The Cannon was my third effort at finding an option in place of my stronger equipment when the lanes break down, or there is just too much back end for my game.  My first try was the eraser which is a good ball in its own right, but not what I was looking for.  The second was the Columbia Scout, that I recently reviewed.  The low rg Cannon offers an interesting contrast to the 3 piece, high rg Scout.  Both balls definitely live up to their billing as dry lane options, but with totally different looks.  While the scout is best for us strokers when we play more squared up angles, the cannon will allow us to swing the ball and still get some hitting power.  They both have their place.  Last night I used the Cannon on a long oil block where the track betweeen 10 and 15 board gets scorched very quickly.  I had previously been fairly successful hugging the oil at 15 board with an ARC.  However, the downside was a 1 board pull gives you a 5-7 or 8-10. Move 1 and 1 to the right and you are looking instant hook. I was able to play the Cannon right down the track at 10 to 13 board.  The result was a very high carrying percentage where slight pulls ended up high pocket.  If I drifted and over swung the shot it was usually a flat 10, but that was a mistake I just didn't make very often.

In summary, not all dry conditions are the same and both of these ball have their place.  The scout is at its best when you are playing outside 10 and really want to point the ball without too much flip.  The Cannon will rev up a little more and would be my choice on flying back ends or broken down inside shots.  For you heavy handed guys the scout might be a better all around choice of the two since you can supply the revs.  The low rg cannon might give you guys too much over/under.          

I reviewed this one earlier but have to say more.  This ball has emerged as a much better dry lane option than my scout reactive.  I think the shell is the key.  Even though this is a low rg ball it is very clean through the heads.  The cannon isn't a ball that I will move to 4th arrow with, unless we are talking beastly dry. What it does real well is allow me to hang around out at 10 or 15 board long after the shot has broken down for my other equipment.  Normally such a tactic is not my first option.  I would much rather stay with aggressive stuff and follow the oil.  However, this ball makes staying right viable.  I was averaging about 230 on a totally walled up, but broken down, long oil shot using an ARC and hugging 3rd arrow.  I have bowled on this condition a lot and and the deeper angle was alway my best option.  I started throwing the cannon up 10 board, and found some hold area that was not at all apparent with more aggressive equipment.  8 weeks later my average was approaching a ridiculous 240.  Admittedly we are talking about a bizarre condition here, but getting a dry lane ball to carry that much on anything was impressive.