I must admit in my limited experience that my best particle/pearl ball is the Vendetta Sniper. I have two drilled completely different and I can go from one to the other depending on conditions without worrying about whether the ball will recover. Moderately priced, still available.
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Matthew R. Adams
Current Line-up: Enriched Uranium, Rule Delta 1, The Thing Returns, Sledgehammer Tour Edition, Duece, Vendetta Sniper (X2), Pure Energy, Tropical Storm, Red Alert 5, and XXXtreme