Ok, so I feel i've gotten enough games in with my ALF ball that I can give a solid review of the ball.. which i will get to in a bit..
But I even mentioned this to the GM of the bowling alley where i do my leagues at... besides myself I have never seen anyone else throw this ball...And that is including tournaments and other leagues... even out side of my area
Which makes me wonder why bowlers didnt pick up on this ball??
Anyways so here is my Mini review
Drilling 5x5?? i think
Surface 1k
My rev rate : probably around 400 Speed : 16.5mph @ 40ft
So I've used this ball in league and on sport shots and this ball is awesome!!! it seriously gets down the lane very easily and reads the midlane / break point so nice that I wonder if i will ever need another ball lol....
The backend reaction is very smooth and is not snappy, which is nice when the lanes get ugly.. I've found that my adjustments are very minimal, and usually its just moving a board and making sure you get the ball to your break point...
I've found that the pin action is just as good if not better than your mid to upper end balls.. it really does keep the pins low and lively..
I've also used this ball on the Cheetah and Scorpion patterns and found that I was able to score well on both patterns with said ball..
On Cheetah the smoothness of the balls reaction made it easy for me to get to the pocket all while just letting the ball get down the lane and letting the core / cover do the work.
On Scorpion, I used this ball when the lanes got messy after a couple of games and nothing else seemed to work.. I was able to go back to playing straighter basically right up 12.. and found my reaction was awesome.. if i tugged the ball a bit I was either going high pocket, or going pocket brooklyn.. Not running into the 2 pin.. and missing the headpin. And my adjustments was easy, if i went a tad high, i'd move my feet a board and keep my break point at the 12 board.. and repeat..
honestly, If i had the money at the moment, i'd seriously buy 3 more of these balls lol
