Lay out: Pin over bridge with cg on mid line (4 x 4)
Surface: OOB Polished
Speed: 18mph
Rev-rate: 350 appx.
 
 I found this ball to be exactly what any good bowler would want for their house shot ball. No matter how much friction there is the front part of the lane this ball will fly right through it. The simple core however keeps a very even move down the lane. In comparison to the curve ball, this ball is much better suited for drier patterns and more down the lane shape rather than mid lane motion. Overall hook for the two are very similar and mostly dependent on the pattern. I would recommend this ball for and league bowler looking for a ball that might give them a good look later on in the night or a bowler who has a decent rev rate that would like some easy length.

Also I used this ball on the nationals pattern and it was surprisingly very controllable down lane which allowed me to keep my angles tight, so don't rule this one out for tougher conditions.  

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Layout: 50 X 5.5 X 25

Surface: 1000 grit abralon with factory finish polish

Patterns tested on:

a) PBA Viper Pattern

b) PBA Chameleon Pattern

I never really have much success with the 4000 abralon polished finishes. I therefore decided it would be better to cut the polish off with a 1000 pad and re-apply it.

on the Viper pattern the Hard Ball and Curve Ball are my two new best friends. Any time I see a lot of friction or encounter a shorter pattern, these two pieces feel right at home.

On Chameleon I would typically ball down to a Curve Ball after game 1 or so. This pattern changes so quickly and staying on top of the transition is imperative. When the Curve Ball started jumping too early I immediately pulled out my Hard Ball. I could basically move in one or two boards and open my stance a little bit. This made all the difference for me.

The Hard Ball is about 3 or 4 boards weaker than my Curve Ball and has a more defined backend motion. This can be attributed to the polished finished vs. the matte finish (1000 abralon, then skip immediately to 4000) on my Curve Ball.

As Ebonite advertised, these two pieces are great compliments together. I love the light bulb weight block and stronger covers. I get that nice smooth reaction down lane and the covers provide enough traction to get the job done. On your typical house shot these balls are great choices because you can pretty much stay in the same zone all night with simple adjustments.

Thanks for reading my review, I hope you found it useful.

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Darren Andretta
Long Island, New York
Ebonite Regional Staff Member
Bowl 2 Win
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