I'm trying to decide between the lock, hyper cell skid, eternal cell or maybe a critical? I currently have a haywire and a motiv graffiti tag, the haywire is a good strong ball but I'm considering something stronger or something that will compliment it.

I appreciate the response! I've read great reviews about every ball and figured maybe the skid or lock would be for later in the lane. The haywire is great and early. Just looking to get something else to compliment.

Which is stronger?

I have had the Lock since it was released. This ball is currently my best rolling, hitting ball I have (see profile). This ball saves it's energy for the pin deck. I do not have allot of revs, so with this core it helps me get a few more. Now the ball oob did not work for me, but I  have only used it for THS. I changed the cover to 2k and added polish, then this ball just came alive. Now if you bowl on heavier conditions the cover change probably would not have been needed. Since I have a Hyper Cell, the Lock compliments that perfectly. I do not have a Critical, so my observation between the Lock/Critical is ( depending on layout/cover) is the Lock will have a smoother, strong roll, and the Critical is more angular at the pin deck, so it depends what reaction you want. Both balls are a great choice. Its too bad you can't go to a matchmaker and roll both first. I may get a Critical in the future, but since my Lock has been so good, I don't need another ball, yet. I hope this helps?

I have my Lock, Critical, and Skid all drilled the same (50x4.5x70). The Lock is my fav. It is strong rolling, very versatile, and not as jumpy off friction as the Skid but still has great downlane reaction. I have shot more 7s with the Lock than any other ball mentioned. The Skid is money when on the right conditions and would be more in the middle of your other 2 balls though. I did not match up as well to the Critical as anticipated. It is rather benchmarky for my game. I drilled the EC very strong (30x4x40) so it's not as versatile for me as the others.

My Lock definitely revs up in the earlier part of the mids than my Haywire did. Haywire is obviously a cover dominant ball. I slapped my favorite sym layout on it and was completely dismayed at how much I didn't like the reaction. I think it points more to my preference of some core strength on the stronger covers.

I can tell you from studying the reviews of the 2 major publications the Lock, Critical, and EC are fairly close in terms of overall hook with the Lock and Critical being the earliest. The thing I love about my Lock with the pin down layout is the way the core revs in the mids even tho it starts reading the lane earlier than most others.

It is difficult to pick but they are all great balls!

For me house shots and usually after game 1. It can be very strong downlane on fresh backends. 2 of my friends put a little surface on theirs because it was too much for them to control.

What would be a better compliment to what I currently have, skid, eternal or lock?

I would go Lock only because I know how good it is for me. In other words the Lock is very predictable. It has been my "go to" ball because I can TRUST it! But it fits my style, which is more down/in. Every once in a while you just get that ball that matches up. I match up up very well with it. Hopefully you will,if that is the ball you pick.  Again its too bad you can't do a matchmaker, that may help you decide?

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