lefty,

   I myself am a hammerhead but i have thrown the blue alien about every week once or twice and the ball reacts nice for me. Also your reaction with the alien is due to your revs the layout the cover and the backends. If there is alot of oil carrydown the ball will skid in it and not hook as much.

dont forget not all your balls have the same drill pattern. my friend has the BA and ive thrown his almost every week and it hooks a little more than my no mercy due to the drill on it. the BA is drilled as heavy as it goes and my no mercy has the #1 drill