i finally got a chance to throw my new c-system 3.5 today after work. i went to the house where i bowl my mixed league at and they had everything ready for me. their kegel kustodian cleaned and oiled a pair of lanes with their typical league shot. this house has 30 year old wood lanes that are in excellent shape and the oil pattern is appx. 38-39'' with very little crown in the middle.
my 3.5 is drilled basically 4 1/2 x 4 1/2( which places the pin right next to the ring finger ). the psa is just below and right of the thumbhole. the x-hole is just below my pap. the balls surface is 2,000 micropad and polished. this is the same set-up on my 2.5.
typically, when starting the evening with the 2.5 my feet will be on 27, the ball will be at 11 at the arrows, and will go out to about 5 before returning. with the 3.5 i decided to stand on 33, hit the arrows at 13, and have the ball go out to about 7. this proved to be a right decision. with medium ball speed and a release with appx. 45 degrees of axis rotation, the 3.5 proved to be a terror. everything i''ve read about this ball is true. it''s like a 2.5 on steroids. ease thru the front part of the lane, pickup in the midlane, and huge backend reaction. the roll and carry is even better than the 2.5
i could miss as far as 4-5 and the ball just wouldn''t quit. i tried to move deeper and use more axis rotation( appx. 60 degrees ) but this proved to be too much backend....too violent and too hard to control. i also tried several shots with more forward roll from a straighter angle and the roll and carry was just as good.
i''ve only thrown the 3.5 once( 5 games )so i''m not ready to give a full report yet but this ball has so much promise that i eagerly look forward to more testing.
Edited on 2/1/2010 10:39 PM
