Ball NPS Score: Not Available
Reactions: Early revving
Controllability with smooth, heavy roll

Target Line: Outside angles and the track area
Lane Conditions: Heavier oil
Coverstock: Big Wheel Medium Load particle resin with PET sparkles sanded with 1000-grit Abralon
Core: Same super low RG, high differential core as the Apex Addiction
Weights
RG
Differential 16 15 14 13 12
2.44 2.44 2.48 2.59 2.62
.049 .054 .052 .043 .046

Length Rating: 7.2 (scale of 1-30, early to late)
Overall Hook Rating: 29.0 (scale of 1-30, least to most)
Breakpoint Angle: 7.3 (scale of 1-10, smooth to sharp)
Color: Navy/Fuchsia Sparkle

OK, I must change my review on this ball. I took it to Vegas and that ball was a beast. Except for the carrydown at the Castaways, that ball was hooking more than ever and it hits hard. I suggest that anyone who is looking for a hard-hitting ball to get this one.

After drilling this ball I took it to a regional event that was using pattern 'B' - 43 feet on synthetic.  However, there was not enough head oil to get the ball down the lane without losing energy.  The factory finish was obviously too strong.  After applying Ebonite Particle Polish it cleared much better but was still a bit much.  My plan for the future is to wet-sand it with a high grit sandpaper to smooth off the particles then apply Particle Polish.  This has worked on other particle balls of mine in the past.  In fact, I ended up using an Aggression prepared just that way to finish 5th at the regional.  The Obsesion will be good for heavy oil and players with low rotations.  Overall, an excellent choice for heavy oil.
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-Ray Edwards
Ebonite Regional Staff

Specs: 2-3 inch pin 3oz top weight
Drilled pin below ring finger - stacked

This ball is great. Recommend this ball to anybody the bowls on heavy oil and has a fast ball speed like me. This ball comes out and starts hooking in a smooth arc about 5 feet past the arrow and slams in to the pocket. Best ball I have owned. Clears the deck but starts to leave corner pins when the lanes dry out, time to change balls then. Also forgiving when crossing over the head never left a split only a corner or solid 8. Only draw back is it soaks up oil like a sponge had to clean it every 4 games or I started to see it fade.

The Apex Obsession by Ebonite is a great looking addition to the Apex series. I drilled one with the pin at 4 ½ inches above the fingers and the Cg at 3 inches with the bomb 2 inches left of the VAL in a strong position. There is a balance hole in the PAP. The ball has been used only in the box condition, and only on synthetic lanes with medium to long wet/dry league patterns.

The Apex Obsession was quite a heavy rolling piece in comparison to the Predator Pursuit and an Apex Addiction with similar layouts. The Obsession was in a heavy forward roll on the backend on a 40 foot medium volume pattern on Proanvillane, where as the Addiction and Pursuit were making their move with move angle. The box condition is fine for fresh longer oil patterns. When the heads are lighter oiled the cover should be altered with particle polish to aid in storing the balls energy through the front part of the lane.

  Those who had success with the Apex Aggression will love the Apex Obsession, due to its similar breakpoint shape and ability to handle heavier oil patterns. Others would still benefit from the heavy strong roll of the Apex Obsession, for usually the best reaction on longer oil patterns is to find balls that ROLL, not the famous skid snap reaction. Ebonite’s Apex Obsession is the latest piece that attacks the lanes with a good combination of control and power, give it a tryout.

Jim Lewis
Ebonite PBA Regional Staff

drill this one using the 75 degree bomb placement. used a 3-4 inch pin. Placed the pin above and between the fingers. Condition I used it on was 1-1 oiled 34 feet. Back ends were not clean.  Ball read the mids great. shot 803 with it, in league out the box. Threw it later on that night when they were a little dryer and still was able to get it down the lane, playing in deep, I love the reaction, Ball did not JUMP in the dry. Great ball when you have good head oil and you need something to read the mids and just roll.

Ty Dawson
Regional Staff Member
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TY

I drilled this ball with a 5’ pin, under the fingers and the bomb in my track, 120* drilling. This ball is a heavy rolling ball that will read the midlane. After polishing with Particle Polish I was able to get the ball down the lane and the drilling gives it a smooth reaction toward the pocket. This is a good oil ball
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Bowl to Win

Mark Johnson
Ebonite Regional Staff

I'm bored so I thought I'd post a late night review of this ball. I bought it about a year ago as a heavy oil ball when I first returned to bowling after about an eight year layoff.

Anyway, the ball is drill with the pin even with my ring finger 3 3/8" from my pap with the MB in the strong position about 1" to the right of my thumb. The surface has been taken down to 800 grit per the Ebonite surface chart. So, it's layout out for the earliest roll and max flare. Like most bowlers who buy a particle ball, I expected a huge back end reaction. So, when I didn't get one, I was extremely PO'd. Also, using it on a drier lane conditions and watching it hit like a wet noodle didn't help matters either.

Pulled this puppy out of the box in the back of the closet to use in a league that has heavy oil in the middle with dry from 10 to the gutter using Guardian heads with wood mids and backends. Anything thrown deep into to the dry over reacts and the ball dives through the nose. If you use anything other than a ball meant for oil while playing the oil, weak 10's rule the day if and when you got to the pocket.

Standing on 25, throwing to 15 at the arrows and a breakpoint at 10, this ball would cut through the oil and make a nice smooth move into the pocket with great carry. 10's were no problem and were sucked off the deck with this ball. As long as you could keep this ball working in the oil, it did a great job. So, I made adjustments during the three games going deeper into the middle of the lane as the oil moved and shot a nice 650 series with it.

I would highly recommend this ball as long as you have the oil to make it work. I can guarantee that if you use it on anything other than a medium heavy oil pattern, you will NOT like this ball.


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