It was a bit of a rough summer but with some work I've gotten the kinks worked out. The Xeno made things look easy last night in the last night of our Sunday summer league - 278 (front 9, 10 pin, 10 pin),299, 277 (front 9, 6-10, 10 pin) = 854. Can't say enough of how well the new coverstock formula, they used the very reliable Reax Version 2 core, that id on the Xeno performs. I used my standard drill pattern (pin down 45 x 5-9/16 x 70), the same as I used on my Reax Version 2, and the Xeno is about 6-7 boards stronger than the Version 2. If you are in the market for a first ball out of the bag for the upcoming Fall season give the Xeno a look you won't regret it.