i have used this ball on a few conditions now and here is my take. one on 38ft and THS.

mine is drilled with the pin above the ring finger and the cg down and to the right of that. there is a weighthole so the sideweight is taken out back to 0.

this ball is very smooth just like the original puma. its very clean thru the front part and makes a smooth arc to the pocket. the ball retains so much energy, i dont remember leaving any 10 pins with this ball. i left a few 9 pins though. there were a few times the ball went passed the breakpoint and left a 2-8. i think that was in part to the ball being new and no track has been developed.

i think this ball would be better on medium conditions with a defined break point. i played both up the lane and inside with this ball.
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Paul Smith
04/05 PBA West Region Rookie of the Year
Ebonite Regional Staff
"Bowl to Win"

The Puma Classic comes with more shine than the original. The white pad fixed that. The roll is pretty much the same as the original. I heard that Dino used original Puma at Tour Trials.

Crossfire has same cover as Fire. Crossfire has the Puma weight block. Gets down the lane good with a smooth hook in the back. BIG improvement form the Fire!