I don't have the current Scout.
I do have the Tropical Breeze Hybrid (not the pearl) and the Blue Hammer.
I use the Blue Hammer for bone dry as long as there's the tiniest bit of head oil to let it clear the heads. It doesn't need much oil but it needs a ton of dry to make the turn. It's also extremely sensitive to the least carrydown with its stock surfcce, 4000 grit.

The Tropical Breeze Hybrid hooks about 5  -7  boards more, for me (rev dominant), while still clearing the driest of heads, needing slightly more oil than the BH. It has much more backend, of course, than the BH, but that's relative, as it has just enough for great continuation on light oil and its having the Reactor coverstock, it will also handle up to medium light oil. I've played anywhere from the 10 board at the arrows out to 4/5 board at breakpoint (very, very straight for me) to as deep as 16 board at the arrows out to 5 board at breakpoint. I have the TBH drilled with a 4" pin-PAP due to the super weak differential.
(FYI My Ride, same cover, same surface, slightly stronger core than the TBH, hooks maybe 2 boards more than the TBH, with a similar backend: medium-low, very controllable for alight oil ball.)

Quote from: charlest on March 19, 2016, 03:44:25 PM

I don't have the current Scout.
I do have the Tropical Breeze Hybrid (not the pearl) and the Blue Hammer.
I use the Blue Hammer for bone dry as long as there's the tiniest bit of head oil to let it clear the heads. It doesn't need much oil but it needs a ton of dry to make the turn. It's also extremely sensitive to the least carrydown with its stock surfcce, 4000 grit.

The Tropical Breeze Hybrid hooks about 5  -7  boards more, for me (rev dominant), while still clearing the driest of heads, needing slightly more oil than the BH. It has much more backend, of course, than the BH, but that's relative, as it has just enough for great continuation on light oil and its having the Reactor coverstock, it will also handle up to medium light oil. I've played anywhere from the 10 board at the arrows out to 4/5 board at breakpoint (very, very straight for me) to as deep as 16 board at the arrows out to 5 board at breakpoint. I have the TBH drilled with a 4" pin-PAP due to the super weak differential.
(FYI My Ride, same cover, same surface, slightly stronger core than the TBH, hooks maybe 2 boards more than the TBH, with a similar backend: medium-low, very controllable for alight oil ball.)

Thanks so much.  The weakest (if you can call it that) I have in my bag right now is the Cyclone.  Yesterday in my traveling league I was using that and had to move out to the 4th arrow which is way out of my comfort zone.  I think the Breeze or maybe the Scout would be kinda what I need for that condition.  Thanks again.

I would and did choose the Breeze because it has a true core, no matter how weak. I find the pancake to be not very utilitarian.