i have used this ball on a few conditions now and here is my take. one on 38ft and 44ft.

mine is drilled to go long and move very hard and continuous on the back. my pin is about 1.5 inches above the finger, with the cg on the midline under the ring finger. the reason i chose this layout was to make sure it got through the heads. the surface of the ball is very versatile, i have tried it both out of the box and with a light polish on it. with my game i think feel too much polish will give me over under.

this ball in comparison to the regular V2 Sanded... no comparison in reaction. but i see the same in both balls in the front part of the lane. its very smooth, but the difference on the back end is night and day. once this V2 hits the breakpoint , just watch out. it changes directions very hard. now its more of my layout that causes that reaction. i will get the desired reaction by changing the surface on the ball.

if u do not have that go long snap hard reaction in your bag, this is the ball for you.
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Paul Smith
04/05 PBA West Region Rookie of the Year
Ebonite Regional Staff
"Bowl to Win"

my rev rate is about where u say, my mph is probably up in the 16-17mph range. i havent been on the cats system but people who have guessed i am about that.  i track pretty close to the finger and kind of close to the thumb.  my pap is 5 1/4 over and 3/4 up.

i just prefer surface on a few balls because the i need the surface on the fresh oil. i always start with polish, then i just scotchbrite it as needed.


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Paul Smith
04/05 PBA West Region Rookie of the Year
Ebonite Regional Staff
"Bowl to Win"

The big difference is the amount of hook the v2 power has. I don't remember off hand if the rg is lower on the v2 power but it sure does roll like it is. It rolls heavier and when the ball makes its move, its very strong. Not like the v2 sanded where its smooth. My v2 power was drilled to flip really hard, and it does just that.

On the pattern I bowled on and in practice, the v2 power was hooking overall the same as the xxxcel xxcel xcel particle, just the angle to the pocket was different.

For lane comparison v2 power, was standing 38, throwing over 21 20 out to 10 and crushing the pocket very hard, a lot of 9 pins.

The v2 sanded I was standing 24 23 throwing over 18 17 out to 10 coming in flush.

The 2 balls are layed out close, pins above fingers, cg down and to the right, only the v2 sanded has a weight hole because the cg is lower than the midline. Hope this helps.
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Paul Smith
04/05 PBA West Region Rookie of the Year
Ebonite Regional Staff
"Bowl to Win"

Pizz, how would the Power compare to the Strong and the Strong/R?
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the names Munson, what I am doing is flossing...

all i can say about the V2 power is ... WOW...
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"2 Hours Sleep + A Couple Beers = Good Bowling"
Sherman

I have a lot of axis tilt, above average rev rate and 18 mph ball speed. With that ball roll, I get a lot of length with a lot of eqipment. The V2 Power for me rolls early and keeps on hooking, which I like! By comparison, the V2 Power rolls very similar to the Storm LaNina, which happens to be one of my all time favorites.