Does anyone think Brunswicks pearl coverstocks are too weak? Ive had a big problem getting a consistant read from any of the pearls I've drilled on medium patterns, with exception of the Activator cover. Ive had the SlayR, Punisher, Frenzy, and the gold Power Groove. Has anyone else had this problem.

I agree. Ive drilled all of them with the pins low to try to keep it from OVER flipping. Problem I have is, the center I bowl at use very dense oil, it carries down, doesnt evaporate. But the lane surface is pretty worn down so stronger equipment difficult to get thru the fronts...

I tried to use pearls with stronger drill patterns to get thru the fronts but still read the mid-lane. But either they dont read at all, or they over read the random dry spots on the backend. Im not throwing it bad, I just cant get a good read from anything.

My next option is to try using more solids without having Xholes. hopefully it'll give me a cleaner look thru the front but still read more even on the backend.

Any suggestions??? should I try pearls without weight holes too?

Intense with the cover adjusted to your liking??

Have most of you had success with balls drilled pin above the fingers with brunswick? Ive always had success with pins below the fingers, but it seems with Brunswick, Ive only liked the ones with the pin above. I hadnt noticed this until I took a look at all of them together. Seems something about brunswick balls roll better for me with the pin above.

at first I thought it was because Brunswick generally rolled early, but I threw Ebonite exclusively for a few years and their stuff generally rolls early also. and with Ebonite, I had success with the pin below generally.

Im confused......

The Frenzy is "flippy", but for the "flippy" balls out there, I always found it to be one of the most forgiving -- it evens out the "flippiness" many of these balls seem to have.  In my experience, the N'Control it is nowhere near as flippy as the comparable Storm or Columbia coverstocks.
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