After bowling last week with it in the last game of a four man league finished with a 247. This week used it again in the last game and shot 269. I tried to use it in the first game but could not get the ball to the pocket so I used something else. Shot a 258 first game but the second game there was that transition and I shot 189. I guess the Gladiator Pearl is a true medium to light oil ball. All the shots with the GP just made a straight exit down the middle of pin deck. I have a Purple Ogre that appears to handle more oil than the GP but I'm not as comfortable with it yet. Is the Purple Ogre in the same class as the Spartan or the Gladiator Solid ? I'm thinking about getting one of the two. Thanks for input on this matter. Carlos