Good stuff Gootz!! Personally being left handed I don't have much trouble getting the ball down the lane but I lean towards shiny pearls much more versatile for me.
On (most) house shots, I love me a shiny ball. But on sport shots, it varies on which ball it is. A ball like the Gem or Hellcat is really good on the fresh when it's dull, but I almost always keep my Absolute shiny regardless on what I play because of the line I play + how it's drilled
Of coure reaction is (nearly) everything. But we dont know that till we throw it. Even with these reviews. So i look for coverstock type first. Then adjust the surface as needed. But i will always throw surface on pearl before i polish a solid. In fact ive never polished a solid. And half ofmy pearls are sanded