I just got the Blade Pearl on a recommendation from one of the reviewers here that bowls with me in a summer scratch league. I had it drilled at leverage and went to test it yesterday. Well I am going to have to take it back and get it polished. This ball has too strong of a backend for my shot. I am a big guy, but I like to let the ball do all the work for me. I don't like to overthrow, so I can have energy later in the set. If I wanted to use the ball for an entire set, I would be exhausted trying to keep this ball in the pocket in its out of the box condition. Its a great ball and when I keep it in the pocket, the pins go a-flying. I may get the Sling Blade next week after the league play-out. If you are a cranker, you may have some good success with the Blade Pearl, but I would suggest the Sling Blade if you are a stroker or roller.
Charles
Edited on 8/8/2003 2:04 PM