Just got my Seek and Destroy set up just like the web page says for sharp break, maximum hook. I am a medium speed stroker / tweener with medium revs. I average between 215 and 230 depending on the shot in the house (no sport patterns in my area obviously...). I have a Shock and Awe and a RotoGrip RS-1. The Seek and Destroy is obviously a very stong ball. I was playing about 10 boards farther left on the approach and 2 boards left on the lane with the S&D vs the S&A which is drilled identical. The S&D reads the lane much sooner than the S&A but it really never quit. Either starts with a strong arc that continues through the pocket, or if you get it deeper in the oil, it does a mild arc then a sharper arc as it reads from light oil to just carry down. It is my first particle ball, but i really like the overall action and ball motion it gives. I will try to post a follow-up later after a couple of leagues and a tourney or two.

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Alright, I have had this ball for about two weeks now and have thrown around 20 or so games with it.  I ordered the S&D from Buddies Pro Shop on Saturday morning.  It arrived at my door on Monday evening.  I requested a layout via the MoRichbowling.com request form.  I was looking for a layout to give me a controlled reaction on medium volume sport, tournament, and other flatter oil conditions.  I was instructed to use a 4 1/2 pin to PAP, 5 1/4" mb to PAP and locate the pin approximately 2 1/4" above the midline.  I punched the ball up and weighed it out.  Ended with approximately 3/4oz side and 1/2oz thumb.  I decided to take the ball out and throw it a little bit prior to deciding on a weight hole.

I threw the ball on a broken down house shot (after several hours of open bowling).  Open bowling typically causes the oil patten on these synthetic lanes to vacate the head area and push all the way to the pin deck.  Usually there is some decent oil remaining outside around the first arrow.  I stood about 15 on the approach, and rolled the ball towards 5 at the arrows.  About the time it reached the arrows, the ball checked up and took off left.  I progressively move in on the lane, rolling the ball towards the 2nd and 3rd arrows, and pretty much saw the same reaction.  Finally once I moved in deep enough to get the ball to push through the heads (around 23 at the arrows), it reached the terrible carry-down and fizzled out.  It tried turning the corner, but I'm not sure any ball would be able to under these conditions.

Later on that evening I had league in which we bowl on second shift conditions (after a ladies league).  Generally, the conditions are similar to the above described, but just not as severe (usually there is some head oil remaining and the terrible carry-down has not yet set in).  From my earlier experience, I decided to take this ball back to the shop and put a little polish on it (Ebonite Particle Polish) with the hopes of getting through the heads easier and having a little more backend reaction.  I took the ball out in league and found a much different reaction than I had experienced earlier in the day.  The ball now became very over/under.  If I got the ball into the dry too quick, I would take off... any sort of pull into the oil and the ball has no finish whatsoever...  If I was able to hit within a few board area, the ball rolled up very well (acted like a strong urethane) and carry was excellent.  I stuck with the ball all night to get some games on it and ended up shooting 630.  Not a terrible score considering the high set that evening in our scratch league was 660 (yes, they are very tough lane conditions).  

The next day after league, I decided that I just didn't like the reaction I was getting from the polished surface.  So I took the ball back and hit it with a 1000 grit Abralon pad, followed by a 2000 grit Abralon pad (box finish on the ball is 1200 grit matte).  This gave the ball a shiny sheen finish.  I also decided to drill a weight hole in an attempt to get a little stronger break point from this ball.  I placed the weight hole 1" past my VAL on a line from the center of grip through the cg.  I used a 11/16" hole 2.5" deep and pitched away from the center of grip.  That night I bowled league in a different house on a fresh wall pattern (wood lanes, tons of oil inside and dry outside).  I threw the ball through warm-ups and the first few frames of the night...but it was just very touchy.  It didn't seem to have enough recovery to cross the soup and bounce it off the dry.  If I was very precise with my line, launch angle, rev rate, etc. I was able to get back to the pocket and carry.. otherwise it just didn't quite have enough to make it back...  I wasn't too surprised by this as I had layed this ball out for control on medium oil volumes... not really the shot I was playing.  Also, the surface of the ball didn't really match up to the volume of oil.  For this shot, my leverage WMB with box finish matched up much better.

Still looking to get a better reaction out of the ball, I hit it with 800 grit sand paper.  As a general rule of thumb, I don't match up well with dull equipment, especially with surfaces of 800 grit or stronger, but I figured I would give it a shot.  Surprisingly, 800 grit didn't dull the sirface all that much, but rather appeared to still have a sheen finish...  
I took the "stronger" S&D out and it acted like a different ball.  This ball now starts up a little earlier than my leverage WMB and overall covers 4-5 more boards!  

Updated ratings:  
Looks: 6 (still an ash-black color)
Hit/Carry: 9
Versatility: 5 (upgraded from the previously disappointing number)

Overall: 7.2

Overall I have upgraded the ball due to increased preformance/results for me from a surface change.  With an 800 grit matte finish, the ball is now stronger than my leverage WMB in box condition.  The S&D now needs a bunch of head oil in order to get down the lane.  The more oil on the lane, the greater the length and the bigger the backend.  The hit and carry of the ball is still well above average..the only pins I have left are 2 pin or 7pin or 10 pin on light hits (probably 75% of light hits carry).  So far (knock on wood) I have carried all flush and high flush hits.  


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Now that I have about 20-25 games on this ball I think it's time for a review.

Player Profile
Right handed tweener/higher speed stroker
17-17.5mph, 330-340rpms
PAP 5" right, 1/4 up

Center Profile
House #1: Old Wood surface. Medium-Heavy blended house shot.  Tapers off to extremely dry gutters.  The more games bowled on it, oil dries up, never really carries down.
House #2: HPL Synthetics, Longer pattern with a very heavy concentration of oil in the middle from 12-12.  Tapers off to the gutters.  Shot forces you to stand right and bank the ball to boards 2-5 early in order to come flush in the pocket.

Ball Specs
3" Pin Out Above and to the Right of the ring finger(4 1/2" to my PAP)
C.G. within a 1" radius of the palm
MB drilled into with thumb(MB 5 1/4 from my PAP)
No x-hole
Ball tested at 3 different surfaces:  2000 Abralon, light coat of Storm Proacta-Shine, and 1200 box finish.

Pro's
-Very strong reaction on just about any condition.  Core provides a very angular motion off the "spot".
-Hits very hard and carries light hits with a very high strike percentage.
-Exaggerated breakpoint gives the look of a polished particle pearl in the wrapping of a lightly sanded medium load particle.  Core strength of this ball is very critical to the ball's angular nature as any other core with this type of surface would yield a rolly early reaction.
-The softer you come out of the ball, the more continuation you get on the backend, giving you maximum forgiveness to minor release errors when you "miss it" at the bottom of the swing.
-Very versatile with different drillings

Con's
-Due to the strength of this ball at the breakpoint, continuous flush shots can lead to some intriguing leaves.  Strong 8s, 9s, 10s, and even high 7-9s, and 4-9-10s will leave you dumbfounded on what appeared to be a great hit.  The thing is, this ball never stops hooking as it enters the pocket and that's what causes the awkward flush leave.  There have been times I've seen this ball go flush and it'll leave the deck right behind the 7 pin or on the left side of the 8 pin.  
-The ball hits so hard that it can give you a false read of the lanes as they go through transition.  You may not see the shot burning up in the area that you're playing right away because the particle shell is smoothing the read up front and giving you a strong motion in the back with a strong finish.  This could leave you stuck shooting a high 180-low 200 game with a decent look while there's something else in your bag that could have given you a better look through transition and you'd end up shooting 220-240 without all of the single pins.

Other Notes
This is definitely one of the stronger Morich releases I've seen so far.  It gives you the read of the Weapon of Mass Bias for the first 30 feet with the angularity of a Polished Total Shock & Awe on the backend.  For me I've noticed that if I go on a string of 2 or 3 flush single pin leaves in a row that it's probaly time to put this Big Boy back in his cage, it's just that strong of a ball.  Rarely there comes a ball that overpowers most conditions but this Seek & Destroy definitely is one.  

Low rev players will love being able to stand deeper than they ever have before with a particle ball and actually watch it turn the corner.  High rev players will love being able to open up the shot on tougher/wetter conditions with this ball.  For the higher speed tweeners like me, it's awesome for coming out of the gate on a fresher house pattern/tough condition and playing direct with speed.  My downfall is sending the ball through the breakpoint but with Seek & Destroy it's really almost impossible to send this guy through the breakpoint.  I can honestly say when the condition is there for me to use this ball, I don't think I've shot under par with it yet.  It might not see a ton of play in my overloaded arsenal, but I have confidence that when I can use this a big game is coming out of it.
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Drilled according to the Morich sheet; max leverage.  Bowled first on a heavy house shot and played the inside line.  Fun to do for a left hander!  Strong turn to the pocket and truly continuous w/ consistant roll.  Next bowled on a spot shot with dry outside.  Able to get the ball outside and still had enough energy to the pocket with the continuous movement.  Bowled with it on a burt shot and found that it made it down the lane but was too strong on the backend.  Overall a great ball by Morich and a bread winner.
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Had the ball for some time, leverage drill.  Nice reaction out of the box, but the ball has died slightly......which has only made it better.  Straight out of the box it has an amazing angular move, but when the cover has died down a little becomes an even rolling wonder.  Very sweet ball for wet dry conditions.  Gets through the oil if tugged and is smooth because of the particle off the dry.  Sweeeeeet ball, but like I said, a little too much off the dry straight out of the box.

I LOVE the Seek & Destroy. I couldn't handle the hook out of the box, so my drill guy polished it for me. This ball just crushes the pins on oil. This is my second MoRich ball, the Mayhem was the first. I loved that ball until one of my friends put a nick in it. The S&D reads the oil very well and finishes beautifully. Don't use this ball on dry lanes. It will turn left early and won't stop until it's in the left gutter. It's a great ball.

This ball is by far the best ball I've thrown.  It has increased my average by at least 15 pins in the last year or so.  I'm a high end stroker/low end tweener and can gravitate between the outside lines and inside lines depending on conditions.

The best part about this ball is it's versatility.  I started out with it's OOB finish and played a tight inside line of about 25 over 15 and it was golden.  The lanes don't burn up there and S&D gets great length and a heck of a snap at the pocket.  I eventually sanded it down with a 500grit pad which dulled it but really didn't change the reaction much.  What it did give me is the ability to go way outside, I now play 35 over 15-20 and I get a very smooth midlane roll with a great snap on the back end.

If you're not a high rev bowler and prefer the down and in shot this ball also works well.  Even with mine drilled ultra agressive I can play an intense outside line with this ball if there's some oil.  I tend to not mess around with my ball speed, but if you are comfortable with that then you can throw an outside line down the 5-10 board all day long.  

The core really shows it's ability to read the backend with it's turning ability for the last 5-10 feet.  I almost never wash out and if anything I may see it snap even harder from time to time.  If I have one problem with the ball (and it's more a problem with the lanes than the ball) it's that I do get some roll out from time to time.  But that's because I have it sanded dull and it only rolls out when the lanes get really dry.

Over all I'm sold on Morich and this ball is a great addition to your arsenal.  I went out and got a Sahara because I loved the core and action in this ball so much.  You won't be disappointed and the versatility will make this ball your number 1 weapon on the lanes.