I have a tornado warning pearl, the red/white/blue one.  It is more ball than I had anticipated, but can be used on pretty dry shots.

  It isn't a very versatile ball at all though.  It does what it does and that's about it.  If the shot isn't working from the dry outside, or you don't have SCREAMING backends ( and from inside they would have to scream really loud for it to work ) I wouldn't reccommend it for anything but the driest shots, and then you have to remember that, even though it has a pancake weightblock, the cover is reactive and will read a dry board accordingly.

  The regular tornado seems to be a flippy ball for me, simply because of the high RG rating it has, coupled with the fact that the offset puck helps to create core dynamics and flare.

  Before I spent a ton of cash on something I might not like, I would get an older, urethane and see how it reacts.  I know lots of people say urethane isn't worth a da*n, but I shot 298 with one ( a blue beast ) this season on the dry outsides/ screaming backends shot we had to begin the year.  If you can, find an old hammer, turbo, beast, et.... because they do have a decent weightblock in them.

  Then, if that does work, the blue slate gargoyle starts to look like a real good option.  It even has a good weightblock in it, so if the older urethanes work, it should work at least as good probably better.

  If all else fails, find a very mild reactive and drill it with a very short pin to pap with lots of polish.  The close pin/pap will greatly reduce the flare of the ball, allowing the little oil you have to hold it on line longer, and also mellow out the backend reaction some to allow the bal to play straighter/drier than it would under a normal, "strong" drilling.
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Edited on 12/16/2006 6:03 PM