Actually, the Doom is going to be stronger than what your Vicious Attack was. The Doom has a higher differential than the V.A., with a similar RG and a much stronger coverstock.

A better reccomendation for replacing your Vicious Attack would be a VIBE. This ball has a very similar RG and Diff rating to the V.A., with the weaker CT Reactive Coverstock that could be considered comparable to the cover on the Vicious Attack.

There you have it! I would go with the Vibe, my friend. However, I would probably hit the Vibe with a 1000-Grit Abralon Pad to give you a similar coverstock prep. Ball technology has come such a long way recently that the low-end equipment of today is quite similar to the high-end stuff of yesterday, lol! Hope this helps.

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Edited on 11/16/2006 8:17 AM

Thank you for the input. I guess that the Doom is OOB flippier than the VA - even though I am surprised how sharp my VA's breakpoint is for a sheen solid reactive ball. Maybe putting the pin a bit further away from the PAP should solve the problem, even though I like to play from deeper lines.

@BrooklySlop: do you mean the pruple or blue Vibe? The blue one is supposed to be stronger than the purple, and its core is quite similar to the VA's one. I also had this on the list, but I haven't heard muich about the blue Vibe's potential/performance - never seen one live in action so far?

Any other comments, anyone?
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On really dry back ends the Doom does hook a lot.  However the DOOM is actually the most controllable reactive pearl I have ever had.
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