I am one of the few that loves high end balls on THS (as opposed to the many who are simply sold high end balls for THS by bad PSOs). I have a high rev rate, but my very high speed still puts me speed dominant territory. I like to start fresh house shots with a medium sym, but when the lanes start to go, I prefer to ball up and move in. One of my two fall leagues is second shift, so I'm balling up and moving in very often.
Currently my 3 "big" balls are:
Brunswick Mastermind - old reliable. Kept at 2000 grit. Used primarily on heavier/longer sport shots these days, but used to see a lot of action from deep in a second shift league I bowl on a heavier THS. Great midlane chug on heavier oil.
Roto Grip Idol - similar midlane read to my Mastermind, but a much more continuous shape. The continuation on this ball has allowed it to replace the Mastermind as my deep ball on the heavier THS at my home house. With as much midlane and continuation as it's had, I've actually found it difficult to find a sport shot that this isn't too much ball for, but it's come into play a couple of times this summer when I've just needed pure hook from deep to get in with some more rev dominant bowlers blowing up the lane.
Roto Grip No Rules Pearl - more length than the Mastermind with an equally chuggy midlane into a strong but not snappy shape. Typically the second ball out of the bag on heavier sport shots, and first out of the bag on lighter sport shots or sport shots on higher friction surfaces. Similarly, this serves as my deep ball on higher friction house shots.
I recently retired my Intense and Gauntlet. Intense was overly chuggy, it simply hooked out on many shots and was unforgiving of small release mistakes. Gauntlet was the opposite, it didn't really want to chug in the midlane but didn't really want to continue on the back either. Both were fine if I had them at the exact time their reactions were useful, but I generally keep a fairly compact arsenal and these balls weren't versatile enough to warrant a spot in that.
