I'd go with a little more surface, the VG is 4000 abralon out of the box which is probably a little too high for heavier/longer patterns. You will probably want to take it down to 2000 or even 1000. The other question is how many games have you put on it. Sometimes a ball doesn't show it's true colors right away, it needs some games to put a track on the ball and for the coverstock to absorb some oil. Good luck.