Last week, after about 70 games, I decided to clean my Widow with Clean n Dull.  I have had the ball since it was first released last year.  In that time, I have put over 200 games on it.  About 3 or 4 times it has either gone in my oven or a Revivor to remove oil.  I have also cleaned it maybe 5 times, and now I remember why.  For me, this ball does jack squat without some oil or dirt on it.  I used it briefly in a tournament over the weekend and had to bag it after 2 shots because the backend it is famous for was non-existent.  Out of curiosity, I pulled it out on our league shot in the middle of the 2nd game.  I threw it 1 time and whiffed the headpin to the right.  

I remember this happening every time I have freshened up the surface in some way.  It is garbage until I get 10-12 games on it, then it springs to life.  I'm not sure what is going on.  Maybe it's because I got a ball from an early batch?  I'm not mad about it, just intrigued as to why a dirty ball would work better than a clean one.  This ball is notoriously high-maintenance for most users; I won't touch the surface of mine ever again.

Don
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"On-base percentage is great if you can score runs and do something with that on-base percentage.  Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me. The problem we have to address more than anything is the home run problem."
~Dusty Baker being a total fool