Maybe you're just playing it on the wrong shot? I'm using a Threat at one of the two houses that I'm bowling at this summer, and the thing is absolutely unstopable there. Could be because the house that I use it at is notoriously dry with REALLY bad side boards, making the only possible shots either a missle up the outside, or creating a huge angle of entry. With my lack of ball speed, I'm forced to the latter, which works really well with this ball as it tends to tear up back ends if they're clean.