I have drilled a few hell raisers in the last couple weeks, one was for my girl friend. IMHO, the ball needs some oil to get the full reaction out of it. The hell raiser makes a great move down lane, and pin carry was great also. First night out my, girl friend shot 700 with it.(would have been higher but she had to move more left then usual and the approaches at our center where just resurfaced)
The other gentleman that I drilled one for has a softer release, he had to play deeper as well but not leek the ball out to early. The ball still made it back when he did but he had better ball motion when he kept the ball in the oil.
Hope this helps with your decision, I don't think you will disappointed with this ball unless your bowling on the Sahara
Rob Cabello
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