Effort I think is the perfect word for it.  As much as I loved the old Track equipment and the 900 Global / AMF equipment, I do not think the Slant is anything close to what they state it's designed for.  My AMF Double Clutch starts up earlier but is very clean thru the heads and turns the corner pretty hard without making any cover adjustments.  My Slant, I've gone thru so many different cover adjustments, I still can't figure it out.  The ball just skates.  I've thrown it on a THS it goes long, I've even thrown it on longer patterns maybe thinking the drilling I had on it was too strong but that also goes long.  I do understand the ball is a pearl.  I'm still in the process of trying to find the right cover adjustment for it.  I'm thinking of taking mine down to like 1k abralon with no polish.  Maybe the ball may actually react.  I would be more than willing to give the ball another chance(I won't plug it though, hard to swallow to do so with a new ball) but I decline to pay the regular cost for another one too.  Maybe if I got it for 1/2 of what I paid then I would but in all reality, I'd like them to replace it if I shipped the ball I have back to them. Money just doesn't grow on trees anymore.  Phil, if you read this, I just want to make myself clear.  I love your products.  I will always try a new product from any company you are with that you design.  However, this is the first time I have encountered a product that I am truly not happy with.

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