Has anyone polished their special? I have mine in oob and it always make a hard turn to the pocket but seems to die on the way there. Just wondering if I should go to 4000 or light polish.

Smooth to 4,000 = later, sharper move.
Add shine and make it even later and sharper.

WOW!  Now those are some REALLY conflicting reports!

Here is my experience...

I have my SA drilled with the pin over the bridge (probably 5"-5.5" from PAP) with the CG kicked to the right at about 4:30, weight on VAL below PAP.

OOB (2000 abralon, dull) this ball would read really early in the mids on both my normal house shot (medium oil, medium/long length) and sport league shot (long, medium oil), even with the weaker drilling I have on it, and would make a smooth, arcing motion to the pocket.

I left it at 2000 abralon but polished it with Reacta-Shine, which is supposed to be 1500 grit...so I figure its probably somewhere between 1500-2000 but polished.  Now, my SA gets another 8-10 feet further down the lane before it starts reading and makes a stronger, more angular (not saying "true" angular motion but more angular than the arcing motion in OOB) move when it hits drier boards (still reads the mids well but makes a more pronounced but not jerky move when it finds friction)...overall it moves several more boards now than it did in OOB condition.

The combo of my SA and my T-Road Pearl are amazing!  The R2S coverstock is awesome...Reactor coverstock on steroids!!!
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