I started bowling 4 months ago.  I am still learning the different terminology so please cut me a little slack

After bowling one month with an old ball from when i was 10 years old (I am 26 now) I decided to visit a bowling pro-shop. My average was about 135 throwing a straight-style 12 pounder.  The pro-shop recommended an Ebonite Matrix Dynasty with a finger tip grip (I throw right handed).  With this ball I was able to throw a powerful curve on dry lanes (mirror finish).  I would line up my arm on the 2nd dot and throw for the 2nd arrow (basically a straight throw that hooks in the backend).  This new style earned me a high game of 246 and an average of 170.  I throw reasonably fast down the lane, with an above average amount of revs with a medium angle of rotation.

I will now attempt to explain the placement of my fingerholes on the Matrix Dynasty.  The white dot (pin?) is to the right of my ring finger.  The star is inbetween my middle and ring finger and an inch down (towards my thumb).  The bullseye is in inbetween the finger and thumb and then an inch to the right.  The bomb is a little below and slightly to the left of my thumb.

However, if I went to ANY bowling center with medium or heavy oil, my ball would just shoot down the lanes with no curve at all.  My scores would average in the 120-130 range

I spoke to the pro shop about this and they recommended that I wait for the new Ebonite Apex Aggresion.  2 weeks ago I was the first Apex Aggresion he drilled.  My "test" 3 games at the pro-shop's oily lanes were 170, 205, 187.  I was ecstatic!  In the past a 120-150 at these lanes would have been the norm.

The ball handles exactly like my Matrix Dynasty, but in oily conditions.  I have even managed a 244 with the Apex Aggresion.  Also, I threw my first 600+ series (636) with this ball.  As an example of this ball's potential, I bowled 8 games yesterday for a 188 average with a range of 223 to 157 (Got tired).  I am starting to break into the 200s once out of every three games.  I am still not a complete expert so I believe my scores will improve with more time and practice.

I will now attempt to explain the placement of my fingerholes on the Apex Aggresion.  The white dot (pin?) is to the right of my ring finger.  The star is inbetween my middle and ring finger and an inch down (towards my thumb).  The bullseye is in inbetween the finger and thumb and then an inch to the right.  The bomb is a little below and to the right of my thumb.

I am extremely happy with both balls and would highly recommend them for someone who is looking for 2 balls that will "do it all".  Matrix Dynasty - 5 stars in the dry lanes, Apex Aggresion - 5 stars in the wet lanes.

The Star Pro Shop in Addison, Illinois is where I have purchased all of my equipment.  They have very fair prices and the pro named Lynn is very knowledgeable and has drilled both of my balls so that they are very comfortable.

I will be double posting this review in the Matrix Dynasty section.

Again I drilled this ball with a 6 inch pin from axis on center line with pin above middle finger with CG below fingers.  I've liked all the Apex balls.  This one will hook the most.  It is drilled like the Adrenalin so when it won't hook enough this one will.  This ball should hook on anything. I was able to use it on a house shot deep inside.  If you need a ball to hook this is the one.



James Campbell
Ebonite Regional Staff

Well this one is pretty simple. If you liked the Adrenaline and you are looking for a sooner midlane roll this is your ball. I drilled mine pin under the fingers with a 1.5 inch shift on the cg.(4.75in pin and a 3.25in Cg from my PAP)I put a small hole on my Axis to assure the midlane roll I was looking for, and sure enough it was a sucess. Along with the Adrenaline no matter how early this ball reads the lanes it never really rolls out. They seem to have a very unique ability to continue reving up thru the pins. If your a traveling bowler you should make this purchase. Good luck and BOWL TO WIN  

I got this ball to play the heavy oil at The Orleans , so I had Wayne Webb drill it with the strongest stacked leverage ,w/pin 3 3/8 from pap.The ball had a 2" pin and with out of the box surface, the ball hooked out on the heavy oil and hit like a marsh mellow. So ,I shined it up and then it would not turn left in the oil. I took it back to Wayne and had it plugged and he put the pin under the ring finger with CG swung to the right to give it more length and now with box condition the ball works just fine in the oil.

This ball is another great addition to the Ebonite line of Apex balls. I really liked the adrenaline, and a lot of my bowling friends liked the reaction of it. However since throwing the apex aggression, this really look like it will be a big bang ball. It has lot's of hitting power on the backend. It handles the oil very well. If you are looking for something to play with in the oil this is the bowler choice. I love the results. I shot a 290 on a fresh oil shot at one of the local houses.

I drilled this ball 5 x 4 no extra hole.  Even with this high RG drilling, I found I needed oil to get the ball down the lane.  This is ok because that is what it is made for.  The shape of the hook is smoother than the adrenaline.  A few times I tried this ball without enough oil and the ball lost too much energy for the back end with my soft speed.  When you have enough oil, it will have plenty for the pins.  This is my most hooking ball.  If you need a ball for oil, I don't think you can go wrong with this ball.

This is a strong ball.I only used it for 2 games in a pba regional.256,279.Thats good enough for me.It was the 4th and 5th game.This ball let me play more in the oil.The ball was a little hard to read going down the lane because of the black and orange color scheme,but the X`s on the screen was really all I needed to see.