LANE CONDITION
Length: Second Shift House Shot (wood lanes), Kegel Dead Man's Curve, and PBA Shark
Right Handed
Revs: 380-450 (depends on what the shot demands)
Speed: 18.2 mph
Layout: The pin is an inch above my middle finger with the MB an inch to the right of the thumbhole.
Surface: As of now I have only thrown the ball at it's box surface of 4000.
Ball Intention: A ball to use on longer sport patterns once the lanes have been broken down.
On the second shift late league I am not only able to start with this ball, but most of the time I can bowl the entire league with this ball. While it isn't a medium/dry lane ball in any sense of the word, but the cover gets through the front so effortlessly that I am able to use this ball on more patterns than I really should be able to due to it's down lane angularity. Typically I can start with this ball playing 20 to 7, but usually by the end of the night I'm in front of the guttercap. However, this is more a product of who bowled on the pair during the first shift, as on some night I haven't had to move as much. Despite this, when I'm lofting the gutter cap the ball still revs up nicely and doesn't start leaving 10 pins like many balls do when you move this deep inside.
On both of the sport shots I basically got out of the ball what I inteded of it. Obviously, due to the cover I cannot start with this ball on longer sport patterns. Due to how easily it gets through the front of the lane sometimes it just gets a little squirly on the fresh. The ball will make it back to the pocket, but due to the squirly reading of the end of the pattern sometimes it comes up really light due to skidding an extra foot or two. However, once you have created a defined hook area, you can just move to this ball and stay with it the rest of the block. I used the ball on each sport pattern after making a spot to throw at with my 505T and the ball came back to the pocket effortlessly.
It should be noted that as the ball says this ball is very angular, but not it does not over-react. I guess I would describe the ball as angular but sure footed in the back. It's almost unfair how easy it is to get backend out of this ball, because my bowling has basically been turned into, "get the ball of your hand cleanly and watching it hook regardless."
Overall, this is a fantastic ball, and it fills the need I intended for it.
BALL SPECS
Pin Length:3-4
Starting Top Weight:3.0
Ball Weight:15
DRILL PATTERN
Pin to PAP:5
pin above ring
CG to PAP:4 1/2
X Hole (if there is one): lower thumb quadrant
BOWLER STYLE
Rev Rate:475-500
Ball Speed:17-18
PAP/Track:5 over and 1/2 inch up
SURFACE PREP
Grit:oob
Type: (Matte, Polish, Sanded): sanded
LANE CONDITION
Length:39 feet
Volume: medium
Type (THS, Sport Pattern etc):
THS
BALL REACTION
Length: Medium to long
Back End: very strong
Overall Hook: Very strong
Midlane Read: consistant
Breakpoint Shape: Angular
COMMENTS
Likes:This Ball for a sanded surface worked well for me. I am A cranker That has alot of problems getting lenght out of any sanded ball. This ball was an exception It is very clean in the front part of the lanes and picks up alot in the midlane then transitions into a very angular. This ball has great pocket and off pocket carry. This ballkeeps pins low and does well kicking corners.
Dislikes: none so far
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