I waited several months to purchase the Virtual Gravity and HyRoad because I was having good luck with my Gravity Shift and Cell. Bowling on our house shot with oout of bounds at 5, my Cell at 2000 abralon would not turn the corner. It more less made an arc, and I could not carry without turning my shoulders toward the pocket and making perfect shots. After struggling with the Cell the first game and shooting a 165, I pulled out my VG. I then shot 243,234,240,235,170,163,155 before putting the VG back in the bag. I pulled out my HyRoad 2000 polished with Beans Sauce, and shot 194 my last game.
First, the VG turned the corner harder than the cell and carried just as well if not better.
Second, once we pushed the oil from the heads and I needed to move inside, I lost carry with the VG. Ringing tens or weak tens. The ball was burning up and I could not find the right line once the heads were fried. Should have put the ball down earlier.
Once the heads transitioned, my brother won the last three games using his Cell OOB, shooting 267,258,224. The Cell looked good once there was a defined breakpoint, and oil in the mids, where the VG needed head oil to shine. He moved outside, played straight up 3-5 coming up the back of the ball and the Cell crushed the pocket.
My VG is drilled 5x4 (No. 1 drilling I believe) with the pin above the ring finger and left at OOB. My HyRoad is drilled pin under with the cg on my track (best I remember), and is at 2000 abralon polished to a nice shine with Bean's sauce. Both balls cover about the same number of boards, but the HyRoad shines when the heads are dry and the VG is losing too much energy getting down lane. I have my GS under the HyRoad at 4000 abralon polished. All and all, a pretty good 1-2-3 punch.
I shot my highest series with a Gravity Shift, 727. The VG shows much more potential. I just have to learn how to put it in the bag. This is the second time out where I have shot high games the first four or five games and then seem to lose carry as the heads dried up, so I am convinced that it needs head oil to perform.
The VG is a must by in my book. The HyRoad is o.k. but I wish I had drilled it pin up, the same as my VG.
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