Seismic Solaris Blackout Bowling Ball

SPECS:35X6X35 OOB Surface PBA Cheetah:Surface is Brunswick ProAnvaline. I am not very good with shorter oil patterns but the Black out helps a lot, Due to the weaker drill pattern I ended up balling down to this after a few games with my Epicenter and AfterMath. Started playing Blackout about 12 at the arrows out to maybe seven at the Break point, had a very nice look, smooth off the spot very controlled roll nothing fancy. The move off the spot reminded me a weaker Break from 900. As the lanes fell apart I continued moving right eventually finishing playing 8 out to about 4. I liked what the ball did the transition when I was using this ball slowed to a crawl (at least for me not the rest of the pair) and I had room to miss with and felt much more comfortable than I have on shorter pattern in a long time. Mountain Bay Lanes THS: MBL is a OLD house about a hour northwest of where I live. Used the Black Out their due to the extremely poor surface and oiling machine. Played deep! about 20 at the arrows screaming it out to about 8 the Blackout came charging right back, no jerks or snaps just smooth roll off the spot. Break point was at about 40 feet which surprised me I thought it would be down lane further. again the transition slowed to a crawl when I was using this ball. As they transitioned I simply continued bumping everything left and continued with great results. T&O Lanes THS: I bowl leagues at the T&O, Guardian for twenty feet then wood the rest of the way. Screaming back ends, ugly carry and low averages and scoring pace make this house very fun and frustrating all at the same time. I have been using a MoRich RIP/R a lot at T&O this year but a few times I have pulled the BlackOut and got nice results. Playing shallow here going 13 out to about 7 on the right lane (over the top returns) on the left I play 16 out to 10. I have a very nice look with both lines. As the left lane breaks I move farther left with the entire line keeping it in the oil and the line shallow ball squares with pocket perfectly. As the right lane goes i move right taking hand out of the ball, giving it more length, even as I move closer to friction the length is effortless and BlackOut still does not snap off the spot. COMPARE: To my Hole Pounder Pearl by Banger drilled pin under Bridge my swung 3 inches. HPP is earlier and covers a few boards and probably gets off the spot a touch faster. Blackout is much more controlled and handles varying conditions and transition much better than the HPP. HIT/CARRY: Black out is not a brawler by any means it keeps pins down, as long as it square's up to the pins they all go down. Messengers come when the angle goes up but for the drill pattern I am using I don't get deep that often. OVERALL: Amazing dry lane ball with this drill pattern, I high end ball that hooks less, what a great concept. IMO more companies should think of putting equipment out like this. It adds a Dimension to my game that was not their for a long time, the ability to play straighter and be comfortable doing it over a extended period of time.

My first Blackout went like this, good honest length, with a smooth roll-up to the pocket. If there's alot of friction outside and on backends, it does tend to jump a bit. Nothing a surface change can't fix. I'm able to stay in the track area longer than most. Drilling was 70° x 5" x 75°. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zpsYTRyV14 I drilled two more, one I drilled with a 80° x 4" x 85°, and one with the "Gunny" layout on it....85° x 2 1/2" x 40°. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZeJROwcrag The "Gunny" layout is a weak, smooth, predictable piece. I mainly use it on the short ths, dry lanes, and busted up shots. This ball does not over react when it hits the friction, smooth sailing all the way to the pocket. The 80° x 4" x 85° Blackout is still a predictable piece, but a bit more midlane and more on the backend. Depending on the shot, you could see 4-7 boards of difference in hook. A lot stronger and more pop than the "Gunny" Blackout or the 5" pin to pap Blackout. All 3 gave me different looks, and with the versatility of the cover on this ball, you could build an arsenal with nothing but Blackouts!