Specs: 18 mph, 540 rev rate, 5 1/2 x 0 PAP, 30 degrees axis rotation
SS Ogre: pin out 3 1/2 inches, 3 ounces top weight
Layout: 4 1/2 stacked (cg underneath the pin 1 1/2 inches from center of grip and on the midline), weight hole on the midline 4 inches from center of grip.
I drilled it this way simply because my Green Gargoyle is drilled identical and wanted to get a true comparison of the 2 balls. On your THS, the Green Gargoyle is very clean through the front with a pretty defined flip on the backend about 42-45 feet down the lane.
The SS Ogre when I first threw it out of the box was left in box finish (1500 grit polished). At one of the centers I practice at (AMF Center with a high friction synthetic surfaces) with their version of the THS, I could not control it. The ball had a flippy type reaction though it looked a few feet sooner than the Green Gargoyle. A friend of mine who is on Ebonite Staff watched a few shots and agreed that a change needed to be made as the reaction was way too uncontrollable on the THS. I put the ball on the spinner and took her up to 4000 abralon with Ebonite's Factory Finish on top of that. The ball was much cleaner down the lane which made it more playable but still had too much pop on the backend to make it too similar to the Green Gargoyle and that was playing 22 at the arrows playing 5-7 at the breakpoint. Back to the pro shop I went where I started at a fresh piece of 2000 to knock the polish off and then back to 4000. Now compared to the Green Gargoyle, it is a few feet sooner but not having the polish on it made it more of a hard arcing motion and much more controllable also allowing me to get in the oil a little more without too much worry of the ball being squirty.
Since the Green Gargoyle is my favorite ball, the SS Ogre was a must have for me. For those that have the Greenie and looking for something the replace it down the road, get the SS Ogre. I rate this ball a perfect 10 as it fits perfectly to what I wanted, takes to cover changes easily, and can be used on anything except alot of carrydown.
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Steven Vance
Former Pro Shop Operator
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