Mine was originally drilled 4x5, pin next to ring finger because the ball was so new and no reviews gave me a good idea of how to treat this ball and what to expect. Inbox condiiton I found it best for a semi-direct ball path (11/12 T arrows out to 6/7 at breakpoint, 45-47 feet down lane) on medium to medium-heavy oil patterns. However my main league was medium-light on old wood lanes. There it was far too powerful with this drilling. So I sanded it to 2000 grit and re-polished with Brunswick High gloss polish. This way it was OK, but not ideal. Still too much hook and only good midway thru the 2nd game of league.
I put it aside and had it redrilled. Took a lot longer than I thought due to the snow and some personal situations. Anyway, I just got it back last week. I place the pin over the ring finger, kicked the CG out, 3" to PAP. pin-CG distance is 3 1/4"; weight hole 5" over to make it legal. (5"x3" drilling)
Tried it Thursday on league's medium-light oil on wood lanes and today on medium oil on Brunswick's Anvil Lanes. Tried normal release, stroker release, normal release with much less rotational angle. The better situation has and continues to be with medium to medium-heavy oil. This allows me to play more direct than I normally do,.
Even with this new drilling AND the surface back to standard (400 grit + high gloss polish), ball's hitting power is still VERY strong (ask FBM357 and hotwire13; we three practiced together today). With higher ball speeds it goes straighter, but still strong backend. Can't even imagine using an original. WOuld need SIGNIFICANTLY more oil to use an Absolute or lots of polish
I cannot understand people talking about the inconsistency of this ball and can hardly understand Brunswick's claim of using thi sball on lighter oils. The ball remains amazing and very strong. It's still as hard a hitting ball as I own and can throw.
