I bowled on my first THS(second shift/broken down, albeit) last night and the ball performed great.  Over 17 out to 5 with great results(235-237-259).  Great hitting power with exceptional carry.
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Edited on 8/27/2007 3:01 PM

i have about 10 games on it. I have notice nicks in mine already too. I was kind of wondering why so many posters got on me about the drill and how they know how it was drilled ,must have been from a previous post. Its drilled with the pin just right and down from my ring with the cg kicked slightly to the right. same drill i have on my epic and my epic is a beast. My epic is a good 10 boards stronger than this ball even with this ball at 1000 grit.
   Someone just posted how great this ball was on a second shift typical house shot,doesnt that prove what i just said.Look at storms reaction chart which shows this ball and the passion the passion on their chart is 7 boards left of the secret. Ok it doesnt suck its just not what i thought it was going to be. Nowhere near med to heavy with storms flip which is what i was looking for. It was an experiment gone bad, ball league ball, no sweat off my nose .If you pros want it fine, if not fine, good luck and good bowling.
   I dont need the ball enough to invest the effort to see if it might work after 20 games or 30 games i dont want to be a ,"sub 200 bowler all season ",if thats the mark the justifies a persons opinion .Forgive me when i avg. 200 then i might offer an opinion.
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Sounds to me like particle balls in general don't match up to your game very well.  I remember you talking about how you hated the Epic Battle as well.  This ball is a pearl/solid/particle hybrid if memory serves me right.  You'd probably like the Special Agent better.  I think that they burn up too soon for you, which can be hard to see especially if it starts hooking off of your toe.

maybe i lack the speed and revs for particle balls. U r right i have never really had any luck with them . I had my latest battle drilled weaker and its a much better match for me,having said that i used the secret and my battle on the same pair when i first got the secret and i was pretty impressed with the secret. the battle was ans is a stronger ball ,but the secret looked like i would at least be able to play it . the very next night in leagues they put down a little more oil and the ball wouldnt move,and unless its on the drier side of medium it to this date doesnt move. no more particles for me i promise
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and what does spare shooting have to do with a persons opinion of a ball.
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