I wish I was able to get my hands on a Badger. That being said, the Grapnel core has been great for me since it was in the Clutch series. I still have a Clutch Pearl from 09 in the bag and a NIB. Money Badger (both) look like winners from what I've seen. I'll be getting mine here in a couple of weeks and will give a full review on both and how they compare to all the others I'll have in the bag (HB, Claw, White Hot, Urethane and Infused) I'm looking to trying the Infused, Urethane and Tour on the next pattern we're bowling on, which is 35 feet, 1:1 ratio.