My name is Jason, I'm a new bowler.  I have been bowling for one year now and was looking into purchaseing a new ball.  I was doing some research on different balls and I was reading about these X-Blems, X-Outs and X-Comp balls.  They say that they have non-performance defects and it should not affect the drilling or performance of the ball and your getting a high performance ball for the fraction of the cost.  Are these balls really okay to use?  Are the defects serious? Or are these balls a great deal? 

Jason, x-blems are color problems only. x-outs are pin out balls that need special attention to the lay-outs so you get the desired reaction. They can be had for a good savings.