Drilled mine last Thursday and threw on Sat on supposedly fresh shot. I had the cover taken down to 2000 to open the pores up. Pin above ring and mb next to thumb. Ball is a beast and my first gas mask cored ball. Carry is phenomenal compared to my Paradoxs. I have Greater Tulsa Open this weekend so it should be a good test on what the ball is capable of, heard they were pretty oily.