I bought this ball for the same reason you are looking at it. Center I bowled in stripped and oiled the lanes in the morning. Then about 4pm they reoiled without stripping. Depending on open bowling during the day, you had alot of oil to deal with.

Ball has a 2in pin, drilled pin under ring finger with an X-HOLE.

It was a beast. It would easily go down the lane and then hit the break point and turn into the pocket. Usually I stood 20 with left and threw out around the 7 board. Even with my speed, around 17, the ball would still come back. Even if I missed my mark to the left, it still held and would hit pocket. If I missed left, it would come back. May not have struck, but I would still get a decent count.

My opinion is that this is a great ball. Very underated as far as performance equipment goes.
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T.J.

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I wonder how durable the particles used in the Mammoth are, Charles. If the particles are big enough and durable enough, then they can always be exposed with scotch brite to preserve reaction.

Good luck
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i've used high load particle balls from brunswick many times in the past and they have held up just fine. i had both the goliath and the mammoth and they worked fine provided there was some oil in the heads. a major factor in how well high load particle balls last/work is how you maintain them. you need to wipe the ball off after every shot, clean the ball after every use, rescuff them before every league session/tournament, and run them thru the rejuvenator or revivor every 25 games or so( assuming the ball is dull ).

A much cheaper purchase if you can find one is a Reaction Roll.

Mine is still hooking on heavy oil....most of the time I have to take surface up to use anywhere (like 1500 and polish)and if a flood back down to the green pad!  

Usually around $15 to $20 used.  Good lookin also!

Also...all the Brunswick heavy load particles I have used have been great too.

Jade Quantum, ProZone Azure, Fuze Detonator, HPH.  When sold they were all still hooking great!  I'm sure this Mammoth is more of the same.  The used Eliminator I"m selling isn't bad on pretty heavy oil either!

For really heavy oil....look short...point and pick the right backend!  Often these heavy oilers above only work on league heavy oil....ie 10 to 10 or 7 to 7 patterns!

REgards,

Luckylefty
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WHY??  you say...

Because these heavy oilers with their low rgs and strong coverstocks often force one to aim away from the pocket and prevent one from pointing!  The KEY I believe on heavy oil!

Usually righties don't notice this is my observation because after struggling in a first game with these oilers on flat oil...the shot starts to open up in the second game.

On the other hand the lefty doesn't open up for many games and must point!
Higher rg balls like a Track Spell or regular reactives like a Brunswick Battle Zone or a Demolition Zone have allowed me to do okay on really flat patterns.

I'm always looking for a ball to point with that supplies the right backend for the shot.

REgards,

Luckylefty
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Open the door...see what's possible...and just walk right on through...that's how easy success feels..