If the volume is high enough, I love my NS² with a 4" label layout on long oil. It has a strong core and a grippy particle cover - together with the label layout it sums up to a very stable mid lane reaction and a smooth breakpoint, with little back end. I found this combo to be very effective, because it offers good control and avoids breakpoint hazards with balls that rather flip or go quickly from the skid to roll transition. The ball just needs long oil, and the heavier the volume the better.
On long but thin oil, my 1st choice is a weaker, solid ball with a lower differential and medium to low RG, which I can play down and in as long as the lane is fresh and which offers potential for more hook once a track builds up. My revolution Renegade has been a very good choice here, as well as my black Pure Hammer, and I think that my new Solaris Blackout is also a very good ball for such conditions, esp with its low RG/low Rg diff. combo and the mellow cover which even works well on thin oil and does not become jumpy once things start to dry up.
DizzyFugu - Reporting from Germany
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Edited by dizzyfugu on 04.10.2011 at 2:05 AM
