The only Track ball I have owned before today was a Contender.  That ball paid for itself the first night I threw it.  I loved that ball, but for some reason I never tried another Track ball.  I went to a new shop today and worked with a Track staff member and decided on an Exception 5.0.  I don't know the exacts of the drill, but I can try to describe it.  Pin under ring finger, mass bias to the right and slightly below my thumb, with a weight hole below my grip line.  He described it as a "sorta rev leverage" layout.  I took it out to the lanes standing 20 out to 5.  The ball rolled early, and then arced very hard into the pocket.  William Clark came out and told me to move 8 left and aim 17.  The move on the ball was amazing.  I've never had a ball that I was able to open up the lane that much with.  After throwing 8 strikes in a row with it, I decided to ask him if he always walled his lanes up like that.  He then told me that he had out a 37' sport shot.  That is the same shot that I'm averaging about 168 on at my home house, although the surfaces are different.  I already feel like I will kill a house shot with this ball, which is why I got it.  Throwing that many strikes on a sport shot makes it even sweeter.  Thanks to all the regular posters in the Track forum for convincing me to give another ball a try, although I know I've never talked to any of you, or even posted in here before.  Lurking can be good too

Don