Hey all, new member here!

First of all I want to say that I have been browsing these forums for a while and finally made a profile.

Ok, back to the topic at hand...

I'm generally new to bowling. Well, I've done a bit of bowling before in the past but this is my first venture into my own ball collection. I'm a no thumb bowler because I mainly just played with house balls and I could never find a good fit (obviously   ), but I'm interested in learning how to use my thumb. I've been looking towards some medium-heavy to heavy oil balls because the league I just joined up in lays down some pretty thick coats before matches.

I've been browsing around looking at what my best options would be and I honestly can't seem to make up my mind. My friend has a Domination that I've practiced with and I need something that handles the oil a little better because I can't get much of a reaction from it. And before I get ridiculed on layouts remember that I'm pretty new and only know from what I've read on here, but I can't remember the exact layout he has on his ball so I don't know if it was weak or strong.

Ok, sorry for the long intro, but I've lowered my choices down to the Odyssey, Total NV, Mystic, or the Terminator. I have pretty fast ball speed and get quite a few revs on the ball so I've been thinking the Odyssey might help eat up some oil on the lane. My original choice was gonna be the NV but I've heard some horror stories from some (even at the local pro-shop) that even with maintenance the ball just gradually slips into a stage of reaction loss so it's made me weary of that choice. I'm just looking for a little bit of insight from the knowledgable minds on these forums to help me choose a ball that would perform well on heavier conditions, last long amounts of time since my current job isn't the best paying, and would be somewhat forgiving since I'll be working out the kinks with a new ball.

Thanks in advance,
Jason.

Edited on 6/5/2007 11:27 PM