I have started to finally drill out my new batch of 15 lb'rs and last night I drilled an Xception (kept it box) and a V2 Sanded (polished with extender polish).  A V2 was my benchmark ball within my old 16's so I drilled it like my favorite one and the Xception is fairly close (5" pin-pap and 6" MB, with pin above fingers).  I was able to play around 18 at the arrow with the V2 as I expected and the ball got down the lane nicely and made a great read back to the pocket.  I picked up the Xception after getting warmed up and after throwing a few balls I was surprised by what I saw...

...more midlane read, a sooner change in direction and more overall hook!  After reading how much this ball was supposed to be a skid/flip reaction I thought the ball would push a bit more than it did.  I was forced atleast 3 boards left at the arrows to get a consistent look out of the ball.  Maybe I just need mess with the surface a little bit, but it's not what I expected.  I can see where it will be a good ball, but it doesn't fit the slot I thought it would in my bag...yet.
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-Chris: DJ's Pro Shop : Auburn, MA

The lanes were fresh oil and where actually a little bit heavier than I have seen them since the summer oil pattern was put out.  I brought out my High Energy with me as that's the ball I've been throwing the most as of late.  That ball didn't want to "peel off" really well unless I kept it tight or out to the dry.  

I'm going to mess with the surface some more though...definatley seems like that should do the trick.

The main reason that I started this thread is that I'm the first and only person using an X in my area.  We sold a bunch of Rules, but for some reason nobody was interested in the X??
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-Chris: DJ's Pro Shop : Auburn, MA