I am looking for a dry lane ball to go longer than my Hot Wire, but give me more reaction than my Sonic X. The Sonic X is a fantastic dry lane ball, but it actually gets very little use it hooks so little. I will probably save that one only for houses that are known to be horribly dry. The Hot Wire is a great ball for me when the midlanes start to break down a bit, but can hook a little early or too hard off the back when they dry out. I need something that will give me more length than the Hot Wire, but have a powerful backend, as the Sonic X is just too smooth getting around the corner. From what I have read, the Barbed Wire may be similar to the Sonic X, while it seems the Slay/R might give me more backend which I need. My main concern is if the Slay/R will go longer than my Hot Wire, if not I'll have to go with the Barbed Wire. Thanks for the help everyone.