I've had the ball for a couple weeks now.  I've used it only on synthetic lanes.  It is drilled to go long and break sharply.  Pin over ring, CG marker under and right of the ring, bias marker right of the thumb and a balance hole close to the PAP.

At first I left the ball in the box finish.  Picked up a White Dot spare ball at the same time.  On the first shot the White Dot outhooked the One.  That is some polish job on the ball.  It gradually started hooking more and more.  After about 10 games it was getting to be the ball I expected and probably more.  If you held the speed way down you could play it as deep as you wanted but push it a little and it was like a hockey puck after a slap shot.  After a few more series on the ball I took white Scotch Brite and when the ball was wet with cleaner, I gently worked it in with the pad.  The ball is still very shiney but it is a little more forgiving than with the box finish.

This is the only ball I've ever had that allows me to play as deep as I care to and still absolutely rips the pins when it turns the corner.  You can see the 10 pin cringing when the ball makes its move and for me that is impressive!Compared to my Storm Triple X it is a beast at the break point.  For me, the well used slightly scuffed XXX will play easily on an outside or track line where the One is way too over/under for that shot as I have to push the speed to where I am no longer consistant.  It actually is much more controllable for me on a second shift shot where the heads are worn a little and there is some carry down.  I had a chance to play it 5th arrow on a shot similar to the U.S. Open oil pattern and it was more ball than I have ever thrown before in my life.  I thought the Yellow Dot was the strongest ball I had ever thrown back in the day but this ties it or maybe even beats it.  

If you can repeat your shots consistantly this ball is excellent.  If you are the kind that sprays your shots or changes speeds it will be a plague in the polished condition.  It is definitely for the more skilled bowler or in my case, a good ball to use when the backends and heads have mellowed out from a fresh league wall shot.

I have posted a review on this ball once before. But here is an update. Last night I shot my highest series ever a 690 with this ball. I couldnt do anything wrong I really like this ball alot. I wouldnt say it has an angular back end but it is a hard turning arc. None the less . The lane conditions were as follows. Iowa womens state Team had just bowled 2 shifts on these lanes .  On none of thier scores were outstanding . Amf synthetics with some carry down and a definate track area. Here are my scores 233,244,213 (with a 179 average)and my friend also shot pretty good with a 692 ( 232,245,214)
This ball is the most forgiving I have ever used and once you got you mark all you gotta do is be somewhat consistant,it is a great ball. I must add that the first 2 weeks I had this ball It was too much hook , the cover must get broken in a bit and then bam .
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My Arsenal all 16#
Dyno-thane
   Thing Returns
   High Energy
   Crisis Pearl
   Element
   Vendetta Pearl (undrilled)
Ebonite
   The ONE (It is the one )
   BIG ONE
Columbia
   Stingray
Storm
   Polyester(spare ball)
Roto-Grip
   Fuel (undrilled)
Track
   Xception (undrilled)

Well... I am a somewhat fast (19 mph or so) medium revs kind of player. Got back into bowling last fall after about 10 years off or so. Used to average around 200-215 depending on the house.

I started back up with my out of date "arsenal" of a Purple Buzzsaw, Columbia Power Torq and a Blue Hammer

After Fall and summer leagues, I had a 189 average. It was frustrating - I knew it was a combination of only bowling once a week and having old equipment.

This fall I started off with a hand me down Big Block Diesel and had the average up to 200. I was looking for a little stronger ball in oil and after watching other league bowlers, talking to the pro shop guys here in Las Vegas at K&K I decided to go with The One.

I had the ball drilled up with Drilling #3 from the Ebonite instructions and went with 2000 Abrelon from the start.

First night of league with no practice (I was late) and never throwing the ball before I got the front seven. In the four weeks of league I have shot under 200 once (my fault - didn't swith equipment when the lanes were breaking down and The One was over reacting) and have averaged just over 220.

This is the best ball I have thrown since my Teal Rhino Pro back in the early-mid 90's


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Andy
Las Vegas, NV

So far the ball isn't staying at home, it was drilled with a slight variance of drill pattern #2 because I wanted the ball to pick up sooner. I hit the surface with 2000 abralon right after it was drilled and then went to a practice session, ball fired too quick so then back to the spinner with 4000 abralon. That was the surface that seemed to work for the most part, still fired too quick so a LIGHT bit of polish was put on, now it's good to go on the majority of the PBA patterns except for Shark. Then I can make a small surface adjustment and back to where I need to be.

All in all the ball really rolls nice just hitting the head pin makes things dance, I can really see why TJ carries so well with it. It's very smooth off the spot and will do whatever I want it to do based on my hand position and grip.

As many know, I have not been a big Ebonite fan the last 3-4 years. We have been selling this ball pretty steady in the shop, and everybody seems to love this ball. I had to see what all the hype was about. Thanks to Steve Szabina for hooking me up with this ball!

Drilled with the pin over my fingers on the span line, and the MB just right of my thumb hole. The CG was out of line, which it was way positive, so I had to use a medium size hole to get it back to legal, put the hole low, probably around 6" over and 2" down from the center of my span. This layout would also be about 4 1/2 pin to PAP at about 75 degrees.

You need some oil for this monster! Don't let the shiny looks be deceiving. When it goes left, it goes left hard. It responds well to hand position changes. Trying not to catch any to trying to get a handful, it rolls great and hits great. Have had 5 270+ games in the first 20 or 25 games that I have bowled with it, including the front 10 the first game right out of the box. (Switch Grip thumb outer sleeve came unglued at this point and I finished with another ball.) Also, solid 9 spare, weak 10 spare, solid 8 spare, strike out last night in league (2-27-06 Emerald Bowl).

Straight players will get a lot of use out of this ball, just need fresh heads. Tweeners are gonna love this ball too, need some oil. Twisters may not get alot of use out of this ball without a flood, but when they can use it, look out!!! High speed players will like this ball, and I think this ball could be money at Nationals on fresh. We will see, hope this helps ya......

MikeA

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Mike Austin's Precision Pro Shop
Houston, TX
Drilling and Tech Advice BirdDogbowling.com

Driller to many "Stars" and Tony Melendez too!

"So Many Balls, only ONE drill press!!"

Been throwing Morich equipment. Must say this has to be the best ball I have ever purchased. I took the cover down to 1000 and now I can throw on just about anything. It is a very versitile ball. Havent shot under 650 since purchase. Extremely explosive backend ball. I am a tweener with decent ball speed. Can swing this ball or stroke it up the boards. Would recommend this ball to anyone that has a little hand.

When i first got this ball, i hated it and was very close to throwing it out. then i took it to the proshop and sanded it. now i love it. it hooks like crazy and destroys the pins. i have been averaging atleast ten points higher. the only thing that is bad about this ball is you have to clean it every time you use it. i found that out the hard way when after about twenty games i realized that it was turning black. but other than that, this could be the best ball i have ever thrown.

I love this ball I haven't threw it enough to give it a full review but I think this ball is like the Paradigm but even better it's consistent, durable, and outhooks the Paradigm. I have this one drilled drilling #1. One thing you gotta know is that it'll cause over/under because of the polish and it's reactive coverstock but I used to have it 4000 grit abralon polish but didn't hook enough for me so I have it at 2000 grit abralon polish this ball hooks hard and earlier than the 4000 grit abralon. I can set the tempo and create more pin action too I even averaged 190 in my last two games with this ball first 4 games weren't good because of the thumb and I had to position the thumb tape perfectly but the surface of the ball makes the difference in the world to me. Surface makes up 70% of the ball reaction remember that. I'll give it another review after I use this ball enough. Take this ball they're the best selling ball in the bowling market today.
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