I thought I would chime in since I bowl with Shipper and use the WCP, maybe info about my game might help. Unfortunately, I started a new job recently, and haven't been able to bowl on the same night lately to see what is going on with his WCP. Hopefully that will change soon, but being the low man on the totum pole sucks. Such is life though.
Anyway, my WCP is a basic label drill, CG middle of span, pin about inch from the ring finger. It has the OOB finish, I run the gray pad over it about once a month, clean it after every set. The shot, is an easy crown, medium oil (according to the owner). I stand 18-19 and play straight down the 8 board. I don't swing it, I'm talking straight down the 8 until the break point. I'm a low to medium rev bowler, high track. The ball is very strong once it makes its break, and hits the pins hard. The ball obviously isn't burning up early, and has very solid backend. As the night goes on, I have to make a couple of 2-1 adjustments to chase the oil or the ball over-reacts on the backend, coupled with a moderate speed increase. I'm not a power bowler, so it's not high MPH although I'm not sure what my MPH are. By the end of the night, I'm standing 23 playing straight up 10.
The ball replaced a Paradigm, drilled 4X4 with a 2 1/2 pin buffer, and played a very similar line. The Paradigm was a slightly weaker ball, but did have better recovery if I missed significantly right, however, the WCP has better carry.
If the lanes break down too much, and the WCP starts to over-react or burn up and lose carry, I switch to a Satifaxion, and play a similar line to what I was playing with the WCP. The Satisfaxion (drilled label also) is unpredictable at best during the first or 2nd game, but has it's niche as the night goes on. I do bowl in another house with a medium-heavy condition, and the WCP opens the lanes up even more, and is a better condition for the ball, but at the first house, it's still good for a 219+.
Shipper does swing the ball out more than I do on his shots, and maybe I'm wrong on this, but appears to have an early breakpoint with most of his equipment than I do with the WCP. Hope this helps.
