Just looking for a broader range of experience here. I have drille dout a few Specioal Agents for guys and we all seem to like them but all are suffering from the same issue.

Every 3-4 weeks our house shot breaks down really bad and the special is just too much. We need the same look but just need a ball with less overall reaction.

I was thinking an order of Agents but I was wondering if that ball is going to be too snappy with the same drilling?

Drill pattern is pin right of and slightly above the ring finger with the cg kicked out of stacked by 3/4" and a low weighthole as the ball had a 3-4 pin.

ANy suggestions?
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Doug Sterner
Doug's Pro Shop
Owego, NY
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I would go with the Agent, ball looks very impressive.
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I have both the Special Agent and just the Agent and they are laid out 3 3/8 by 3 3/8.

I can either pull out the Agent until the lanes get tight then switch to the Special, or I can use the Special first to give me some hold room. Plus with the same drillings I have about 5-7 boards difference and its easy to read between the two.
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Mike

I have a Special and can relate...  

With this, I decided to go for a pearl.  While the T-Road (pearl-reactive) has been on order for a while, I decided to buy a Shift (pearl-particle) in the meantime. I find this ball pretty versatile, handling both friction and carrydown situations.

I drilled a Special Agent and Spit Fire about 3 weeks ago. While they're not drilled the same or have the same reaction shape they compliment each other well. The Spit Fire hooks 5 boards less than the Special. See my profile for the ball specs.

There's been nights where I've started with the Spit Fire and ended with the Special when there's been heavy carrydown. There's other nights where I've started with the Special and finished with the Spit Fire when the mids burned up too much. The Spit Fire can handle fresh and more carrydown than I thought for a non-particle pearl. It won't handle a lot of carrydown though. So far I haven't had a night where I haven't had a good look with at least one of these balls and I've bowled on a good combination of easy and tough conditions since I've had them drilled.

Good luck with your choice!

These are my 4 primary balls of choice:

Special Agent
Domination
Agent
Spitfire
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Pat Patterson