Purchased a Terror and G/W Misfit to fit into my arsenal. I have found these two balls to be some of the worst rolling pieces I have seen. Both are very over under and this is after numerous surface changes. The couple of times I could actually get a decent reaction out the the misfit, I could only use it for a game. I then had to put it away, as any adjustment I made resulted in the typical over under reaction. Is it just me or have others come across this also? I know there is another thread about an issue the poster had with his terror. I have seen the same thing. I am not having these issues with other simularly drilled balls from other manufacturers. Any feedback is appreciated.

I have had both bowling balls drilled the same as well pin under bridge cg swung out on both PAP 4 11/16 1/2 up speed is 19mph.  With the misfit I didn’t like it out of box for me the reaction was either to late or to sharp.  I went through several surface changes as well 360 (this worked great of course you cannot use it that long but very smooth) 500 (the motion stayed smooth and continuous not sharp of course early if you are in the dirt and will not recover in too much oil) 800 (Very good reaction almost left it like this) 1000 (very smooth no over under not to sharp not to late just right I keep this ball at 1000 and maybe twice a month I hit it with 1000).  I found that the ball will give you a few different reads but we have to understand this is a med/lt to light oil ball.  I have seen people make it look better then high end bowling balls but then again Rev rate, layout, hand position all play a huge part.  I would say step back and find out what you want the ball to do and on what lane condition what situation and go from there.

The Terror I understand you have to play around with the drill a bit (That is not something that’s easy to do) the terror can easily be over under.  For me the key for the terror to be successful look at a layout that best suites the lane condition you are trying to tackle and then after that play around with the surface sometime we look for a ball to do what we want but did we help the ball with how it is laid out and surface prep. 

As far as my success with the Terror I left it at box finish after going through different surface changes, I just had to know when that wasn't the ball to use, that reaction (like many pearl pieces) can be to sharp of the spot and slide through the break point.

I am no professional in knowing bowling balls by far this is just my opinion and what has worked for me.

I haven't had much luck with my Terror either. From the reviews I thought I would be stronger. It seems like when the back ends are clean which is not that often the ball will carry alright for me but not that backend I was hoping for. When the lanes
 Transisition the ball needs to be high flush to carry for me . Granted I don't have 400 revs but I was hoping for a little stronger ball. I don't get drier conditions that often. I am going to try putting another hole in it to see if that helps and if it doesn't help I'll sell it and get a Brunswick Aura.

The Reckless and Too reckless at box finish I loved. My first Misfit (orange/blue) was drilled pin down 70x5.25x60 with a p3 x-hole and the ball was extremely strong. Way too much ball for the price point. If was very clean through the front of the lane and extremely angular down lane. I ended up using a 2000 pad to knock the shine off and it helped but it was still a lot more ball then I was looking for.

On my second Misfit (green/white) I went with a pin up 70x5x30 and left the ball at box finish with no x-hole. The ball gives me the length I like with a hard reving down lane reaction and a lot of hook. More controllable then the first misfit I had.(still very strong)

I will eventually be getting a Terror because of it being a lighter oil ball then the rest of the HR series it will fit my style a little better for playing on the right side of the lane. A friend of mine loves his Terror. Says it is very similar to his  Nexxxus f(P+S) only not as angular off the spot.

don't buy junk that is made in Mexico.

A big prob with Dv8 and Bruns. balls coming from mexico is the pin and mass bias are miss marked.  Make sure your pro shop guy has a Determinator machine that finds the true mass bias of every ball. I have been using mostly bruns. and dv8 and some off the balls were way off on pin location and or mass bias mark.  This would be huge when  it comes time to put your favorite drill pattern on a ball.  This is what happens when you pay someone 25 cents an hr . to work

Wow, again with the libel.

First off, I don't see any 2nds on ebay as claimed.

Our pins and mass bias are not mis marked, and our warranty rate (even with an unmatched 2 YEAR warranty) is a fraction of a percent.

I think that DV8 stuff looks awesome. I would totally put holes in a couple of them. I didn't match up with Brunswick stuff at all, so I would like to see how the DV8 stuff rolls. If surface changes are what is needed, so be it. I know that on all the pearl balls I drill out of SA, I have to break the surface and repolish them.