I had acquired one of these some time back as a tag-along in a multi-ball deal.  As most know, my experience over the last few years was almost exclusively Roto Grip, but I recall that the Stinger 2-piece Low Flare was generally described as much stronger than most had expected it would be.  

The ball I have is drilled with pin in grip center and an x-hole to the right of the thumb, with CG in line between the two...definitely not a drilling I had toyed with in the past.  Thrown on a THS, the ball was getting decent length but was flipping much harder than I would have expected with that sort of a lay-out.  

For those that threw this one in the past, what were the generally preferred lay-outs and what reactions did one typically see in the THS environment?

Oh and no, this one ball used in one set does not signal a switch from my allegiances to RG

I have been throwing my Stinger low flare for the past year and a half, I have mine drilled 4x4. I use it on burned out lanes after the youth league which has very little oil to start with. I have never had a problem getting my stinger low flare down the lane regardless of the conditions. I also have never had a problem getting it back to the pocket.

This ball has been one of the most relyable balls on dry lanes that I have ever owned. I recently purchased an ICE and drilled it 5x4 with the pin above the fingers. This ball gets through the heads similarly, but is stronger on the backend than the stinger.

As far as playing on fresh oil it will skid too far to play inside and snap too hard to play outside. The Stinger needs more dry to keep it from snapping too hard, this ball really retains it's side rotation well.

If you are an end over end type player you might be able to play up the dry if your house doesn't carry the oil too far down the lane.

I have mine, pin above fingers with cg in palm (12:00) with a weight hole (not sure the exact location).  I get good length (actually, almost too much length now that I've got it shined up really well!) and a strong move all on the backend - more of a skid/flip reaction.  I find it works best on light-med conditions with cleaner backends.  On the THS, I find this ball works on about the same conditions as the Sonic X Solid. However, the Stinger goes longer and snaps harder where the Sonic starts earlier and has more Arc.
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Edited on 3/23/2005 11:51 AM