First off, special thanks to Doene Moos of Storm for sending me this gem and to Victor Marion for laying it out for me.
Check out my specs in my profile first -- Victor had me lay it out with the pseudo mass bias at 6 3/4 and a 5" pin X 4" MB. The pin ends up being just above and a little left of my ring finger and the cg just underneath the ring.
I tested this ball on 3 different patterns, all were on Brunswick Pro Anvilane so here goes:
Pattern 1: USBC Nationals
I started playing with my feet at 30, crossing 17 at the arrows with a breakpoint at about 5 or 6, speed around 18.5. The Second Dimension didn't even sniff the fronts then started getting into a nice roll and then just kicking left at the end of the 40 feet. It was almost uncontrollable at a point. I picked up the speed to about 21 and was able to bump my feet about 4 right and close my angles in a bit, and this thing just destroyed the pins. I think it would be an amazing ball to start with at nationals, but you'll definitely have to put it away a game or so into it.
Pattern 2: 41' "heavier" volume THS
I say heavier volume because my home house doesn't hook nearly as much as any other THS around the area so I put it in quotes because are any THS that heavy? you know what I mean. Anyway, I started with my feet around 20, trying to cross about 15 and the arrows and 8 or 9 at the breakpoint. Since the fronts are sludge, crisco-esque, the ball tended to skate just a bit long it SEEMED at first before it got rolling. The thing that surprised me was that even though it tended to go a bit longer than the nationals pattern, it got rolling just as hard and then kicked left again! I was amazed to say the least because I usually don't have luck with pearl balls at this house until about the mid 2nd game. I had to play a bit straighter than the nationals pattern but the ball hit just as hard!
Pattern 3 -- 2nd shift THS
I tried this puppy out at my Thursday 2nd shift league. I was considerably left of where I was when the lanes are fresh, starting with my feet at 27, crossing 19 at the arrows with my breakpoint around 6 or 7. The only thing I was afraid of with this ball was that if my angles got too opened up then my carry would suffer, and I was right. 6 strikes and 6 nine counts the first game and I knew it was time to put her away. Because of the angle i was creating and the fact that it kicks so hard left at the end, if there isn't enough oil down lane, I think the carry will suffer with this ball
Overall, this is an amazing piece for patterns where you can either throw it a bit harder to keep your angles close together or for fresher patterns. If your rev rate is fairly low I think it would be great at any time except for on heavier stuff, but hey, it's a pearl what do you expect? I do have to say that this is the rolliest pearl I've ever owned and in comparison, is about 5 or 6 boards stronger than my rapid fire pearl and a good 8 boards more than my t-road pearl. Another great product from the boys out in Utah. Again, special thanks to Doene and Victor. Bowl up a storm!
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2009 PBA East/Central region.
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