(I'll be the first jack-off to pipe in with the usual and expected response.)

If the ball doesn't work for you, don't waste your time with it.  I'll do you the favor of paying you $5 for it plus shipping so you won't be tempted throw it anymore.
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The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older, and shorter of breath and one day closer to death.  
Time - Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon

Hi.  I really am on the way out the door (to work now), but couldnt resist one reply before I go.

Yes.  I have tried polishing it, going down to 800 or 600 grit, removing all the polish, and recently putting it back on.  Original drilling was to go long and emphasize skid-flip or maximum backend. Then plugged and redrilled (after experiencing much over/under) for an earlier roll and more of an arcing move.

But the reason I had to reply, is I am not criticizing the ball's reaction. I dont hate EVERYTHING about it. For instance, it is very versatile in that I can use it on heavy oil as well as dried up lanes. It is very adjustable by hand position. That's the good AND the bad, though. It's adjustable by making minor changes in delivery (hand position, speed, height, amount of loft, etc.) on purpose.  But it ALSO reacts to any unconcious or unintentional variation in my delivery. It does what I tell it to do, instead of what I INTENDED it to do.  



Not a good match for someone who is a decent bowler, but admittedly not textbook style, and not able to duplicate each shot as a carbon copy of the last ---even when I am on fire and stringing several strikes together. This ball takes my inconsistencies and magnifies them.

It's giving me a TRUE reflection of what I am doing ...right or wrong... and I HATE it for that !!!!

It's probably a great ball to warm up with, and then I should bag it and use something else.  ANYTHING else.  But that's like demoting your million dollar free agent to bench coach ---or something like that.

I am strongly considering purchasing a Virtual Gravity for this upcoming Fall and I must say that I am somewhat worried now after reading Neptune and Bear posting how the VG is very sensitive to slight changes (hence not very forgiving for less than textbook bowlers).

as a side note about the virtual, it is not a forgiving ball at all on a ths. i have no repeat no tug area with it. if i miss it better be right. again alot of it is drilling because i drilled it for heavier volume tournament shots, and that what i got with this ball. on kegels highway to hell pattern i watched several bowlers leaving buckets and barely catching half-pocket with other brands of balls, and i literally had 3-4 boards either way. several years ago i had a similar experience with the super power. i bought one and could not get it to move lol, and i am in the 480-500 rev range. my fatherinlaw gets two revs and a cloud of dust and he could hook the whole lane with it lol. some peoplw just dont match up with certain balls.
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uh....wow! This is intriguing. I am a low rev, low speed player. I do, however play close attention to ball reactions.

I don't own a VG. My teammate does. He has his dulled to about 800 sheen. our spans are the same, so I can throw his. He tries to throw his on pretty much every type of condition. THIS BALL LOVES OIL! It does not work on every type of condtion.

When I see it get real angular, to me....that means 10 pin city, and time to put it up!

I can actually throw his VG better than he can because I can change releases. I love the hit that this ball gives. And when you throw it on it's intended condition, it is a beast!

But it is much better on med-hvy and heavy oil! Just my .02
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Duct tape is like 'The Force'. It has a light side and a dark side, but it still holds the universe together.

Some days you're the bug some days you're the windshield.

The long and short of it is that you should work on your game and stop complaining about the ball.

You should be able to get any ball to the pocket. Whether it carries or not is a different question. The VG needs oil, up front and in the mids, to show its full potential. Drilling, surface, hand position, ball speed, all play a part in what happens at the end of the pin deck. If you are not getting to the pocket, or carrying with the ball, it is your fault. Not the balls.

Use the VG on its intended conditions, get it to the pocket, and you will see better than average results.

CC
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Those that can do. Those that can't complain. Pimpin ain't easy, but it's mandatory.

Most things we like, we don't need. Most things we need, we don't like. Don't confuse your likes with your needs.

I have a VG that I drilled week because of how strong everyone was saying it was.  It is drilled with the pin in my middle finger.  I won't say I hate it, but I don't love it like the HyRoad I have that is drilled stronger (pin below and a hair right of ring finger).  I'm a speed dominant bowler and I guess I just need to have a stronger drilling.  The VG doesn't seem to recover for me if I miss right and don't get a handful.  I know that is the bowlers fault, but the HyRoad allows me to get away with a similar shot.  I'm still experimenting with surfaces on the VG, so maybe I'll find the right combination one of these days.

Sidenote, the VG is the first ball I ever drilled with this layout so it is very possible the layout is just not good for me.