Just got a 14-lb Yeah Baby used from a member here. The ball came drilled pin under the ring, CG just outside the grip line, about a 2.5" pin, normal top weight, weight hole apparently on the former owner's PAP.
I had to plug the thumb hole and move it down and to the right a little to correct the span, but all the measurements above stayed where they were.
I got the ball to go under a Storm Dark Thunder and above a Roto Grip Silver Streak SE, and to be smoother than the SSSE, which is sometimes too angular. Because of where I track versus where the previous owner tracked, I would be tracking on a "new" part of the coverstock. Because I've always wanted to try a polished particle ball, we took this ball up to 4000 abralon, but applied no aftermarket polish creams.
The ball did exactly what I wanted it to do. It's very smooth through all areas of the lane and gave me a nice, predictable arc to the pocket. It was angular only when I pushed it a little too far to the right, and then it gave me some recovery. The shot I tested it on was a league THC, and tonight it had a flood in the middle with average backends.
First game out of the gate was a 220 (I'm a 190 average bowler), and that was with the thumb hole drilled way too tight. I eventually had to put it away because of the thumb hole issue; I'll get that fixed before next week.
The polish seemed to keep the ball from reading too early. I'm glad we did that. Overall, I found this ball to be very predictable and easy to control. I found that it gave me a very true read of my shot. No surprises, and that's a good thing.
One thing of note to add was that, for a 14-pound ball, this ball carried like a 15-pounder. I didn't leave a corner pin in the game-and-a-half that I used it, and I got some trips I didn't deserve.
This is my first Legends/Lanemasters ball and I'm very pleased with what I got.
Jess
