Well a few weeks ago, I got one of the cell's. So I started off trying it with the OOB surface, on a fresh league shot.
The reaction just seemed weak, I could hit the pocket but the carry wasn't there. I looked at the track on the ball and I only had about a 1' of flare. It was consistent like everyone said, but the it just didn't move or carry like they said.
So the going opinion was “strong layout, not enough oil, you need to polish it up because it's rolling out.â€. But I have a mark made on my PAP to help watch for this.
As far as I could see it wasn't rolling out. Normally I would try a little more surface texture, but I thought ok I'll shine it up
So I went from 2000 abralon (OOB) to a 4000 abralon surface. Well this didn't help. On a fresh league shot. The ball went a little farther down the lane. I had to move right to get the pocket, still not much flare, carry was still weak.
So next from 4000 I polished it to a high shine. I wound up on some real dry lanes at another house,the first chance I had to try it. I thought darn it would be to much ball, I was wrong.
The ball worked great, it reacted just how everyone had described it would. 250, 200 games by the 4th game the lanes were too dry bagged it.
Now on the fresh league shot with this surface, it just went even longer. So I said the heck with shining it up, I'll try duller see what happens.
Since the OOB didn't work before, I went to 500 abralon. Now on the fresh league shot guess what? The ball is working!
It was consistent, the carry was out standing. My first 7 frames I had 7 strikes. I was getting about 3-4' of flare. The pins stayed nice and low sweeping the deck, it was working just like the reviews said it would.
Now one of the guy's here who bowls in the regionals had been watching. As I came back we started talking, I told him the story.
He looked at me and said that 500 was way to much, it would absorb all the oil off the lane and just roll out I needed to shine it up.
Now my series that night wasn't great because in the 8th frame I stuck and fell so I was gun shy after that. By the 3rd game I started to loosen backup. I could still play the same line and strike with the cell and it was still working great no rolling out. I got to try it on my next league this week to see if this is it but I feel confident now with it.
A observation- When it was shined up, I could get a little more reaction when I could increase my rev's. But when dull it seems to work with the rev's I normally have.
I think the surface just had to match up with my rev's to get the most out of the ball. ( I feel I have a lower rev rate than others, so I don't get that real dynamic action the higher rev bowler's get).
Just thought I'd share my experience with the cell and adjusting the cell surface.
