Well, new league year, time for a new ball.  I've been hovering around 200 avg for the last 3 years.  It's been a steep hill to climb it feels like.  I've had the same issue with the majority of the balls I've thrown: smash the pocket... leave a single pin: 7's, 8's, 10's, heck even a 9 or two.  It never seemed to matter how i got the pocket it was the same results. 

I wanted to try something different, so I asked my local pro-shop guy what to get.  His suggestion was a Torrid Elite so I thought I'd give it a whirl.  I picked it up the first night of league.  It had the standard pin up layout.  I shot 500 on the nose.  I had more splits in one night than I care to remember.  So, I took it back and had it re-drilled with pin down in the middle of the fingers and took just a bit of the shine off.  Now, I've got to tell you, this ball is absolute money.  Week two after picking it up redrilled I shot 670 followed by 718 in week 3.  The carry this ball has is phenomenal!  If it's near the pocket the pins explode.  I'm turning into a Radical believer!  Now, to just figure out what I need for a ball up, torn between the Yeti and the Reax solid.

thanks Radical!