I have been working with a coach for about a couple months now and made some changes to my game that I really didn't plan on making to be honest, but I'm glad I did.  I have always been a descent player with a consistent 215 average year in and year out but I have struggled with a consistent release.  After about a month the ball is coming out of my hand much smoother and alot more consistent than in the past, but do I need new equipment to support the changes?  My PAP went from 5-1/8" over 3/4" up and now it is 4-5/8" over 1/2" up.  My rev rate dropped from 348 to 319 but my speed remained constant at around 16.5 at the pins.  I'm a righty.  I have 3 Roto Grip balls drilled based on my old PAP:

1. Rogue Cell (45x4x30) 4"x4" w/ 1-1/2" buffer. Pin is 1-1/8" up and 1-2" right of ring finger, MB is 1-1/4 right of thumb (it now is more like 3-1/2" x 3" w/ 1" buffer).  I find with this ball I don't have near the reaction I used to, this ball will skid forever on a fresh house shot @ 40feet and synthetic lanes.  There is no reaction from this ball until middle of the second game once there is a track.

2. Cell Pearl (60x5x40) 5"x4" w/ 2-1/2" pin buffer.  Pin is above bridge, MB 1" right of thumb (it now is more like 4-1/4" x 3-5/8" w/ 2" pin buffer).  I still get a pretty good reaction from this ball off the dry.  It still does what I want it to which is get through the heads on a broken down lane and finish strong in the back.

3. Mars (70x5x40) pin 3-3/8" CG 3-3/8".  Pin is next to ring finger CG is 1/2" right of centerline (it now is more like 3" x 3").

Overall the Rogue is the only ball that has given me disappointment.  I got it to battle the 1st and 2nd games of league before I switch to my Cell Pearl but the Rogue has become almost a light oil ball.  I clean it religiously after each set and extract the oil every 2 weeks, the surface I have taken down to 2000 abralon with not much difference at all.  Do I need to do something different for a heavy-medium oil ball?  Thanks for any help.

Hey Oddball,

Getting a new ball or plug and redrill will be last resort.  If I stand 25 and throw over 12 at the arrows I can usually get a small break around 5 but it makes it back far enough to take out the right side of the 3 pin. That has always been the line I play to start the night for the last 10 years and it drives me nuts I can't do it.  I cannot find a line that gives me that comfortable look that has a smooth arc into the pocket.  Lastnight when I started the 3rd game I kept my Rogue and played the line I described above.  Stood 25 threw over 12 at the arrows and had a perfect arc the entire game and I never moved.  Everyone and their brother was playing that line all night long so I figured it would be too burnt out but it was not, it was perfect.  I ended up with a 268 for the last game.  Confused but not giving up.

Have your PAP rechecked.  If the differences(if any) are minimal, then you should be okay.  I had a bad wrist injury, changing my PAP from 4 1/4>, 1/4v to 5 3/4> and 1/2^ mandating new layouts.
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Hey dizzy,

As far as watching my new PAP and what it does, is there anything specific I should be looking for?  I have accepted the fact that my Rogue does not do well in fresh oil, it didn't do well when I had my old release so that is not not new.  I am thinking about getting a heavy oil ball but I wanted to get everyones input on my PAP shift and what effects it would have.  If I can grab my Rogue in the 2nd game everynight and finish the night with it I have no problem with it, I just need something to get the night started.

But I'm not sure what I should be looking for when I put the piece of tape on my PAP and throw it.  Is there a certain reaction I should NOT see?  My coach left for a 2 week vacation today so I'm coachless for now but if I can do it myself with a little bit of help I'm up for the challenge.  Thanks for the help.

Great info Dizzy, thanks a bunch!

While we are on the topic of migrating.  My Cell Pearl is the only ball in my arsenal that rolls over my thumb.  There are 2 tracks over my thumb, sometimes it pops the ball up off the lane sometimes it does not.  My Rogue and Mars track about 1/4"-3/8" off my thumb, Cell Pearl the track goes right through the middle of my thumb hole. My tracks are still a good 1" away from my middle finger so I know I am not coming straight up the back of it.  My coach is even a little baffled by it, he has suggested putting a balance hole on my PAP to see if that doesn't move the track enough to get it off my thumb but I'm not sure I wanna do that unless I know it will take care of it.  My Rogue has an X-hole 2" down my VAL and it didn't move my track at all when I put that hole in so I'm not sure what to do.  Any suggestions?