Just one day so far but already it has given me just what I wanted and expected
Note... A little experience with this core. I have it's brother the pearl Flashpoint which I love! And have used for a summer season.
The flashpoint is drilled 3 3/8 X 4 1/4 with a small weighthole. Despite a cg kicked back to the grip center this core supplies a good amount of midlane and needs to be swung a tad. Recovery is big and can carry inside except when compared to big backend balls like an El Nino Wrath or Throttle R(must be drilled stonger to get an almost but not quite as strong effect!)
Loved this one so much I bought a second one to be drilled later...Same pattern but both stats a little farther from pap.
So about 5 weeks ago I threw a Screamin Banshee and this baby gave me the flashpoint look but with a little more oil and smoothness.
I like to have two balls for medium heavy. A solid reactive that can be played fairly straight and an inside ball. Well I have my inside ball my Crunch which always has to be swund slightly and now I think I have my classic straight up the boards smooth ball with hit!
Flash is 3 inch pin out and is drilled say 4 1/4 X 5. A weaker than above almost label leverage.
Ball is just like the Screamin Banshee I demo'd.
Shot was suppossedly a reverse block according to the assembled pot game bowlers but I thought it was just our common weekend shot. A little oil, a lot of move inside. Maybe a little more hangspot than usual outside 5! SO WHAT!
The shot with the crunch is mostly stand 24 to 27 hit 11 to 12 and project to 6 thru 8..... Shots only to 9 or 10 are met with severe punishment(no crown on teh left here! It was today.
The Flash Force I stood 19 to 20 and did the typical lefty thing 9 to 7...9 to 6 and it was smooth...Pushed straighter than my Flashpoint to the break and then made a smooth and very readable move to the hole and KABOOMSKY.
Carry was just great! This ball is one of the best outside balls I've used in years. Smooth readable and great hit! I did dump one or two that chucked out to 4 and the ball labored in the hang spot and fought back and actually struck a few times! UmmmmmUmmm.
This shot is usually a very overreactive Brunswick anvilane shot that punishes bowlers severely for variance in breakpoint caused by any of three factors...speed ...projection to the alley or just misses. Often I believe the shot has all the difficulty of your nearby regional shot!
This ball gave me the big three...Projection, smoothness and hit!
If you can't tell ....me likey!
REgards,
Luckylefty
PS this has me all fired up about drilling my second flashpoint with the same drill for the same ball flighty!
PPS this is a wonderful versatile core for your lines below your strongest stuff! Has a ton of midlane if not drilled to take it out! (like I did).
PPPS same core as Screamin Banshee with the Banshee with suppossedly the stronger Solid reactor. My eyes see almost same reaction however!
PPPPS For an inside line it can be drilled stronger but I see the Diablo as a great inside line ball! With more recovery for the same drills.
