I have always liked and have more success with duller reactive equipment.
It is obvious that todays reactive equipment hits harder, is easier to clean and soaks less oil if it is polished.  I know the solution is to buy pearl
particle balls, but particle balls lose their reaction too soon and break the shot down too quick, requiring too many moves in a set.  
 
I am currently switching to 15 lb equipment and have decided that pearl or polished is the way to go.  I usually use longer pin to pap distances on the dull equipment.  Since I am going to lighter and polished equipment I am going to need earlier rolling drills.  Any suggestions on drills that are more of an arc and help polished read the lanes like dull would be appreciated.

This is what I need:

A particle that handles heavier oil and will last more than 50 games.  Possibly a polished vendetta particle?
Would like suggestions for a polished reactive that can handle heavier oil.
Possibly an Inferno.

I already have medium covered with the Element at 41/2 stacked.  Really like the soaker cover and am interested in the Thing maybe to fill the above slot with an earlier roll drilling than the Element

For dry I liked the blue hot flame, but can't find one in 15 lb.
Inquiring about a sonic ll over seas ball.

Anyone who has these balls polished, and can offer some input as to reaction and drillings, I would appreciate it.  Also, any better alternative balls.

Stringer, rather than look overseas, try out the Sonic X. A team mate of mine has it and has gotten me curious about it. It is a very good ball for drier conditions. His isnt drilled very strong, pin right of ring finger, cg in palm. It goes long and makes a nice move at the end. Look into it, I know I am!!

Thanks for the replys.  I agree with Charlest that I can't accomplish making shined react like dull equipment.  In a true heavy oil pattern dull is going to work better and dull particle is even better.  Maybe a better question is which ball when shined or pearlized is best in oil?  I,m sure a pearl particle is probably the answer, but which is best.  I realize a lot depends on style but I'm just curious what others think is best.  I will start a new post and take a poll.  

I have recently placed two ideas regarding creating midlane, on sort of these conditions where there isn't a lot of head oil, but midlane is needed because of a sloppy or long breapoint.

One idea I put on coverstock regarding sanding balls with crosshatching versus with the track.  These balls can then be polished and give good backend but an earlier breakpoint than balls sanded with the track.

Also on this forum, I mentioned my friend who had an almost unusable Mutant.
Too long on oil too early on medium.  He took it and placed a weighthole on his PAP and reduced side all the way to 0.  This all of a sudden got this ball to work on a oilier condition at the breakpoint.  First set 790 out of the box in a big tournament.  Previous high set in the 660 to 680 range for him.
He was ready to give up on the ball.

REgards,

Luckylefty