found the company that helps bowlers with the issue of carry. I still feel that these balls are too pricey, but you know the old saying: You give what you pay for. and I'm currently selling all my non-buzzsaws on the forum, to make room for the incoming buzzsaws. I'm currently updating all my equipment to Buzzsaws.

Good bowling
John Figueroa

Probably the best ball ever from Lane#1!  Too bad they don't produce the separated mini-diamond within a diamond core anymore.  I owned 3 of these and this was one of the most devastating balls on a typical 40 foot house shot.  Even with only a label leverage drilling, this ball would get decent length with a huge backend.  Was able to use this ball the entire night with only minimal adjustments on the lane.  The only problem with this ball is that Lane#1 stopped producing it.  The Emerald Pearl, Blueberry, Cranberry, XL, Silver Diamond, Cherry BOMB, etc. cannot even come close to this beauty.  Lane#1, please bring back the Pearl Cherry C2!!!