I am admittedly the proverbial death on wheels when it comes to using a spinner. Having said that, I can get somewhere close to where I want to be on everything eventually. However, the day I touched my beloved Pyramid Curse, it was all over. I have tried every combination I can think of by hand, spinner, pressure changes, kind words and soft lights, I've tried it all. This is a ball where I can actually see a really good core inside struggling to get out, but this ball just will not do anything once the coverstock was touched initially. My first reaction of course is that there is a problem in the way I'm doing it, but my luck isn't that bad with any others. Self-deprecating comments aside, this is far worse than any I've ever seen, plus it feels and acts different. The cover seems to be made of, only half jokingly, self-healing granite. Actually, that's a great description. In other words, I can barely scratch the surface, it reacts like a rock, much more so than other cover stock, and any life I get out the ball seems to heal, and after four or five shots maximum it's back to a solid shiny rock.

I'm going to dig out the support address for bowling ball.com and will send them a note in case it was a bad batch, but otherwise the ball is a paperweight, a real shame since it was great when I bought it, absolutely a pleasant surprise. However, after eight or 10 modifications, there comes a point where the ball is simply not worth any more time.

I know the normal response will be that it's my fault, but no, that's not it this time, especially when compared to 10-15 other balls. This coverstock is different.

Any feedback or experience with the Curse is greatly appreciated as always. I'm hoping someone else has had this problem and knows a solution or reason.

Thanks

I have one and I changed the surface to 1000 and black magic polish and it works great. you did not say what you did it it. 

Based on the horrible packaging that it came in, I'm certainly thinking China. The box was so cheap it almost fell apart in the parking lot as I was walking over to the Pro shop. As for what I did to it, you're right, I should have mentioned, but it's basically what did I not do to it? I went to 600 sanded 2 sides, 1000 sanded 4 sides, 1000/2000 sanded, then 1000/2000 with factory compound polish. I tried Motive Gel Scuff and almost everything you can do below 4000 sanded. I need to re-locate their address, but I also sent to notes to bowling ball.com support, with admonitions given to change from the recommended polish and skip a step, then another email that said not to skip a step. A lot of time and energy, that has been so far wasted. But I really think this ball has tremendous potential. I've never seen the ball so obviously struggling to make a decent move but being stuck on a slick cover stock. I'll try one more time with surface, and the 1000/black magic and report back... Still hoping...

I will say that OOB it was great, and I was happy with the back end move at first, but as with any ball, there comes a time to freshen the surface.. That was the death knell in this case. Sensitive from batch to batch makes perfect sense to me, thanks for the feedback. I've never seen such an odd coverstock that won't respond to surface changes. Almost hard as diamond....

I'll get out the chisel and see what I can do....

Thanks beard, but that's just not happening for me. Let me ask you a follow-up. What surface and what exact polish did you put on your Curse?

Just to add I used my Curse on the 3rd game to day shot 248 left 1-7 1-10 and 1-9
the rest were strikes Ball works very well and hooks just fine.

have you sent a note to Toney at bowlingball .com I would like to know what he has to say
also if you are a lefty you may see much more oil than we do as we have lots of traffic on our side. A few years ago I had this same problem with a Motiv ball when I called them and talked to them it was pretty much I needed to become a better bowler hurt my feelings but it was true.  keep in touch. 

If you had read the first line, you'd know it's something to do with surface that began after I tried to adjust it, brother. It was fine until then.... As you yourself mentioned, yours is brand new. I loved mine then too. I hope to play with it over the summer and find the answer, if it's a weak piece right now....