I'd love to see a video of you actually throwing the Mission with a piece of tape placed on it so we could see how it flared going down the lane. It is a very strong ball, but again, the conditions you're seeing mixed with your drilling/surface/etc. PLUS your release can make a huge difference in how it rolls. For example, my Mutant Cell doesn't hook very much while everybody else I see gets theirs to cover a ton of boards. However, my release also results in the ball burning up earlier than those other people's, and I don't get the recovery downlane they see as a result.

For reference, my teammate at Nationals bought a Mission while in Reno, and I worked with the Ebonite booth crew to come up with a layout for him.  It ended up being a 5" pin to PAP, small pin buffer, with the MB in the track. He wanted a ball that could corner on heavier oil, but also let him move deeper inside and not burn up or get too skid-flippy. The ball rolls exactly like we intended. However, it's too friggin' strong! He barely was able to use it at Nationals because he couldn't stay off the headpin with it.

How many times do you people need to hear this? THE VOLUME OF OIL THAT ANY BALL CAN BE USED ON IS IN DIRECT RELATION TO THE BOWLERS RELEASE AND THE SURFACE FINISH ON THE BALL!

 Not only that, but there is also the fact that what one person calls "heavy" oil, another calls only medium.

 Some people will see the MISSION as a heavy oil ball, some will see it as medium condition, and some will wonder why their new MISION doesn't hook at all.

 C'MON GUYS. Just because a ball is $200 doesn't mean it's a hook machine, nor does the fact that it's $100 mean it's not. I see cheaper balls outperform higher balls all the time BECAUSE THEY'RE BEING USED ON THE CORRECT CONDITIONS!

 To the OP, I understand how you feel, but it is exactly what I had to explain to a friend of mine about ball ratings.  What EBONITE calls med/heavy MAY BE EXACTLY what rotogrip calls med/lite, so you can't use COMPANY PROPAGANDA to compare equipment from one company to the next. As an example, the Storm REIGN is supposed to be for medium conditions, but my friend has one that hooks the entire lane, EVEN WHEN WE HAVE OUR "HEAVY OIL" SHOT, so what is considered "HEAVY" here, must be what Storm calls lite/medium.

 Trust me, the RIOT IS NOT = TO THE MISSION on ALL shots, but it may be on SOME.  And it may be that it would've matched better for you on the condition you bowl on.
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I have a mission drilled 3 1/2 x 5 pin down. it is the second strongest ball I have. I would guess it is burning up on ya