First off, for us to help we need to know more about you.  I.E. your style of bowling.  Speed, rev rate, other things like that.  Also, what line where you trying to play with it?  As well, what other stuff have you used that has worked, and what line did you play with that?
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Deke,

Most Brunswick balls are sanded to 400 grit then have a coat of Brunswick's High Gloss Polishapplied. It's different from most polishes as it does not have any grit in it that changes the basic underlying grit/finish.

So for most of them to get more length, you sand it to a higher, that is, finer grit, (600, 800, 1000, 1500 or whatever you need) and then re-apply the Brunswick polish. That will get you more length but less overall grip at the backend. Being Activator type cover, it will still be a strong ball reaction.

I'd start with 800 grit and see how that works for you.

Of course you can't JUST sand it; you need something as fine as 4000 grit, not 800 or 1000 grit) to get the length that the polish gives you.
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littledeke:  I have to agree with with inverted 1.   i have the same shot as you except i throw a 16.   the difference is like I1 said, your playing the SI on the wrong condition.   As much as I love playing the SI, once the lane get alot more drier, I strain myself trying to get the ball down to the pocket.   You can buff the SI with a polish that will make it go longer but my question to you is....WHAT HAPPENS when let's say one day  the house you bowl in changes the lane conditon to "OILY".   Then you're gonna have an SI that will never come back.

In my opinion...Leave the SI the way it and find yourself a ball made for your house condition.   Besides the PUNISHER as I1 indicated, maybe perhaps a "BLAZING or INTENSE" Inferno if you like this line alot. LOL
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From what you state, I'd also say that you are just using the SI on wrong conditions. I have a Raging Red Fuze, too, and in my THS house (30-32' of light to light oil, 8 dry outside boards) I simply cannot use it. It jumps off for Brooklyn - no chance to get it to the pocket with my normal game (and it has 2L, too).

You can either try to force tha ball down with force (NOT recommendable!), try a higher grit and re-polish it (although I doubt that it will help much), try to paly it with a broken-back wrist to take out any hook or, drastically, re-drill the SI with a weaker drilling, e. g. pin above bridge and the MB right to the thumb. But even then I doubt that the SI will make you happy, since it needs head oil to work.

Just sanding it might make it even worse: the ball will grip more/earlier, and the danger of burning out is IMHO even gretaer than with a polish.

I'd suggest Inverted 1's idea of getting a ball with a weaker surface, medium to high RG, medium flare. A Punisher sounds good, a Rampage could be an option,. too (but maybe already too strong). The pearl reactive Power Grooves are also versatile balls on those conditions you seem to play on - if you are on a budget, these should be considered, too.

Good luck!
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Question BigDave300,
You said your SI is drilled pin at 10:30. According to brunswicks drilling chart, which layout is the closest to yours?. Also is yours in out of box condition?  Currently i have an AI drilled pin next to ring finger. Looking for something for med-light conditions, like an SI or Rampage.  I'm also a cranker with high revs.

I tried some new things last night to which none of them worked.  I could hardly keep my SI on the lanes.  Seriously considering getting a BVP Punisher.  Question I have is do I get it drilled 2L or 3L.  I am a high rev, medium speed bowler.  Any suggestions??