Does it really hook that much?  When I first started bowling this year after a few year layoff, I purchased a used pretty tracked out throttle from a friend.  I have yet to find another ball that curves anywhere near the amount or with the sharpness of this ball.  I have so far purchased an xxcel, bigtime, delta 1, smokin inferno, rsx, supercharge.  I will admit the pin on the throttle is drilled closer to leverage than any of my other equipment.  However, the layout on my xxcel and deltas are only about a 1/4 to 1/2 inch different than the throttle.  All of my equipment is polished the same with finesse-it 2.  The xxcel and delta were the two balls I expected to outhook the throttle however I stand about 5 boards deeper with the throttle over the xxcel and there is no comparison in the sharpness of the backend.  I just received the delta and in league monday I started out standing on 18 basically pointing down the 2nd arrow.  When I switched to my throttle I had to stand on 33 and swing it out to the 8 board at my break point.  I dont know if I am more amazed with my throttle or disappointed in how much my xxcel and delta hook.



Edited on 12/21/2005 3:52 AM

So you're saying you polish ALL your equipment?  Have you thrown the XXcel in OOB condition?  Or any of your stuff, or do you polish it up right away?  It could also have to do with how the ball "feels."  For some reason I throw some balls better than others, even if they have the exact same drill.

If you're throwing almost exclusively on a medium pattern, than I can understand as well.  I know on my medium anything strong tends to just burn up.