ok I am really perplexed. I just read a post comparing my 140 dollar mission to the 84 dollar riot. Now thats bad enough,but the guy posting is the first person to see what i have seen from the mission,that its a medium light ball and nothing more. oil is its nemisis and its not worth the money or the hype. Yeah its a good ball,but i really feel as though i was sold a box full of rocks and i am not blaming anyone for it,I just feel like i got conned. This is one of the priciest balls i have ever bought and to find out i could have had the same ball for 60 less,and to feel as though i was crazy for knocking it is really a kick in the pants. At least i am not the only one honest enough to say something against one of the newest hookers,(street walker whose job is to seperate you from your money for a cheap thrill),instead of berate anyone not seeing the beast you see. No I am not going to buy a riot,but knowing i should have, and seeing the rating of the ball at med light and the mission med heavy,(B s),I bent over again and probably, will again,its just the idea,there was supposed to be a laptop in this box,i got a 200 dollar yellow pages.
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They are no where near the same ball. How is yours drilled? What surface do you have on it? What surface and conditions are you playing on? All of these are important factors. If they are all wrong for what you need it for, then a white "could" be more useful than the Mission.

edit: Jorge beat me to it.

Edited on 3/17/2010 10:02 AM

indeed!
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Hmm..Lets see what I have in this bag.. A bright red Mission, a Nasty Spider, something to break the Lanes with, and a green Avalanche.. how can I lose?
....HG-300(2006 w/Desert Heat)...299 (03/15/09 w/Agent Orange)...HS-776 (Hot Sauce Pearl & Ebonite Magic)

Whats wrong with the mission being a Meduim oil ball? I am confused.  Does every new ball have to hook out the back door?

Sounds to me like its operator error.
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I will say that i dont believe the mission is any type of a "hook monster".  If it was, i wouldnt have bought it, thats why i dont have an invasion also.

Granted, i have a high rev rate, but i still see no reason for any of these ridiculously strong balls unless ur hitting pure flood.  IMO the mission is exactly what i saw it as, a ball for heavy medium oil, not medium heavy oil....if that makes sense.

I have mine at the box finish with just a bit of polish over it & it does exactly what i wanted it to do.  My mission gives me GREAT midlane read, while still giving me enough pop on the backend.  That was 1 of the main things i was missing in my bag(granted, i carry very few balls right now).  I needed something that would start just a tad sooner, but not give up on the back & would give me a strong reaction but enough control on squirelly lanes.

Shawn
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In the bag

Ebonite Mission(pin under bridge, low weight hole) polish over OOB
Storm Fast(pin under bridge, low weight hole)
Storm Natural(pin over ring)

Coming soon
high scores??

Seems like a strong drilling for a ball that reads early anyway. Looks like his ball speed may be slow as well. Is the ball using too much energy in the front part of the lane?
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I do throw slower 13 to 15 mph on a good day. I have found a place for the mission,I am only saying that for the money,imo,I wish I had gone another way. I would expect to be able to use the ball on a fresh house shot. Now I dont have alot of revs,but i dont believe the ball is burning up either. Because of the way I throw I need more help from stronger pieces than some. Stormed one and I bowled together and i believe he was using a break pearl on the same shot. I had to add tilt to get the ball to finish and keep my speed down and this wasnt a fresh shot. User error,I might not say error,but may not be as skilled as some of you granted. And again all I am saying is,for the money and with all the other options I dont believe the ball is worth what it costs,especially since I can only use it as a second shift ball. Fresh shots the ball is going to skate,second and third game as the shot breaks down the ball is money,but so is my fast.
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my style, the art of bowling without bowling

what good is carry if you cant get it to the pocket

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my style, the art of bowling without bowling