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I am choosing to feature the Smokin Inferno because I am going to do further testing with the Smokin Inferno this week. I am hoping this ball fills a void I am having during competition. With the PBA format it is often difficult to find the time to experiment with different balls and layouts. The little bit I have been able to see this ball go down the lane makes me think it may be just the answer to what I am needing. This week we are bowling on Brunswick Pro-Anvilane with the Chameleon pattern. It is likely that the Vapor Zone, Absolute Inferno and Strike Zone will match up again but I am looking for another look incase we see some of the same inconsistencies we have seen in the last two weeks. I will keep you updated as I am able to work with this ball during the week. I got pretty busy this week so I did not get to spend as much time as I would have liked with this ball. I did work with Bob Learn and he happened to have one in his bag. I asked him how he liked to use it and he told me it was a great ball when the lane surface provided the friction. He said he had not been able to use it on tour conditions because of the slicker surfaces and patterns. We did play around with using it and once he was able to get his speed slowed down to match the ball he could use it on the practice pair even though it was Pro Anvilane. His natural speed is not slow so it would not be his first choice but I could see this ball could be used for naturally slower ball speeds. It is important to understand that the Smokin Inferno makes a strong move off of the dry so if your Smokin isn't, you probably are trying to use it at the wrong time or on the wrong conditions. Keep this ball in the bag in the slick environments and make it one of the first out of the bag when the friction is causing your stronger balls to not make a move through the pins. Many bowlers are confused when they don't see their ball hook. When a ball that is suppose to be stronger hooks less than a ball that is suppose to be weaker that should tell you something about the conditions. Don't always think you need to tell your pro shop operator you need the strongest ball on the market because you might actually need to go to a ball that is considered weaker to get a stronger reaction through the pins. Troy Wallenbecker used the Smokin Inferno a couple weeks ago in the TQR to open up with games of 270-280-230 when the entire field was struggling to shoot 200. His Vapor Zone forced him too deep to play the angles that matched up to the pattern. With today's balls it is important to understand that "Almost Straight is almost always better" It is way to easy to get caught up in the more hook syndrome.
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