When I first got the Reax I thought it was awesome. The house I used it at was med oil...I go to a different house that has a heavier volume of oil and the ball sucks. I tried different surfaces...1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000. I even tried with some polish and that made it worse. And yes, I clean my equipment right after every session. Its a medium oil ball at BEST. Every other ball I have out hooks the reax on heavier oil..the Nightmare, Hellraiser terror, storm manic, revenge.... The reax was drilled to be my "go to" ball in heavy and tournament condition patterns but so far its proven to be a medium oil ball....nothing more.

12xsech,

We are sorry to hear that your expectations weren't met. Im an old time bowler from the early 70's, i always believed/believe that the ball is always the same and the only variables was the house conditions and the bowler throwing the ball. With that said supplying your stats from the beginning would've helped. You even got a staffer here willing to review your layout. Venting is ok but don't put down a ball without trying everything. I own +200 balls, i learned if a ball wasn't performing up to my standards that i had options from polishing, re-pitching, surfacing, weight hole placement, etc. What i could do as a bowler ranged from hand positions to speed and release choices. I recently bowled the States with a Reax on flooded conditions and shot a 138 on game#1. I then changed lines, speed, and release and ended up winning almost every division afterwards and getting most of the sidepots as well. Im not better then you are, but we need to explore other options over TIME before condeming.

Hit the ball with 500 Abralon, bowled a 44ft sport pattern, ball was night and day better.  Ended up playing out around 3 where no one else was, finished second..  Took it to league the next night and hit it with 600 Wet Sand, ball is back to normal.  Shot 268-700 Wednesday night and 269-731 Saturday with it..  Just needed more surface..  The ball shines itself up really quick so I anticipate hitting it with the paper every 6-12 games.