pin under ring 1 inch above midline, cg kicked out 1.5 inches...i didnt like my tsunami the first week i used it..it was a little stronger than i wanted..took it home and polished a little and now you couldnt take it away from me for anything...mine is very hard rolling in the midlane with strong arc if i stay behind it or i can hook the lane around side of it...it is the most user friendly ball ive had in a while..it seems to like head oil and only needs a little dry somewhere to recover from....last 2 weeks i go 259,245,268,256 for a 1028....and 238,220,258,279 for a 998...ive only had it 3 weeks now....im converting to lane 1....
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I had originally written a bad review on this ball in which I had said that this is the most dissapointed that I had been with a new ball. Well I will have to eat my own words it was not the ball it was me and sionce I noticed what I was doing wrong I used this ball last night in league play the ball is drilled with pin above ring finger, and this ball was really sweet last night with plenty of hitting power at pins./ I was getting ready to buy a new ball but this is a keeper very smooth ball and a good addition to anyones arsenal, I'm definately not going to use it for a boat anchor like I had said
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A winner.  Knocks the freaking crap out of pins.  Carry is freaky.  Very smooth ball.  As others have said here it does seem to need a break in period, after that look out.  Don't be affraid to tweek the surface a tad either.  Used to have a Raspberry back in the day that hit pretty hard also.  This one puts it to shame.

...........ARC7

Ball under review: Tsunami H2O

:Bowler's Statistics:
Left Handed
RPM Rate: 300 approx.
Speed: approx. 18 MPH
Style: Power Player


:Ball's Statistics:
Tsunami H2O
15 Pounds
Drilled: Pin above ring finger, Cg stacked below, MB right of thumb hole


Well I have used this ball on approximately 4 different conditions. Light oil, Medium-light, Medium, and Medium-heavy. I have not found ONE condition yet, this ball cannot strike on. Out of the four, I would say it likes medium oil the best. But a little adjusting with the feet, and maybe a hair slower, and it STILL hits like a tank.

Review One; Light Oil
I was playing 20-5 on these conditons, and being it's drilled Stacked, the ball screamed in the backend. If i missed left, it came back; if i missed right, it held, or at least carried to my satisfaction for the mistake.
Overall: 8/10

Review Two; Medium-light Oil
I was actually able to play around more on these conditions. I started playing 15-8, and the ball was golden at this area. After a few games, I felt the ball wanting to get a little jumpy, so I moved to 20-10, and moved my feet from 20 to 24, and the ball was once again, GOLDEN. Just a little more adjusting
Overall: 9/10

Review Three; Medium Oil
These were the conditions for this ball. I was able to play 20-10, 10-5, 15-8, and even 25-5 by the end of the night, and the carry never suffered. I had shots, were normally i would leave flat 7s, ringing 7's, etc, and it got kicked out. If I see medium oil patterns at a tournament this year, that will be my money ball, as it seems to be on everything else!
Overall: 10/10

Review Four; Medium-heavy Oil

This was a bit tighter of a line I had to play. I was playing straight up the 12 board, and this ball was still great, but I didnt play the tighter line play with this ball, as I knew it was capable of playing a deeper line. So i tried to open the lane up a bit; but it wasn't able to open up too much, unless i slowed my speed down. Not the greatest condition for this ball, but if you like a tighter line, it'll definitely work for you.
Overall: 8/10

So Overall, after the four reviews I have given you,
8.735/10. I'll round up to 9/10 for it's color being so magnificant, . This ball will remain in my bag for a long while, and I never see this ball going OUT of the bag.
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Update:

I had to play on/ face dry to med oily lanes and the ball was just too early and too strong so I polished it with a standart polish to high gloss..

The ball now has some good more skid lenght and also ood backend but still is smooth (other balls tend to become more skid-flip like with polishing) so if your Tsunami tends to get into movement too early or the lanes are just too dry... try polishing on a very high glos shiny state and you'll have a very good ball for med to dry!

Also I want to add that the coverstock can handle these surface tweaking without showing any weakness as some particle balls did for me (e.g. the ball become uncpntrollable or lost it's hook ocmpletely)!

Info:
PAP 5" over and 1/4" up
Speed: 15-16mph (Very versitile)
Revs: Versitile (Low to high)

PreDrill Specs:
14lbs. 3oz.
3-4 pin 2.8oz top

Drilling:
4 x 4 Stacked leverage. X-Hole on PAP. (See Pic Link)

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Ending Specs:
2/3 oz side
1/2 oz finger

Surface: Box Finish then polished with Black Magic

Lanes: ProAnvil Synthetics

Pattern: 35' top hat buffed to 40' Medium Units. (THS)

1st Shift: Standing 20 and using normal release with med revs, targeting 12 at the arrows and breakpoint of 4 off of the top hat, this ball gets great length and makes a noticeable move off of the top hat. Movement is very depending on area of dry it hits. Carry is decent and pin action is fair. As set progresses, minor moves are critical as a big move can get the ball into the over/under we all like to avoid. Carrydown does effect this ball and I was forced to move inside of the carrydown or go around it which was sometimes difficult due to it's inconsistency. I found moving right and changing the release to a flatter up the back release to be better than moving inside.

2nd shift: Standing 22 and targeting 12 at the arrows and 7 at the breakpoint, this ball was easier to move deeper than the first set with the same release and ball speed/revs. Still continued to get length but not always retain energy for the backend move off of the top hat to drive through the pin deck. This was not the balls use in my opinion as the breakdown began to make the ball really early or late if it hit oil. Again, best play was straighter with less hand on this ball.

Likes: Cool looking ball.

Dislikes: I had hoped to have a smooth continuous roll out of this pattern as I had with my original Sapphire Zone and Hybrid Dirty Bomb with same drill and polish. I did not get that. The ball is ok but very condition specific with a fresh shot being it's best use. Carry is not as I am use to out of Lane 1 with alot of flat corners probably due to it's inablity to retain energy for the backend. Most bowlers will have to adjust for the carrydown that effects this ball. Ball is very condition specific as is and not very versatile with adjustments.

Rating: 6.5

Comments: I will readjust the surface onteh ball and experiment and then report my findings.

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The ball: 16-pounds, 2.5-inch pin, 2.8 oz. top before drilling
The drill: Label on the Lane #1 sheet, which put the pin at 2 o'clock to the ring, CG in palm and MB marker on the track side of the thumb. Works out to a 4x4.5 drilling with the MB about 5.5-6 inches away. Box finish.
Me: PAP 4 over 3/8 up, tweener, good speed, good circumference coverage

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Bought this one on the advice of some of the Lane #1 fans on this forum, as I was looking for a polished solid mild enough to use on a medium-dry league shot without much of a wall outside.

The ball has been more than I expected; it's a little weaker than my MoRich Awesome Finish, but that's not a bad thing, as it allows me to play deeper into a block. It also seems to respond better to minute adjustments in hand position and speed than the AF.

Carry is better than average with this ball. It's not quite to the level of my Gold Nugget, Paradigm or Awesome Finish, but it's better than most.

Summary:

Positives: Ideal league ball for anyone with average- or average-plus revs, Forgiving when it encounters dry, responds well to adjustments, attractive and unique looks.

Negatives: Doesn't like anything remotely approaching heavy oil and will skate badly if you have a puddle in the middle and throw the ball into it.

Overall, this ball would be an ideal choice for about 90 percent of THS league shots in use today. I've used this ball in league and in a state tournament contested on a modified THS and even though the shots were quite different, this ball smoothed over the rough edges.

I don't know how well this ball sold for Lane #1 when it was first released but it's a shame you don't see more of them. This makes a great benchmark ball and it has earned a spot in my daily bag.

Jess

Love the look of this ball 1st off
i did not know what to expect from it, and was pleasantly surprised

i had to play the lanes 2 different ways

left lane i had to swing it a little bit 18-17 to 7-8
right lane was down and in straight up the boards

for me the ball had great length, and a very nice midlane read.
It did not over react to the dry,and was smooth in the transition from the oil to the dry.

ball had a tremendous heavy roll, and devastating pin carry

the ball never rolled out on me once, and faced up to the 1-3 like a champ.
This ball was slightly polished, and held the line very well on inside misses.

it had some recovery characteristics to it, but would score it low in this area.
this is a heavy roller w/ a great midlane read, and is smooth to the rack.

If i got it out side deep on the right lane it would not recover, but few balls will in this area at my house.

will need to play with this ball some more, but initial impressions were very good.

one of the best L1 balls i have used and suits my game well

me

17 mph
350 +/- revs
pap = 5 & 3/8 ^
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