I finally got my first sanctioned 300 game tonight with a Thunderstruck Solid.  This was the first set I bowled with it after asking the pro shop operator to modify the surface a little bit to make it more controllable for me.   I think it worked out pretty well.

Nice shooting! They will come easier now.
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Could you let us know what you did to the surface?  I am torn between the Special Agent and the Thunderstruck Solid, been leaning towards the solid with a surface adjustment, but have not pulled the trigger yet.  You can find bowlers that love both, but I don't need both, just need one solid covered ball with a little surface....to finish my arsenal...Great shooting....I have a ton of great scores, but the Sanctioned 300 eludes me.....

As I mentioned before, this ball was way too skid/flippy for me in the OOB finish because my game is a little speed dominant.  Couple that with flying backends and you have a recipe for disaster.  I usually go with smoother rolling drills (which both my pro shop operator and I thought this was) because I prefer balls with a strong continuation vs a skid/snap look.  But this ball definitely had the skid/snap look especially once I broke the ball in a little bit.  

So I decided to try the surface adjustment first rather than plug and redrill it.   It was taken down to either 500 or 360 grit abralon and then polished up w/ Track Magic Shine. He also used the Track Power Wash to clean the oil out of the ball, which I believe was part of the equation as well.   This combination gave me the control I like in the midlane but make no mistake, this ball still finishes very hard, but was more like a very strong continuation rather than a snap.  This ball hits very hard and pins usually go flying everywhere.  It's a beautiful thing to see.  

Congratulations!  I am sure this will be the first of many more.