My input is skewed, but I will give it anyway. I threw my Deranged at 500 plus polish, and my buddy threw his at 1000 plus polish. With those undergrits, the ball read the midlane very well and offered a smooth and very strong move down the lane. So, what I saw would make the Deranged similar to something like an Optimus more than the IQ Tour Pearl or Hyroad Pearl. I guess what this shows is that the Deranged can offer a very wide variety of reaction characteristics depending upon how you drill and prep it. Personally, I think that the Deranged was very overlooked, at least in my area. It was a very, very good ball.