Coverstock: Particle

Color: Green/Yellow

RG: 2.50

Differential: .056

Factory Finish: 15 micron matte

Lane Conditions: Heavy Oil

I just recently purchased this ball. I layed it out 3 1/2 x 6 put the pin near my ring finger and the cg just below my center of grip with just a little negative in it. I left this ball in the out of the box condition. It gives me a great reaction. It is a little strong on a normal house shot, but on the sport shot it rolled extremely well. it did not squirt at all! If you ever get on a house shot with a little oil this would be the ball for it. If you have some hand in the ball I would recommend putting the pin and cg in a safe place because if not the ball will roll very early for you.

good luck and good bowling,

Michael

My stats:
    Right Hand Tweener, 16MPH ball speed, PAP 4 3/4" Right 1/8" Up, Medium Revs.

Lane condition:
     34ft oil pattern buffed to 42ft tophat condition on 10 board.  Kegel Defense Lane Conditioner applied with Sanction Lane Machine.



The ball has a 3" pin distance.  Drilled 4 1/4" pin to PAP 6" mass bias to PAP
(75 degree layout).  Light polish with Tour Shine.  This left 1/4 oz negative side weight. 1/2 oz positive finger weight.

I tried the ball before the lanes were dressed for the day and was very suprised at how well I was able to get the ball down the lane about 40ft on this spotty left over condition.  I did have to move in to about 5th arrow to keep the ball in the pocket, but even with the ball burning energy down the lane it still carried very well.

During the first shift league, the ball really started showing it's stuff.  I typically play this house around 12 board, but I had to move in to 16 board at the arrows to keep the ball from jumping high.  The ball floated through the fronts very easily to the end of the pattern and ripped up to the pocket.  The more I rolled the ball the better the reaction, on the shots I got around a bit more, the ball jumped off the break point even stronger, a bit too strong at times.  By the third game I had moved into about 18 board at the arrows, but when I went wide the shots came in to high and left a few wide open frames.  

     This ball works best on fresh conditions, just find a dry board and let it rip.  It can work on dryer conditions, and still make a hard move, but it will burn up if you slow down.  The more oil you find in the heads the harder this ball will snap up.

       





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• Rich Gross
• Premier Pro Shop
• 1536 North Kings Hwy
• Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
• Ringing10@hotmail.com

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I ordered the Intensity specifying 2-3 pin and 3-4 oz. top weight.  It arrived at 15 lbs., 6 oz., 2 1/2" pin and 3 1/4 oz. top weight.  It came with warranty info and a booklet containing drilling specs and technical specs on the ball.  I laid out the ball following the Ebonite Drilling #1 specs.

After drilling, the pin is about 1 1/2" right and in about the 4:00 position from my ring finger.  The bomb is at 0 degrees (on the thumb), and there is a 1/2 oz. hole drilled on the PAP.  I left the surface in box stock condition.  See my profile for lane condition info and bowler specs.

This is a strong layout, but it is very smooth and predictable.  It glides through the heads in a very slight, gradual arc, then reacts strong and smooth on the back end.  When I pulled the ball and got less lift on it,  it still hooked, so there is little margin for error to the left.  But, if I get the ball outside, it seems to have a wide strike zone.  It carries everything!  Ok, maybe not EVERYthing, but it does carry many times when I don't expect it to.  And it comes back when I think I've put it out too far.  Amazing how much this ball moves left.  When the backeds are stripped and clean, LOOK OUT!

The intensity is also more versatile than I thought.  I tried various lines, speeds, more hand, less hand, etc.  It was predictable through it all.  I even shot 10 pin spares with it, no problem.  If you don't get any lift on it, it won't hook.  Get a little hand on it and it will hook nicely.  Rip it and run for cover!  I played it on medium/dry lanes and it was tough to keep right.

After 35 games with it, the only time I've really struggled with it is after a lot of traffic.  The condition was barely medium, close to dry with a lot of carry-down oil.  It didn't carry 10 pins well on this condition, at least not when playing the 10th to 15th board.  Out of 30 pocket hits, it only carried 10 times, the rest of the time it left 18 10 pins and 2 7 pins.  BUT, there were 12 other guys having just as much trouble with all kinds of other balls.  I moved inside and played over the center and it carried fine.

This ball is just awesome.  It packs a HUGE punch, so it's great for those of us who don't generate a lot of power on our own.  Several guys have bought it where I bowl, from high rev'ers to "Down and in" bowlers.  It could be setup for use by anyone on a medium-heavy to heavy oil condition.  A power-bowling friend of mine has one setup for heavy oil and one setup for medium.  Strokers and "weak hands" can even use it on a medium/dry condition if they are able to adjust for it.

The bottome line; If you want a butt-kickin' oil ball, I would highly recommend the Ebonite Apex Intensity.  I LOVE it!
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Run It Out! It increases pocket-hit and carry percentage!

I bought an Intensity sometime within the first couple weeks the ball came out.  According to the information provided by Ebonite, this ball was to go long, and have high flare with a huge backend (sounds like just about every other ball :-)).  I "hit" the ball quite a bit, so I decided on a rather weak, high RG drilling.  Pin was placed above the fingers and cg near the center of the grip.  I have to admit, I was EXTREMELY disappointed with this ball.  On an easy walled house shot, this ball was one of the worst over/under reacting balls I have ever thrown and was able to produce virtually no flare.  I'm not exactly sure what Ebonite was describing, but they definitely were not talking about this ball... In my opinion, it had very little backend.  And the god awful color... its too much.  I threw about 10 games with the "out of the box" surface, dulled the surface for another 5, and as a last hope polish the ball for an additional 5 games.  I had no luck with it and was glad to get rid of this thing as soon as possible.  As a matter of fact, I bowl in quite a few houses and have never SEEN anyone throw this ball well.  I think this experience have turned me off to Ebonite equipment for quite some time... :-(

Had this ball, sold it, wish I hadn't. I had mine polished and loved it. It was more for med./oil to oily.
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FreDDie
JUST GET ITOUT

Well I got this ball drilled with the 1# pattern from ebonite I didnt want to go real agressive because I wanted to use this ball alot in league. where I bowl it is the typical wet dry, oil line about the 8. I have to admit after using it one time I was disappointed in the reaction on the backend,I wished I would have gone more agressive drill. I took the ball the next day and knocked it down to 600 grit to make the break point earlier the last four series in league have been 612,648,634and last night rolled a 728 Iam getting alot of confidence in this ball. This thing carries almost everything! just get it close to the pocket and there is deadwood everywhere!!! with this drill it does'nt have the huge backend its more of a continueous arch to the pocket but I could play right up the oil line out too about the 4 board and it came back strong. the only thing is if you let up your speed it will make you pay big time! I keep my speed at around 18-19 mph so I needed a ball that would finish strong. I think this is a very good ball ebonite won me over from brunswick no more zones for me

Hello I'm writing my review after careful consideration and thought. Right after I drilled this ball I posted a forum on my 1st set how I scored after shining this ball went back and shined it more and it was to much and had a over under reaction real bad. Used acetone to break the gloss but left it shiny.
I drilled this ball 2/18/02 and I've only had 1 set under 650. Had my highest 9 game set during city tournament 2116 and then on 3/13/02 shot my 2nd 300 of the season a personel best so far in 1 season It's drilled with the pin below the ring finger bomb below the thumb 1/2 finger and 1/8 positive side no weight hole was needed. Like everybody says you need to keep the ball clean as for particle death I think if you clean your equipment and maintain it it should last a long time kind of like a car you have to take care of it to give you good performance.(go figure) Ebonite won me over with this ball I'm looking to replace all my present equipment with them as it's not the same Ebonite your Daddy used 20 years ago. If your looking at the Ebonite line it's really not driller friendly like other brands. So think about what you want and how you want it to react and you should be able to find a layout for it to work. Take your time in selection and you won't be disappointed. This ball's a winner and it will surprise you in it's length and recovery. with the right surface and layout it will amaze you it has me I'm not one to talk about pins flying and bird dogs, messengers, etc. But until you bring a deadwood out on a full rack it's never the same.        Jimmy