Simple Question:

I have to much hand, not enough ball speed.  Old school bowler.  Not good at taking hand out of the ball on a consistent basis (need more practice, that's a different discussion).

Plain and simple, I am looking for the weakest reactive ball available now to drill pin in axis?

I am open to any brand.  I have urethane's (super natural and pink hammer from the 90's) and a XXXL that work for me when I need them, so no one needs to bring those up.  Please do not bring up stuff hard to find or no longer available.  I'm only talking about the balls available today on the market.

I have a Lane master's Hornet drilled weak that works great for me most of the time.

But sometimes when you are at a tournament, you don't want to throw urethane and plastic because it affects carry down and your fellow left handed teammates.

Opinions please?

Thanks in advance.

Find some older reactives from the 90s-early 2000s on eBay new in box.  The old reactives don't grip the lane through transitions like the new monster covers, but you won't sacrifice drilling options like you would with a 3-Piece ball.  Right now for the real toast, I have a Storm Too Hot (old Curelyon cover from the early 2000s, and low-medium flare potential) that kills the toast.  Newer isn't always going to be the best option.  When you're facing real dry, the ket is finding a cover weak enough to push, and a core that's going to maintain a heavy roll once it gets into the hook phase the last 20 feet of the lane.

I am in the same boat: rev dominant and facing lots of very light oil.

The weakest ones I have found are the Slingshot (still available), Lord Field Exodus Pearl (very urethane like reacting), DV8 Red/Orange Misfit and the Tropical Breeze. Another relatively recently discontinued, very mild ball is the Motiv Recon Silver.
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Personally I have found the Slingshot, Exodus Pearl, Misfit and the Recon Silver to be very urethane-like in their overall reaction. All use such mild coverstock, that sanding them to 4000 grit decreases their resin qualities even further, while hardly affecting their overall strength.

Slightly stronger than the above are the RG Scream and the Motiv Apex.

How about a Brunswick LT-48:

http://www.bowlingball.com/products/bowling-balls/Brunswick/11338/Johnny-Petraglia-Vintage-LT-48.html

FWIW I have one and it's much stronger than the ones I specified above. It handles medium-light to as much as medium oil.

Simple. Any reactive ball with a pancake weightblock. Mostly sold at box sporting good stores. Mild reactive cover with very little flare.

From my experience Columbia's Super Flex Coverstock on the Scout is strong.

I like this suggestion. It might be worth looking into.

Simple. Any reactive ball with a pancake weightblock. Mostly sold at box sporting good stores. Mild reactive cover with very little flare.

 

I'm in the same boat as well.

A few months ago I got a Rotogrip Uproar. While not the weakest ball out there it
has become a good benchmark ball that doesn't seem to over react to the dry.

I've had pretty good success so far with it.