I just drilled out my Mixed Breed Pearl this past friday after  talking to ch_flash and  Jason Wonders. The final verdict

was to treat this Z spin ball with the same concept as the Hammer No Mercy. Since i could not place the "V" 2 inches left

of thumb because the CG would be on the negative side and the pin would end up right of ring and towards my PAP, Jason

suggested an alternative layout that would give me the reaction i was looking for that i normally layout on my Y Spin asymmetrical balls. I placed the pin over my ring finger (5 inches from PAP) with the "V" four inches right of thumb which placed the PSA 2-3/4 left of my thumb. The static weights before drilling was 1-5/8 side and 0 finger/thumb. After drilling the fingers and thumb the statics were 1-5/8 side and 1/2 finger. Next, I drilled the fingers 1/2 inch deeper on each finger that cut the finger weight down to an 1/8. Then i drilled a weight hole 2-1/2 right of thumb and 1 inch up.  I used a 7/8 drill bit and drilled it down 2-3/4 inches deep. This cut the side weight down from 1-5/8 side to 7/8 side and the finger weight went up to 5/8.

 

I tried this ball at our nisei tournament on saturday at one of our centers which has 20+ year old HPL lanes with a lane pattern that was oiled about 40ft with a good concentration from 7 to 7 and friction outside of it. You couldn't use really dull stuff because the volume wasn't there but the length was. Anything that was polished either pearl or solid worked pretty good. It was all about execution and carry. I tried the Mixed Breed Pearl on one of our doubles squad and it rolled well. The ball is clean through the front and has a nice continuous arc on the backend. This ball keeps the pins low and scatters everything. Transition was a little tricky with this ball since the cover is really shinny out of box. Changing the cover i beleive will be beneficial. Having the weight hole low takes this ball from a mild weak pearl to a strong pearl. You can see the change in roll when this ball picks up in the midlane and keeps charging there after. I tried this ball again during the second team squad. The lanes were broken down with the lanes fried up 3rd arrow and out and oil 15 to 15 with blended backends. This usually points towards going with a fall back shot. Since this was a four man team, we all played same part of the lane and kept chasing the oil in as time went on. The Mixed Breed Pearl worked like magic. The ball pushed through the front, reved up in the mids and was continuous on the backend. I can see why this ball is really made for medium to dry lanes now. A lot of people were asking me what ball i was throwing. People gave me that puzzled look when i mentioned the name "Visionary". They asked if it was a new company and i said "no". They liked the color of the ball but also the way the ball rolled on a fresher condition and broken down pattern. All in all, this ball was very impressive. I would like to thank Jason and ch_flash for taking the time to discuss this ball in detail. I really appreciate it. I am going to test this ball out some more and then i think i am going to try out the Mixed Breed Solid.

 

 

 

Edited by Monster Stitch on 1/23/2012 at 2:10 AM

 I don't, but Willie Wells used it to be the high qualifier at the Mini-Eliminator. He also shot 300 with it. He finished third for a cool $10,000.

http://visionarybowling.com/ 

They are z-spin balls. drill them accordingly. Most likely, the mass bias/psa/high rg, will be 6-3/4" at 90* from the V mark and the pin. If you have access to a DeTerminator, spin them up to find the PSA's. If not, you are gonna need Jason's advice.

The pearl that is pictured, is a strong drilling. I would drill it like that one.

My Crossover has the pin above the ring finger and the cg kicked right 35 degrees. I rolls well with a smooth arc to the pocket, but still gets that good Visionary carry. Keep the Crossover clean, because they tend to soak up oil.

The Spartan is one that really needs the determinator. Or drill it like the MB Pearl.

Roll them BEFORE adding any wt. holes. You may want one ball stronger, and another weaker. 

Hope this helps.

Scotts33 spins all his up and knows where the psa's are located. 

http://visionarybowling.com/ 

Thanks for the input guys, I knew about the balls before talking to Jason.

He said this will most likely be the last z spin balls they produce, hope he 

doesn't mind me saying. Anyway, I don't have a pro shop near me that has 

 Congrats Matt! Awesome!   I'm jealous. I will get a M.B.Pearl before Nationals.

 

I've throw a 300 out of the box with The Nuke by Track. Got it the first night of a summer league and had to throw it as hard as I could to keep it on the right side of the headpin.

 

I did throw a 298 the second week that I had the Crossover and two weeks later a 300/814.

 

 

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