Interesting observation because I really did not get that impression when I watched a couple of staffers throw their's. In fact I was really not impressed with the reaction. Will know more when I drill mine. The deuce really impressed me when it came out. Speaking of fitting between the x factor and the deuce; my eraser pearl particle does this pretty well. In fact both balls start revving in the same area on the lane but the x factor was about 4 boards stronger than the eraser pearl particle.