* 15-lb. ball drilled 3 x 3.5
* Surface at box, with light buff
Bought this one used and ended up with a shorter pin than I would cared to have gotten. I got this ball because I've owned two Lane #1 balls in my life, a Buzzsaw C/2 Pearl (great experience) and a Gold Nugget (horrible experience). I wanted to see if the Gold Nugget was just an anomaly or if it was the beginning of a trend.
Unfortunately, my experience with the EU is more like the Nugget than the C/2 Pearl. The ball skates in oil too much, but also has a tendency to roll out to soon when it hits dry.
Oddly enough, though, I can move into the oil, slow the speed down and get the ball to read much differently than it does at normal speeds. Speed sensitivity is a pet peeve of mine in bowling balls; unfortunately, this ball has it.
Like the C/2 (and to a lesser extent, the Nugget), this ball also has some carry issues through the pindeck. Lots of flat-10s and back-row leaves that I didn't expect. A smidge high, and the 4-9 pops up more often than one would expect.
I'm still searching for a condition the ball is happiest on, but I don't know what else to try. I've used it on carrydown shots, dry lanes, medium lanes, and even somewhat heavy-oil shots, and consistency shot-to-shot is a big concern. The ball is not very forgiving in my hands. I probably will not try another of the Brunswick-shelled Lane #1 pieces if I can't figure something out and quick.
Jess