Scott,
You missed the purpose of my response. My response was not to hype the taboo purple or a specific layout. It was to give a visual aid as to what the same ball can do with different layouts on one pattern. You can do that with any ball and get your own results with the balls strengths and weaknesses. Obviously with the Purple Taboo, its strength is the back part of the lane, which is why the pin up layout yielded the most "separation" (not hook), meaning movement of the line to the pocket. If you were to do the same with an earlier reading ball then the pin up would more than likely have to be closer to the friction to be more effective. I thought it was just a great vid for guys who have stopped believing in layouts and more so in surface to show that while surface is the major key, layouts can also be a major contributor to what the ball does on the lanes.
Lefty,
Glad you enjoyed it. Im not a fan of hammer but the vid was better than they expected. And again anyone can do this, (and by anyone i mean staffers or ball companies themselves), rather than the fav layout and crossing 39 boards in a lot of the vids we see.