After much thought, I had the ball is laid out with the pin  right above the ring, and CG stacked directly below. This was a 3.25" pin to CG for setup. I didn't want a weight hole, and given the lower-RG core, I wanted to be sure I reserved some backend for the ball.

I picked the ball up at the shop before our year end scratch league rolloff. I had no intention of using it in competition not knowing what the Dynamo would do. But out of curiosity, I decided to throw a few Dynamo shots in a warm-up practice game on a freshly oiled lane.

I knew after the second shot that this is very special ball. The Dynamo revs up up early, but unlike many other high end oil balls, continues through with some serious backend. It was odd watching it because OOB, it looks to be 1000 grit abralon at the max. The immediate love for this piece created a dilemma. For the rolloff, there were hundreds of dollars on the line. So it was no time to be getting used to a new piece.  

I threw caution to the wind and went with the Dynamo. Given the flatter/longer rolloff pattern, it turned out to be right choice. I averaged 242 over the 6 games, which I was very happy with given the struggles being experienced by the opposing teams. The Cells and Resurgences being used by others just weren't turning the corner and creating the Dynamo's angle of entry. The Dynamo was really tuning some heads.

I'm a big Lane#1 fan, but I've never been as excited about a Lane#1 piece as I am about the Dynamo. That new Hurricane Core is a fabulous 'twist' to the traditional diamond, providing a combination of heavier oil mid-lane and backend I haven't seen in past offerings.

There has been a lot of bashing about the Dynamo being 'Lane#1 Ball of the Year', but based on personal experience, there is no exaggeration in that label. This Dynamo is a winner and I'll probably end up with 3 of them set for different conditions.

Edited on 5/18/2009 12:22 PM