Bowler Information:
17.5-18.0 mph
Medium Revs
Low Track
Ball Drilling:
4" pin
Mid-Lane Roll Drilling (MoRich)
Typical Line to the Pocket:
Straight up first arrow or slight point to the pocket
Ball Summary:
Surprisingly strong, controllable movement with back end pop. Easy to make adjustments with, and nearly impossible to throw through the break point.
Review:
I had my 4" pin TSA drilled for aggressive mid-lane roll (MoRich drilling) and left it in the in-box condition. This, theoretically, would allow the ball to start moving earlier, but the 4" pin would still create very good back end movement. I essentially wanted the TSA to react just like my Storm XXX Extreme, but on an oilier pattern. This drilling and pin combination did exactly that.
Overall, I am very impressed with the total movement and the shape of the movement of this ball. It reads the lane early, even on heavy oil, and then also reads the back end. I have found it almost impossible to throw this ball through the breakpoint, even with my high speed and low track. Textbook adjustments are very effective with this ball—there are no surprises here. You can start with this ball on a fresh shot, and keep using it through all three games of league as long as you can keep moving left to find some head oil.
The biggest advantage of this ball over the Total Annihilation (read my other review) is that the TSA reads the back end of the lane much better than the TA. Where the TA seems to quit, the TSA just keeps charging. In my opinion, this is a much stronger ball than the TA—hands down.
Carry is also relatively good. I seem to enter the pocket at a slightly better angle than with other aggressive balls because of the back-end movement, which generally leads to fewer 10-pin leaves.
After about 20 games on this ball, I (and my teammates) remain quite impressed. Nice job, MoRich!
