Mark drilled up a Second Coming for me last night and I used it in my Tuesday men's league. He drilled it for length - the pin is above the fingers (no balance hole needed).  See my profile for info about me.

The ball comes with a 1500 grit polished surface and the first few times I threw the ball, it recovered a little too late for me. I talked to Mark about the late reaction and he sanded the surface to about 1000 grit and awoke the monster inside the ball! After sanding, the ball started up a bit earlier and when it flipped, it did not stop until it rolled off the back of the pin deck! I was able to throw this one to the outside and watch it scream back to the pocket. The continuation through the pin deck is unbelievable! Almost anytime I got near the pocket, I carried. The only bad breaks I had with this ball were several solid 8 pin leaves. As I learned to trust the ball, my scores went up each game. I have to say again that this ball just destroys the pins!

A teammate of mine bought a Second Coming from Mark last night as well (he is a cranker while I am more of a stroker) and he had great success with the out of the box surface (704 set). The good news about this ball is that the surface is very easy to change to give you the look you need.

Thanks,
Paul

Edited on 9/7/2005 7:46 AM