I just picked up a Sonic Boom for $38 shipped NIB.  I read the reviews and from what I read it seems like it would be a pretty good ball, that doesn't hook right out of your hand.

Last night I had my first league outting and my Black Widow and Big Shot were hooking at the arrows and no matter how deep I got, I had trouble getting the ball down the lane.  

I then used my buddies old Speed Zone for the last game and started with the front 7 only to have a light hit 10 pin in the 8th.  Would the Sonic Boom get down the lane just as easily, or did I waste my money on another hooking monster?
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Formerly SGC300

The Sonic Boom is most defintiely NOT a hook monster. In fact, I would worry that it is more like 2 or 3 steps down from a BW or BS. It requires LOTS Of dry. Unless that Speed Zone is truly oil-soaked or highly polished, The BS is at least 2 steps down from that one.
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"None are so blind as those who will not see."

I have a NIB in my garage and one drilled with only a few games.  This has to be one of my favorite RG balls.  From what I recall with my experience the Sonic Boom went extremely long with a hard finish.  I contributed the hard finish to the amount of energy the ball stored.  With my slower speed and higher rev rate this ball matched up well on most house conditions that didn't have too much OB.  Not a dry lane ball for me, but a lot of that depends on your style and how it was drilled.

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$38 is a good deal. The Sonic Boom is a pretty good ball for drier conditions. It has good length and is strong but contrallable on the back end. I used mine some in my summer PBA league when the lanes broke down.

If the lanes are a little spotty or dry up front with a lot of carrydown it may not work the best, but a lot of stuff doesn't work on those kinds of conditions.

Thanks for the responses everyone.  I just got the ball in the "mail" today  I have ever seen one of these in person, it's a sharp looking ball, only problem is I'm color blind, and it has a lot of green and red in it according to my mother hahaha.

I was thinking of also picking up a Pearl Beast by Columbia, but now seeing how pearlized this thing is, I don't think I'll need to.  

Just as a reference would a label leverage type drilling be a good idea for this ball?  I don't want a super strong drilling on it.  I'm afraid to drill it for length, and it's already supposed to go long.  

I also just picked up a MoRich Awesome Finish, how much weaker am I looking at the Sonic Boom being than this ball?  If anyone knows?
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Formerly SGC300

the Sonic Boom is a light oil ball, MUCH, MUCH, MUCH lighter than a Speed ZOne which was in the range of a Danger Zone.

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"None are so blind as those who will not see."

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