Alrighty.....here it is:
PBS- Horseshoe- 15lbs. 3/4oz. top weight; 3.5 inch pin
I drilled it in one of my favorite drillings, pin under the ring finger, cg stacked. I like this drilling because it gives me an early read on the lanes up front, and then backs off on the backend......allowing me to add or reduce hand as needed. (probably a 4 x 4.5 drill)
On a regular medium THS, OOB, this ball was standing up half-way down the lane! I was like....WOW! Didn't expect this at all. One of the reasons I went after this ball is because the core is tried and true! I knew that if the core/cover combo was a good match, it might really be winner!
Anyway after seeing that initially, took it to my spinner with some UFO polish; hit it for 15 seconds, all six sides. It was not a marble, but it was shiny for sure.
Used it in early practice before league play and every shot on the fresh was a strike! Getting in around the side, and making it arc....strike! Coming up the back.....more angularity....strike! Using my more traditional heavy oil release.....strike! I should have used it early in league play after that, but I am superstitious about getting nothing but strikes during warm-ups. Too many times I have thrown nothing but strikes during warm-ups and then struggled with a ball all night long. LOL!
Anyway, the shot was about a 40' medium oil shot. Grinded out a 191, the first game and then struggled with transition using my normally dependable Prodigy. After only getting one strike and an open in the first five frames of the second game, I switched to the Horseshoe. Took a minute to get lined up, but finished with a 182.
Keeping it simple, and coming up the back of the ball, it gave me a nice push to the pocket. The angularity allowed me to open up the lanes, and the backend revs on the ball were obvious as seen by the whirling colors before hitting the pocket.
I LIKE this ball. The third game I moved further left, and proceeded to destroy the pocket, throwing the front seven. The ball in the eighth was a little soft, and I flat-tenned. Anyway finished out with a 268 on the broken down pattern.
This ball is superb. Not what I was expecting at all. I do not believe this is a light oil ball, but it may be for folks who throw it 17mph and up. The read was great and very predictable. I like that I can get more than one hook-shape out of it. This is definitely a winner in my book and worth what I paid for it. It has already paid for itself, two times over. If you can find one....get one!
Finally got to play with the Pocketablity as well, this past Monday night.
This ball is 15lbs. 2.5oz. of top weight, with a 3" pin. I drilled it pretty conventional, pin over ring with cg stacked below. The cover is 1000 abralon also. I liked this one right out the gate! I could swing this one on the fresh shot or play semi-direct. Ball has good angularity going to the pocket and the carry is pretty good. Considering it's a NEW ball, I guess carry should be good!
I played with it on a fresh THS and it was great. It gave a very easy read of the lanes, and got to the pocket just as easily. This ball was in OOB condition, and it is definitely a keeper. It did not have as much initial angularity as the Horseshoe, but it had enough to carry well. It did NOT, "Hit like a truck"! I got a lot of push straight back strikes, and a lot of swisher strikes as well. All in all, I think this is a very versatile piece of equipment, depending on drilling. I will not alter this surface since I like it just as it is. I am rev dominant, and usually roll in the mid 13-14 mph range.
I only shot a low two hundred game with it, but that was because I was playing three different lines and testing it's limits. I believe this ball will be another, great "Bang for the Buck" piece. If anyone has questions that I didn't think of, hit me up! It seems, no one makes "bad" equipment nowadays!
Hope this helps!
