Here's what happened with my new Nexxus f(P+R)

[kev3inp]

I got the opportunity to throw my new Nexxus Tuesday night in league. I spent most of the practice session getting my thumb and fingers to fit correctly. It seems I must have been fairly dehydrated as I was falling out of the ball, both the thumb and the finger holes seemed way oversized. So 6 pcs of tape in the thumb (!) and a couple of business card shims for the grips, and I finally was comfortable with the way it was coming off my hand.

My first impression was that it didn't seem to hook that much. I started out standing on 25 and rolling over the second arrow. It went kind of high, but not a direct headpin hit. When the ball came back I was surprised to see the thickness and spacing of the oil lines. I had six distinct oil rings, each about a quarter inch thick and spaced a little more than a half inch apart. There was no visible oil left on the bowties so I assume it rubbed them off downlane as it made its move.

I figured that I'd start making small adjustments to get to the pocket, so I moved a board right with my feet. The ball came in higher. OK, I thought, let's stay here and move the target a bit left. It came in high again. I moved further right. Now the ball was making a big move downlane and coming in right on the headpin. I moved right again. And the ball went brooklyn. It seemed the more oil that I rolled through the bigger and sharper the move when it hit the dry. At about 31 with my feet and 12 with my spot the ball would go out to about the 4 board and come roaring back to the pocket. Then it started coming in high again, and my score was so poor I felt I was hurting the team, so I reluctantly put it away and went back to my Lanebreaker to finish out the game.

In conclusion I have to say that this THE heavy oil ball. It saves its energy for the move, if you've got enough oil to let it do its job. There was more oil on the lanes than usual that night, but it was medium oil, to me, at best, and not a true showcase of what this ball can do. I mean, imagine my puzzlement when the more I move right the higher the ball would come in. Unheard of! There's a sport shot sweeper coming up that I may get into again since now I have something that I think I can use in it.

[TheSheibs]

With how the ball reacted when it hit the dry part. I would say that this is diffenitly a ball to use on either a sport league or on a night where there is a heavy, and long oil pattern. Also I suggest doing some practice sessions with that ball and make adjustments each time to really get a feel for how the ball reacts when you throw it. Seems you need to get more familiar with how the ball reacts and fine tune your starting position and target for that ball. Cir sure once you get comfortable with it you will be right were your average is and maybe a little higher too.

[kev3inp]

Yeah, I didn't expect to do great with it right off the bat. I have to learn with every ball I get how it wants me to throw it. The hard part is trying to find the condition it needs to be thrown on. To me it seems that they're not putting out as much oil as they used to, but maybe that's just in the league I'm in. Open bowling for practice isn't really conducive to figuring out a ball as who knows when the lanes were last oiled and how much play they've had since. I think the lanes have a practice special on Sunday mornings, where they do oil, but we don't go because we're listening to the Acoustic Storm and Beatle Brunch while it's going on. But I will keep trying!

[bowl1820]

Sounds like a good oil ball alright! You using the O.O.B. surface right.

[kev3inp]

Yes, for the moment I've decided to keep it that way. I suppose I could hit it with some "rough buff" to smooth it out like they did in the review in BTM, but for now I want to see what it will do the way it was intended.

[billf]

Once I got use to it, I fell in love with this ball. Now at least you will understand what I mean when I say that as the middle dries up I move way RIGHT, play the 3 board with almost no hand and let it hit the pocket on it's own. Even on fresh oil, at least medium volume, it wants you to play no further in than 25. This ball seems to have GPS to a breakpoint around the 2-4 board.
When I think a problem may be me, I take this ball out and find out real fast if it's me or not.

[The German Shepherd]

My personal policy is never to bowl in a league with an untried ball. Nonetheless, this sounds like a great heavy oil ball. I would be interested in hearing how your scores progress as you learn that ball.

J.

[kev3inp]

My personal policy is never to bowl in a league with an untried ball. Nonetheless, this sounds like a great heavy oil ball. I would be interested in hearing how your scores progress as you learn that ball.

J.

Normally I don't either, but I seriously thought I could find it after throwing a few in practice. It's going to take more time than that, I think. I was surprised to say the least. It made me look like I had revs.

[martinezsam2495]

When you throw it, were you using different approaches, as in trying to loft the ball so it would hook at the time you need it to,
I started to loft, and it's working great, not a huge loft, but a couple of inches helps.