Update on the Pearl. Redrilled the thumb to fit my span (was 1/4" long before). Ball layed out at 4 x 3, with small balance hole. 15lbs, 2-3" pin. After slightly struggling the first two weeks of league (well 649, 613 not bad but missing spares is killing me...), worked on my game a little bit one day, realized I wasnt coming around the ball enough and not getting the revs. Fixed the problem last weekend and now I am back if not better than I was before leagues ended last year. After a quick cleaning and a coat of Black Magic, ball gives me an awesome reaction from the "easy" side (lefty). Speed about 18mph, above avg revs for a "typical" lefty, playing a little 10-5 swing, ball clears the heads with little trouble, revs up in the midlane and makes a big backend move into the pocket that sends pins either dancing on the deck or straight back flush. Full game with it went 9/, next 5, then went 3-6. As everyone is laughing at the 3 count, lets just say I "pulled" it....by about 20 boards. Anyways, came back strong and shot 251, only missing the pocket on that 10 yard penalty. Pearl has the same if not more backend than my Hercules, but carry percentage is right up there with any other Mo ball that I own. Can not wait to practice tomorrow, hopefully the shop is slow so I can get more games in, but if not, oh well hopefully I can bowl tomorrow night in league. 9.5 out of 10, awesome pearl ball!
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