Get a Punisher and drill it 2E, like the SI. It will give you a very similar reaction on medium-dry conditions, when the stronger stuff burns up.

Other option can be a simple Power Groove pearl reactive (these babies are quite stong and true keepers when anything else fails) drilled similarly, should react a bit more even than the Punisher.
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Talk to your ball driller and tell him/her(?) what you want the ball to do and for which condition it is intended. Having the driller watch you bowl is also an very good source for fine-tuning the recation with pin and CG placement.

Surface prep is more an individual thing, and I'd consider this as a 2nd step after having experience with the balls, how they react and how they should complement each other. If a polished one is too itchy, take the glaze off with a high grit pad. If you need traction in oil, sand the ball. But this is your personal decision upon ball reaction and what you want the ball(s) to do. There is very much room for experiments and fine-tuning to it, no fear!
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