Dream On review by mike811..The New 900 Global Dream On Hybrid what a complement to the Dream. This ball is amazing, I thought the Dream was strong this ball is at least 5-boards stronger. I laid this ball out with 5 ¼ x 3 ½ x 4 ¼, my PAP is 5 3/8 right and ¾ down. I drilled the ball with the pin slightly above and parallel to my fingers with the CG 1-3/8”” right and ½” down from Center grip. The MB was located directly below the center of my thumb and the weight hole was 5-3/8” right and parallel to my thumb. This is close to one of my favorite layouts and this ball is very clean through the front part of lane because of the hybrid cover and has a smoother transition than my Dream on the backend of the lane. I used this ball in two different houses on a fresh 41’ and 39’ house pattern. The Dream On allowed me start a little more left than the Dream and because it is an asymmetric ball as is the Dream it still retains that strong motion at the Back of the lane. This ball is extremely versatile and will fit all game styles from the high rev player to the low rev player. This is a must ball for everyone.

900 Global's new Dream On - the hybrid version of the Dream the definitely the big brother of hook!  Drilled mine looking for a little mid lane and backend reaction: 55 degree angle 5" pin to PAP with a 65 degree VAL angle.  Lot of mid lane huffing and puffing type roll but it also saves some for the backend giving me a hard arc flip.  Surprised to see an easy 5-6 board difference in overall hook between the Dream and Dream because by no means is the Dream not a powerful backend ball.  The Dream On with the added hybrid cover is just more! 

Could play as deep as I wanted on our THS without sacrificing any carry in the OOB finish.  Had to add a little compound polish to the cover in order for me to use for 3 games.  Polished I got a little extra skid and a ton of new found backend.  With the extra midland this one gives me it's really a beast on medium heavy to heavy oil.  Extremely continuous asymmetrical ball that performs at a high level.  Great addition to the Dream, 1-2 punch you must have!

THE NAME MAY ALSO BE AEROSMITH'S FIRST HIT, BUT IT IS THE SECOND HIT IN THE DREAM LINE. ADD A 4000 GRIT COVER TO AN ALREADY AMAZING CORE, AND WOW! THIS WILL BE YOUR HEAVY OIL/TOURNAMENT PATTERN BEAST. RECOVERS FROM ANYWHERE FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN. DRILLED MINE IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL DREAM, SO HAVING BOTH IN MY TOURNEY BAG MEANS I CAN HANDLE ANY OIL PATTERN THAT LAYS BEFORE ME. 750 SERIES OUT OF THE BOX WITH TWO NON POCKET HITS THE FIRST FULL NIGHT USING IT. ROLLS A LITTLE LATER THAN THE MOXIE, SO IT MIXES IT UP WELL. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A BENCHMARK BALL FOR HEAVY CONDITIONS, PICK UP A 900 GLOBAL DREAM ON, AVAILABLE MID DECEMBER!

The new Dream On is a S74 Hybrid shell finished at 4000 abralon. It is designed for medium to heavier volume patterns. I put my favorite layout on the ball which is 45x4x65 and have left it OOB. The house shot that I bowl on is 41 feet in length, but is more on the medium oil side. That being said the Dream On is a great choice to start the night, but has to be put away in the middle of the 2nd game as it is just to much ball for when the lanes breakdown. If you have a higher ball speed, you should be able to you this ball a little longer on medium oil. This ball will be great on patterns that have higher volumes of oil from the start as this cover needs oil in the front part of the lane. For those bowling on medium conditions the All Day or Nighthawk will be better choices, if you want something to use for all 3 games.

The Dream On will be a ball in my bag, most likely the first ball out of my bag, for me when I go to nationals or any other tournament that will be using higher volume oil patterns.

Paul Colombani
900 Global/AMF Pro Shop Staff

LANE CONDITION

Type (THS, Sport Pattern etc): THS, and Tokyo pattern


COMMENTS

Likes:  Ball has good length with a good backend movement.

Dislikes:  None


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I have drilled two of these so far, one with the pin being above the middle finger and about 5 1/2 from pap and one that is drilled pin down with pin being about 4 from pap.  The pin up is great for THS and once the lanes break down on sport pattern.  The pin down one is what i expected from this core and cover...Very good midlane with a punch on the backend.  Used on Tokyo to start and ended up being too strong toward the 4 game or so.  Really like the Dream On core and cover match up.

The Dream On is a great companion to the Dream. Right out of the box, I averaged 230+ in league on a THS. As a down-and-in bowler (drilled pin high above ring finger) with medium/fast ball speed, the Dream went further down the lane to roll up at the break point; great for all types of lane conditions. The Dream On takes it one step further, with the 74 Response Hybrid Coverstock, it glides down the lane smoothly, and finishes strong due to the Identity Asymmetric core (breaking further up the lane than the Dream). This ball is suited best for those tough tournament/sport shots, but has the versatility to be thrown on various types of lane conditions. Ball speed will help control this on dryer conditions to keep the break point further down the lane.