The problem you run into with trying to weaken a resin ball shell is that you weaken the needed back end reaction as much as the unwanted up front reaction.
Urethane is the most under utilized cover on the market right now. People think only power guys can get it to hit, but it actually works as good or better for straighter players who can square up with it outside on broken down patterns, or over under house shots.
I am a 65 year old low rev stroker who has made a lot of money with urethane in the last two seasons