This is a great ball for tournaments, particularly sport shots, in my opinion. Ball has a nice dull cover, that grips to the lane, and finishes smoothly. I look forward to throwing this ball in my next tournament $$$. I feel this ball would be good for many different style bowlers, depending Ont he drilling. As a down-and-in bowler with medium-fast ball speed, I found that The King Cobra helped me get to the pocket easier on a medium to oily pattern, and helped carry more - not leaving so many corner pins!