Beans,
Just got one, and it is a very good ball the way it is. If it was black, then it would be just another black bowling ball. As it is, being pink, mine has some white swirl in it, as others have stated, people start looking at the ball and not what it does. I have not been bowling that much this year, and I am not the bowler that you are, but it has been a very long time since I got a ball, taped up the thumb to make it right, and then tossed a six bagger right out of the box. Had a couple of opens, didn't really care about them, but what I saw is a very controllable ball that goes right thru the pocket and takes out everything. No deflection, no bouncing around it is sweet. Best part of this ball is, the move to the pocket is so smooth and deceptive that you forget how many boards this ball covers, and what it does when it gets there. Definately a money ball.