This ball is very clean off the spot. What i like the most about this ball is that it is not a hard ball to control, when the lanes break down and you have that game of in between carry you can pull this ball out and not have to give up pin action. I have a 5in pin on this ball and hit it with a 1000 pad to take the polish off of the ball to get it to start just a pinch early. What I really love about this ball is the fact that it fits in right after my hy-road when it starts to get a little too much for the pattern and I can move back o where i started with the hy-road and have another 1-2 solid games with no issue.