As with so many other balls the hype on the taboo has been great. many claims of how strong it is how great an oil ball it is ,its so strong down lane and off the spot,and as usual I am not seeing it. I probably have it set up to weak,but my driller and the one who recomended that i buy it said it was sooooo strong that an overly aggressive drill would render it useless,ha. Its drilled pin up 4inch pin to pap stacked. Its not a bad ball but its not great in my hand. It has decent backend on a shot with a bumper,but for me in any oil its a ten pin monster,over under and a very inconsistent read. I have an odyssey that I picked up again after 2 years and the taboo oob is only 3 to 5 boards stronger than my odyssey polished. The taboo is just another in a long line of strong balls that is gonna get a redrill before i sell it at a big loss. I wish I could say I wouldnt get stuck again ,but I am sure if I dont stop bowling I will,I just cant figure out how to pick something that will give me what I am looking for. I am really just starting to accept that I need to learn how to play from the gutter and stop thinking I am going to find a ball strong enough to play the lanes like I want.
Sunday night I shot the taboo I dont know what the pattern was ,but it was long and deep. I just couldnt get the taboo to read,shot 172,picked up the odyssey and shot 276. I know so why buy a new ball if the odyssey is so great. I dont like standing 15 playing up 10 much to tight for my liking so I would like something to be able to open up the lane with and as good as the odyssey is I still need something stronger in my bag,something that will give me more than 3 boards and the taboo aint it.
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