Yes, I have thrown it on drier wood lanes and it was a little too strong unless you wanted to throw 20-5. I also tried it on a med to light heavy synthetic with a mild back-end and thru 2.5 games it was like it had a homing device installed and carried the corners real well,left 1 7 pin and 1 8 pin and 1 ten pin in one game the rest were strikes.. Like the ball,it moved up in my arsenal.