Although Denny is a recognized expert on balls and their use and drilling, I read that same article and have a big problem with this exact recommendation. No, I don't have any personal experience with a V2 particle, but I'd think that's an awfully poor design that needed that treatment to work properly. Also Denny, as an Ebonite staff memeber and professional tester, gets his balls a little cheaper than we do; so he would not hesitate to do this.

That said, a light scuffing with a ScotchBrite every 3 games will not wear a high percenatge of its cover away. Besides, if it makes a ball last longer well, in these days of ball's dying every 50-100 games,  I think that would be a good thing. Scotchbrite-ing your V2P after every 6-9 games would seem to be sufficient, as long as it was cleaned fairly well after each use, which you should do with a dull ball anyway.

There might be something to this.  About 5 yrs ago I was using a Red Pulse, I cleaned it by hand before every league night with alcohol and a green scotchbrite.  I carried a 220+ average most of the season and finished with 220
even.  That was in a house where only the proprietor and a handful of others carried a 200 avg. I shot 2 300's and 2 series in the 790's.  I have since abandoned this cleaning practice and have yet to reach the 220 avg again.  

   I can tell you that this method of cleaning had no adverse effects on the ball, and I used it exclusively in two leagues for 3 seasons.  I abandoned that
method of cleaning because of info on this site for better methods of cleaning.
I can't attribute my best season ever to the use of scotcbrite, or to a good match up of ball, bowler and lane conditions.  Maybe, it was using only one ball, confidence in using that ball, not having to fiddle with fit of the ball, and knowing exactly what to expect from the ball on most conditions.  

Now you have me thinking about using my current method of cleaning and going over it with a green scochbrite afterwards.  Maybe, I should bring out that Nib red pulse, get it drilled like the old one.  Maybe I should sell my arsenal and just use one ball and adjust to conditions.  Maybe I should just stop thinking and just bowl.

Strider,

I think it was using a good ball and only one ball and the right ball that had more to do with your success than the ritual of alcohol and Scotchbrite after every league session. While I still do not believe that using the Scotch-Brite to re-set the surface after every 3 games is essential, I suspect that the Scotchbrite helped you get every bit of dirt out of every crevice. I think today, there are plenty of great cloths and great cleaners that will help you do the same. A touch up with the Scotch-Brite for the sole puprose of re-setting the surface is probably a good thing every 9-15 games rather than every 3. 3 games is not going to hurt very many balls unless the lane surface is really old and really terrible. (and I have seen that.)

By the way fanatastic shooting that year. Congrats!  

OmegaBowler,

Yes, the green pad is supposed to be about 600 grit.
If you scuff the ball every night, you may be removing the Elixir, which is normally removed by sanding. I'd suggest Scotch-Brite at wider intervals.