I got to throw these two last night along with the Exodus Solid. The Exodus Pearl obviously has some length drilled the way I have it (55* X 4-3/4" X 40*, 3-3/4" PIN ABOVE BRIDGE, NO WH, CG 1" RT OF CL ON MIDLINE). I used it on Brunswick Anvilanes, using a Kegel machine with Infinity oil applied 28' buffed to 40' and very similar to the USBC White oiling pattern with OB outside of the 5 board. The Exodus Pearl has a surprising amount of backend, something I usually do not see in Pearls due to my release-type, longer Pin to PAP’s for me have a tendency to skid too far and are unsatisfactory on most lane conditions with the extreme dry/medium-dry being the only true pattern I find success on. I was playing around 8-9 at the 40' down lane range finders and 12-13 at the arrows, standing 20 with my feet. The Exodus Pearl had really good carry and was very easy to get to the pocket, threw games of 257 and 243 with it before switching to the Exodus Solid.
The Exodus Solid is about 2-3 boards stronger than the Exodus Pearl on this particular day and pattern standing 23 and playing about the same line as previously mentioned. The Exodus Solid is still very impressive after a month of using the ball and has become a benchmark ball for me right now. Next I pulled out the Exodus Iron, drilled with one of my favorite Dual Angle layouts (60* X 3-3/4" X 65*, 3" PIN BELOW RF, CG 1-3/4" RT OF CL, 1" BELOW MIDLINE, WH @ P3). This ball needs some oil, it was about 4-5 boards stronger than the Exodus Solid at the breakpoint and I had to move 6-7 boards left standing 30 with my feet to get the ball to the pocket on a consistent basis. The Exodus Iron is a lot of ball for this pattern as it was using up a lot of it's energy and was leaving some weak 10's. Overall, to successfully use this ball on this pattern I would have to apply some polish to kick out the 10's. Swinging the ball that amount is not my “A” game but I was able to have success playing that line.
I will polish up the Exodus Iron and throw some more games with it this week and report out later on. There are no centers in my home area that would warrant using the Exodus Iron in it’s box condition, thus the reason I will polish it to make it more conducive to most of the patterns I see, with the exception of Nationals next month.
Again, I would like to thank Tony Martin at Lord Field Bowling and his Staff for what seems to be a very solid product and for giving me the opportunity to utilize their equipment. I am anxiously awaiting future releases from this fine up-and-coming company here in the United States.
Pat Patterson
Lord Field Staff