After a long time of searching for a new ball I decided to give the Ogre Pearl a chance. My criteria were especially a probably long lasting coverstock, good bang for the buck^^ and a med/low differential. The ball I used before was a Storm Shift which was a really great ball (shot my first 300 with it ) but after many many many games (more than 1500 I guess) the ball is pretty much dead and is only useable on really short and dry patterns resulting in a smooth, arcing motion. (which is not bad on those patterns^^)

Yesterday I tried the Ogre Pearl the first time. And it's really a great ball. Nice roll, strong hook and great carry (which I expect from a ball oob of course). The pattern was really dry and I haven't thrown it on longer patterns though. Nonetheless I am pretty excited about this ball and love to throw it. The cover is pretty thick and I hope this will result in a long long life

Maybe one question...What cleaner should I use? Atm I have the Lanemasters "High Performance Cleaner" which is, I guess, pretty agressive and Brunswicks "Remove All" ball cleaner. Would you recommend one of those or should I go for another one?

At the end of my topic I just want to say thank you to dizzyfugu for taking the time and answering my questions Thanks a lot.
And of course Visionary for this very nice rolling piece of equipment. I am really looking forward to getting more information about the new breed *hehe*

Edited on 11/19/2008 7:45 AM