Performance wise, perhaps similar to the V2 sanded, but the OI did way more for brunswick than the V2 did for ebonite. The V2 was the start of a pretty solid line, but the OI ended what many felt was a series of poor releases by Brunswick and catapulted the company into what it is today.
Even after the V2 ebonite continued to struggle with releases like the instinct series and met mixed reviews with the the Xcels. I would argue that the One and Overtime may turn out to be Ebonite's turnaround balls. The Time Series began the turn around, (after some sub par releases) with the Big Time but really didn't offer any new looks, when the one came out and the overtime, they made quantum leaps foward. They brought the cover of arguably the best and final Xcel ball, the XXXcel to the time series. This represented the first Time ball that was successful without using older technology, the Big Time Prl/Snded which basically served as near remakes of the Apexes.
However despite the very solid good selling Overtime, the One turned out to be the more glamorous of the two releases. A strong asym with a good color mix and a fresh name, as well as a great cover. This ball began to have success and generate buzz. In addition people could see it virtually every sunday being used by Tommy Jones and other great pros.
The OI served as the all around great ball, and single turnaround ball. The fuze series was by all accounts sub par, with the only real success being the Ragin Red. The OI brought a new cover that had a great read and good continuation to the table. People hadn't seen such a solid release from brunswick for a long long time. They then released two less successful balls, in the Raging and Blazing, but both were at least decent and some had success with one or the other. Finally the Ultimate came out and made the transformation complete. While having more critics than the OI, it may have sold better (don't have actuall #'s to verify), and more importantly it was a favorite for league bowlers.
The OI as a ball is great and you won't be dissapointed, but I would diversify your arsenal a little bit more. You basically have three balls for basically the same condition. Unless you make huge changes to the oob surfaces, or you just bowl on virtually one volume of oil, i'd suggest some other suff. You can get over $200 for the OI NIB now with good specs, wait a while and really cash in. Get the the Radical, Scorchin, and Rampage for a good symmetrical arsenal. If you prefer asyms, Strike, Vapor, and Red (or better yet, Classic)
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