Thanks bud. I am sure you will begin to see great reaction from it.

Thanks for the update.

So I was able to try out the Melee with a different surface last night during league. The one thing I have noticed with this ball is that I am able to stay right of everyone else and stay in the dry without worrying about the ball over reacting and blowing through the nose. This ball does not like oil. I did see a little bit over/under reaction but I think it was mostly operator error. I had games of 204,225, 180.....not impressive but I need to learn to trust this ball more and really get my fingers in it. I can stand at 5-10 and target first arrow compared to my InSite Almighty and Storm Hyroad standing 15-22 targeting second or third arrow. I think I have a great arsenal of equipment where I can play anywhere on the lanes. I can go down and in with the melee and not worry about over reaction or I can get inside with almighty or hyroad and swing it to the dry and watch it fly!

I can't see myself playing inside with this either. I do see the continuation now that I have played outside with this ball. I too must hit this ball at the bottom or there wont be any recovery. This is going to be an excellent piece for me.

UPDATE:

Ok, so after some more practice/testing, I have found that for me the best surface was polished. I started firing the ball up the boards last night with polish on this ball and found that was the best reaction I can get out of this. I was lofting it out about 6-8 feet on the lane and that thing was crushing the pocket. Now it wasn't a fresh league shot or anything we were bowling on but I found that this ball is the best for me with polish and the bigger weight hole. I will post my final thoughts on this ball after next weeks league matches and some practice over the weekend.

well, the more I roll this ball, the more I like it. Last night my scores weren't high but I was so consistent at hitting the pocket. Went 233, 208, 208 for 649. Like I said, not high scores but I was very consistent on hitting the pocket. I missed pocket once all night because I pulled a shot and crossed over. I covered every spare and had a clean match. Left a few 10-pins and 7-pins but covered them all. Looking back, I probably should have moved outside a board or two with my feet and kept the same target to give an increased entry angle. I am very happy with the consistency of this ball and the smooth controllable reaction I am getting. This was my first clean match in quite some time.

I just knew this ball was going to be special. I was at it again last night with another clean set. Back to back clean sets is something I haven't done in a long time. Tonight it was all 7 & 10 pins. And then there was the pesky 2 pin after the front nine in game 2...lol. Overall this is just a fantastic ball. Super clean, smooth and the continuation is remarkable. Last night I shot games of 247-279-238 for 764. The melee just has fantastic power through the pins.