2 comments, if I might ---
1. I looked up "radical" in the thesaurus and was surprised to find as a synonym, the word, "cardinal".
2. Since I have seen several reviews of the Slant using this type of description,
"It had a strong mid-lane read and a smooth arc to the pocket with great continuation through the pins.",
I was immediately reminded how that same description applied to another "great" ball of about 3 years, the Roto-Grip Cell. It also did not have an "incredible" backend, but it did have "INCREDIBLE" continuation through the pin deck. It never gave up, it never rolled out. It just drove and drove and drove.It handled medium-heavy to heavy oil, while the Slant covers medium oil.
What was interesting was how people complained about how it did not cover 65 boards and how it did not make a left hand turn at the breakpoint, yet people kept using it and kept scoring with it
"None are so blind as those who will not see."
