Lane Masters The Sting Bowling Ball

I have this ball drilled up with a 12 o' clock drill, CG in middle of my span with the pin between and above fingers. I told my pro I wanted the ball to go alittle long, then snap at the back. I got what I asked for. Ball rolls smooth through the heads and transitions in the last 10-12 feet. Pin action is just phenomenal. I also roll a black pear drilled stacked and a masterpiece drilled stacked. Lane Master all the way! I use this ball as the last piece in my arsenal due to the lenght I get because of the drilling. My Masterpiece rolls up early and my black pearl has a great mid-lane read. You can't go wrong buying this line of product.<scr

This is my first Lanemasters ball. Spotted it on e-bay already left hand drilled with very few bids on it. I couldn't resist and bid $42 bucks on a whim, figuring I would get outbid as there was still a couple of days left on the auction. Ended up winning it for $41.50! Couldn't believe how good of shape it was when I got it...looked like it had never been thrown. It was drilled pin under ring and CG kicked out about two inches. Moved the thumb hole to increase the span a little and didn't have to move the weight hole. I've thrown this ball on heavy, medium and light oil already. As expected it performs best on medium oil, with a fairly strong midlane and a smooth but solid arc to the pocket. The ball hits hard and continues through the pocket well. Didn't leave any seven pins, and suprisingly no solid nines either. The break point was a little earlier than I normally see, but I wasn't surprised as this is a particle ball. On light oil I had to throw the ball pretty hard across

The layout I used in the ball is the same at my other Lane Masters balls. The pin was 4 inches from my PAP and the CG was 3 1/2 inches from my PAP. No weight hole was needed. I have thrown all the balls in this line up. The Hornet is by far the mildest of the 3. This ball needs light to burnt conditions to be effective. The Buzz is my favorite. It is a long and strong reaction, and good on Medium oil. I tested my Sting both out of the box and sanded 2000 abralon. Out of the box, this ball was clean through the fronts and picked up a nice midlane roll with continuation through the pocket. With the box finish I was able to play between 2-3 arrows and swing the ball out to the dry and the ball made it back without a problem. With the 2000 Abralon Finish, the Sting picked up a lot earlier and was more mellow at the break point. If you are bowling on a flood, I think this ball at 1000 Abralon would be a monster. Sting - Medium-Heavy Buzz - Medium Hornet - Light to D

PIN CARRY WAS SUPERB. I HAD GREAT AREA FORGIVENESS WITH THIS BALL. I COULD PLAY THE SECOND AND OR THE THIRD ARROW AND COULD CARRY THE CORNERS EASILY WITH ANY ANGLE OF ENTRY. I THREW THIS BALL ON THE SHARK PATTERN IN MY REGIONAL AND WON AVERAGING 248. I COULD PLAY ANY ANGLE AND THE BALL SEEMED TO NEVER ROLL OUT. BUT, WHAT MAKES YOUR HEAD SPIN IS THE EXTREME HITTING POWER. I KNOW LANE MASTERS BALLS HIT HARD BECAUSE I HAVE MOST OF THEM, BUT THIS BALL IS REDICULOUS BECAUSE IT HITS SO HARD. I ALSO LIKE THE BALL BECAUSE IT WAS BLACK. I LIKE BLACK BALLS BECAUSE I CAN READ WHAT THEY DO AS THE GO DOWN THE LANES VERY EASILY. IF YOU GET A STING, YOU CANNOT GO WRONG.

Very good ball. I used this on the Cheetah pattern, and it rolled great. Gave me enough length and more than enough hitting power. Sent alot of messengers as well. After I was done on that pattern, went to a house shot to practice. Reads the track area rather well. If your too deep, it either reads too early or does not recover. Probably, a good fresh oil ball around 15 or so, then switch to something a little tamer. I found that the Black Pearl works better on the inside part of the lane. Overall reaction to the ball, I would recommend this ball to anyone with some hand. Great looking ball, very visual down the lane and powerful.<