Review: O.M.G. go get one! The end…
In all seriousness, this is the type of shape I look for when using urethane. The new Zen U has the new S35+ cover and a modified Meditate Core. The 2 things to note there are the urethane+ in the cover which tells me that this is either a stronger urethane formula or a urethane/resin blend. The other thing to note is that the Zen U is using a low-medium flare symmetrical core. Why this matters is because like in the Storm Pitch Black (and unlike the UC3 and other asymmetrical urethanes), this type core allows the cover to be the star.
As a tournament player and someone who happens to also be left handed, urethane is a must have in my bag if I want to compete. And I have drilled every urethane ball that 900 Global, Storm and Roto Grip have released, and THE ZEN U IS THE BALL I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!
I have been begging for an upgraded version of the Pitch Black for years. And that is exactly what the Zen U feels like. I drilled my Zen U with my normal strong urethane layout of 3.5x5x0. Comparatively, the Zen U is a close to but a touch cleaner than the Pitch Black at the same surface, but the Zen U is wwaaayyyyyyy stronger overall and is not nearly as bogged down with oil farther down lane. I have only ever had 2 issues with the Pitch Black, 1 is that once the pattern starts pushing down it didn’t have the strength to fight through it without me really slowing my speed down and/or really increasing my rev rate (both of which I am not super great at). 2 was that there never seemed to be a ball I could switch to that was even in the same universe. The closest ball was the UC3 but both the UC3 and Pitch Black are super sensitive to oil down lane which for my style made them hard to use in tandem. The Zen U seems to fix those problems and fills this gab in my urethane bag in a HUGE way. Drill a Zen U, you won’t be disappointed.
