I'm a right-handed tweener, about 16 mph and (I'm estimating) about a 350-400 rev rate.
Since I'm not as adept at verbalizing drilling info as more experienced bowlers, I can only say this is a pin-medium ball, 16 lb, with the pin above and directly between the fingerholes. It's a drilling I use for most of my equipment.
This is my second Lane#1 ball. I nearly wore out a Buzzsaw C/2 Pearl a few years ago and was looking forward to playing with another Lane#1 ball.
I've been very, very disappointed with this ball, however. I bowl on a house with new Brunswick Anvilane lanes and a medium-oiled, high-scoring shot that utilizes a modified Christmas tree pattern. I've had a devil of a time getting this ball to do anything positive at all.
Out of the box, it proved much too skatey to use. On fresh oil, the ball would rev up, but slide smoothly right into the 3-pin. I would have to wait for significant breakdown in the heads to do anything. The best-case scenario was to get on a pair of lanes that followed the local high school teams, with the pattern all blown out. On those conditions, I had a better time, mostly because the competition had a harder time finding a shot than I did.
I've since adjusted the surface, dulling it up just a bit from its box polish, and that has helped, but not nearly enough. I average about 195, but when I miss I tend to miss to the right and I need a ball with a little recovery. This ball has no discernable recovery right. Left is better; I can tug it and still score. Anything right stays right.
Overall, for a more accurate player than I am, it would probably work well. Someone who has a dead-bang accurate release will love the hitting power of this ball. But if you're like the majority of higher-average bowlers and you need the ball to help you out from time to time, look elsewhere. I'll be taking this ball out of my arsenal in short order.
Jess
