LaneMasters Sure Strike

[JerseyJim]

BALL SPECS
Pin Length - 2 1/8"
Starting Top Weight - 2 5/8 oz.
Ball Weight - 16 lbs


DRILL PATTERN
Pin to PAP - 4" Pin under ring finger
CG to PAP - 3"
X Hole (if needed) - on VAL
MB Location - n/a


BOWLER STYLE
Rev Rate -
Ball Speed - 16.5 - 17.5
PAP/Track - 4 3/4 x 3/4" up


PICTURE AND VIDEO LINKS


SURFACE PREPARATION
Grit -
Type (Matte, Polish, Sanded) - Polished


LANE CONDITION
Length - 37"
Volume - Medium
Type (Wall, Xmas Tree, Sport) - THS


BALL REACTION
Length - 8
Back End - 9
Overall Hook - 9
Midlane Read - 7
Breakpoint Shape - heavy arc

COMMENTS:
Carry - Like the Absolute Power this ball carries off hits better than most balls. Despite the fact that I don't have a lot of revs, I had the messenger thing going all night. This is LaneMasters first foray into making a ball with a filler. Up until a year ago, it was coverstock to the core. Like most of the LM coverstocks, it doesn't absorb a lot of oil. It's meant to last a long time.

Likes - There's enough mid-lane read to stop this ball from jumping when it hits dry. It's a hard, defined move. It doesn't lose carry when you move inside.

Dislikes - It's not really a dislike, but this ball acts more like a solid than a pearl.
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[ericj]

I actually have one of these. Believe it or not i picked it up at a flea market for $5 with hardly a mark on it, and just had to have the thumb plugged and drilled. And had vacu-grip installed.

I really like it. I'm a novice but i find i have fairly good control over it. Threw my first 5-bagger with it last thursday - about the 5th game i'd ever thrown with it.