Just thought that I would give this ball another, detailed review. I think that this ball has really helped me change my game up a little bit. I like the way that it has taught me to force to teach myself how to adjust properly.
Drill: Pin is 120 degrees right and down of my middle finger about one and a half inches
CG is swung out from the center of grip about an inch and a half
MB is directly one inch straight down from my thumbhole
Me: Righty with average to above average speed, and above average revs. This ball is being played right up the ten board with this style and drilling for my strike ball. If in need, I can easily make myself into a cranker, or a stroker.
REACTION SHAPE: This ball goes down the lane a very long way. I expected that with the pearlized, and highly polished shell, but not with this drilling, which normally gets a ball to roll up a little early. It goes about 45 feet, then stands up, arcs a little bit, then absolutely snaps very hard. Surprisingly, the snap is quite hard, but is also very controllable. The reaction of this ball seems to be the same no matter where it is played on the lane. It goes its distance, and then simply arcs then snaps.
DRIFT: I have used this ball on heavy, to dry, all of which for me the ball seemed to perform well on contrary to other reviews. It clears the heads amazingly like no pearl reactive I have ever had. Whether it is heavy oil or dry oil it floats through the heads similar to a plastic ball.
HIT: This ball I imagined would hit pretty hard with the placement of the MB and the way the core looked. And this was simply right on target. As soon as it snaps, it stands up and rolls very hard. When it hits the pocket, it makes a very load sound and blasts pins around. A lot of times, the 7 pin will fall back, then flip and hit its head, then fall again, head, fall, etc. until the sweep gets rid of it. The only problem is that sometimes the ball will come in a little steep, and will leave a wrap ten every now and then.
In summary, this is a great ball and has taught me some new things. Before I got this ball, I could not play a down and in shot. I always was used to singing my Angle Evolution the whole lane. This ball made me learn how to play a down and in shot, because that seems to be its bailiwick. This has also taught me how to adjust, because if it rolls up just a little to early, I can move two boards to the left and will continue to strike. This ball does not like to be swung, but it can be done with enough revs played from the left gutter right at the ten pin, and it will snap and recover, but it seems to just not have as much energy left over when played like this. It also sometimes might leave a solid 9 pin on occasion, but it is easily forgotten by a small adjustment. This is one of the best balls I have ever thrown because of its versatility. A simple move of boards will help this monster find and destroy the pocket.
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Clay
A person who's mystery is only surpassed by that of his intelligence.