Michael, the freak show pearl is a special pearl, I have it and it's a versatile ball that gives you a performance for such a entry level ball (so does the solid). It gives you a combination of midane roll, and angle on the backend, ball just works.
Comparing to the solid, it pushes downlane a few feet longer with a harder change of direction, but maintains a roll that you can see it rolling and continuing through the pins without going too sideways.
