the last couple seasons I have struggled to find a skid/snap ball with easy length to add to the arsenal.  the ball that best fits that role for me currently is my nuclear cell.  and it is a good ball but it is not quite what I want.  and honestly I think it just isnt turning hard enough on the back end.

I have tried others, most recently the dark code, and it offers length but with how it was drilled it is a less pronounced backend than the Nuclear Cell.

so, any brand, a skid/snap ball for the medium oil or worn down long oil what do you like?  My eyes today take me to the eternity and Katana Assault.  any others I should ask about?

I mostly bowl a sport league and currently we are bowling on a 44 foot long, somewhat heavy oil pattern.  I think it is dead man's curve; or that might be next.  on fresh I am able to find a good shot with a proton physix.  when it breaks down, the proton is just starting to check up too much and eventually moving left and bringing the ball more inside gets to the point where entry angles are not conducive for me to carry.

on the current pattern, the nuclear cell finds itself in a bit of over/under.  playing where I think I should be, the ball isnt quite enough.  however if i move a bit right and try to be straighter, the ball is too much. 

my other options for a ball down from the Proton have fared worse than the Nuke.  Axiom is a strong solid that also checks up early.  Dark Code struggles more to turn the corner.  IQ Tour Nano Pearl doesnt give the right entry angle to carry.  After Dark might as well be plastic. 

it very likely is a me problem and not an equipment one; but with the NC, it almost to the point I don't trust it and replacement is best.

But thanks for the ideas.  I may know someone that has a badger I could try.  a team mate has similar enough specs for pitches and spans that we can share equipment in a pinch and he throws a lot of Global stuff; so may have a badger in the closet I can borrow for a couple weeks.

I mostly bowl a sport league and currently we are bowling on a 44 foot long, somewhat heavy oil pattern.  I think it is dead man's curve; or that might be next.  on fresh I am able to find a good shot with a proton physix.  when it breaks down, the proton is just starting to check up too much and eventually moving left and bringing the ball more inside gets to the point where entry angles are not conducive for me to carry.

on the current pattern, the nuclear cell finds itself in a bit of over/under.  playing where I think I should be, the ball isnt quite enough.  however if i move a bit right and try to be straighter, the ball is too much. 

my other options for a ball down from the Proton have fared worse than the Nuke.  Axiom is a strong solid that also checks up early.  Dark Code struggles more to turn the corner.  IQ Tour Nano Pearl doesnt give the right entry angle to carry.  After Dark might as well be plastic. 

it very likely is a me problem and not an equipment one; but with the NC, it almost to the point I don't trust it and replacement is best.

But thanks for the ideas.  I may know someone that has a badger I could try.  a team mate has similar enough specs for pitches and spans that we can share equipment in a pinch and he throws a lot of Global stuff; so may have a badger in the closet I can borrow for a couple weeks.

That's actually a lot of helpful information.

The Eternity could work well in that spot, another option from the Storm side would be the RST X-3 trying to think of some length and shape. At least for me and others around me, the X-3 is sharper off the spot while the X-2 was a little weaker and more rounded.

The new BW 2.0 Hybrid is also very impressive.

I agree with TWOHANDS, skid flip balls on a 44 foot pattern tend to give an inconsistent reaction at the end of the pattern, especially when they break down it can become a very wet/dry condition.  I have generally found that asymmetrical or smooth strong core symetrical tends to work best in those scenarios.  The key is to get inside of the area that gets blown up by all the big balls on the fresh and use that area to bank off of, as you move left on longer patterns, you'll generally find a lot of hold along with the bank area.

Ball surface can be key here, polished is generally bad on long patterns unless they really get blown up but that won't happen in a 3 game league setting in most scenarios.

I'll double down on the Eternity or RST X-3.

Eternity is 100% nano load per Schlem and I believe the X-3 is as well