I recently received a new Mammoth and I've been experiencing a problem. Have it drilled out with the  pin below and between the fingers out of box surface. The ball goes as straight as an arrow. We added a flare increasing hole down the VAL four inches from the pin. Ball still goes straight as an arrow. There is no separation in the track lines. I was excited about the ball with nationals only a few moths away , but this ball has been a real disappointment so far. Does anyone have any suggestions or should I chalk it up as a loss and move on. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Edited on 3/7/2008 6:35 PM

this is a high load particle ball with the surface wetsanded 400 grit from the factory. this is the most aggressive surface ever used on a ball from brunswick. it is designed for heavy oil. is it possible you aren't bowling on enough oil and the ball is burning up ?  is your ball speed very high ( 20+ mph )?  do you use a spinner release ? or are the lane you usually bowl on very slick and don't get cleaned very often ?

if your ball is burning up you may need to smooth out the surface of the ball with a finer grit of abrasive.

if however it's one of the other problems you may need to use a coarser grit of abrasive.

Thanks for the input folks. I always thought that if it was burning up it would start to hook and die, am I wrong? I'm more of a power tweener. I put a reasonable amount of turn on the ball but no where near a Robert Smith Type. My ball speed is some where between 16- 17 mph home house strips and oils every day. It is a short pattern only 36 ft buff to 38ft. The confusing part is the no separation of the track. Is this a sign of being burnt. Thanks for the help, I would hate to get rid of a ball if I didn't have to.

Edited on 3/7/2008 6:58 PM