Rob, without knowing the type of bowler or skill level of Beagle I could be off base with this comment but I do want to hear your thoughts on this. What we do know is that the two IQs are locked in and I completely agree that the focus of the final ball in the arsenal should be a higher RG, but should the lowest end ball (in regards to RG and overall hook potential) be the solid in the bag? I guess what I'm asking is do you think it would be a better approach to take the polish off of the IQ Fusion? This would create the maximum amount of roll difference between the two IQs. I guess my concern would be that this could create the two higher performance balls would end up being what needs to be used on ligher volumes of oil and the lowest performance ball being used on heavy volumes. Depending on Beagle's comfort/skill level this could create a huge variance on how they have to play the lanes set to set. While this could be good for learning how to play multiple angles, I don't know if it is the best approach if looking to maximize score.
Assuming that Beagle has a few weeks to play with this and doesn't have big events coming up soon, I think I would approach this as follows (I'm also assuming that there is no access to a ball spinner during practice, and I understand the potential for drastically changed lanes between sets):
Set 1: Throw both IQs with the Box Finish, Pearl and 1500-grit polish. Both balls need to be thrown at different times through the night to get comfortable with how they roll.
Set 2: Throw both IQs but for the Fusion change the surface to 2000-4000 abralon. Again both balls need to be thrown at different times through the night. This way Beagle can see how the ball rolls with the new finish to help ensure it still matches their game and isn't a complete bust.
***At this point if the surface change works they could open up their options for that last ball in their arsenal. As other posters mentioned, the big issue with the original bag was when the lanes get very dry...my concern would be if they are bone dry on the fronts and the only polished balls are IQs it could be very difficult to manage the backend reaction.
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