Ball NPS Score: Not Available
Reactions: Clean through the fronts and strong in the backends  
Target Line: Outside angles and track area  

Coverstock: Big Bang reactive resin polished with Ebonite Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish  
Core: Medium RG light bulb with dense flip block  

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.048 .050 .056 .030 .032 .032 .031    

Length Rating: 17 (scale of 1-30, early to late)  
Overall Hook Rating: 23  (scale of 1-30, least to most)  

Color: Purple/Gold Pearl  

15lb Drilled it 5 X 3 Cg down low, changed the surface using 2000 grit pad, and applying Particle Polish. Showtime Pearl was clean through the fronts and had a nice roll to the rack. Was bowling on house shot, striking at will. Looking forward to using on PBA Patterns

Ty Dawson
EBONITE REGIONAL STAFF
BOWL TO WIN


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TY

Boy is this the biggest piece o' crap I've ever thrown, hmmm lets see
I threw the LRG..Turd
I threw the HPD..for me..Turd
Bruns GTB..Turd
AMF Blue Angle..Turd
La Nina..Turd
SHOWTIME PEARL...King of TURDS, Emperor of Turds, Lord of Turds, President of Turds, Prime Minister of Turds, CEO of Turds, League President of Turds
Showtime Pearl = TUUUUUUUUUUUUUURD!

Drilled it weak hits like a turd reacted like a Turd, redrilled it aggressive now reacts like a bigger turd.  Hooks when you want it to go, goes straight when you need it to move.  It will leave you a corner pin when you need a strike and leave you a split when you need a spare.  When you need nine it'll leave you a bucket.

Tried dulling it and it shined up after three frames.  When I do hit the pocket and it actually strikes, it really looked like it didn't want to.  The pins fall straight back and like it was just hit buy a 5lb ball.

Tried playing basketball with it in the parking lot hoping it would break so I can chuck it and it won't break, I bring it home and it cracks on my track and now I have another Home Anchor.  (this was an embellishment, everything else was true).

If I was a pharmaceutical company which made high blood pressure or heart medicine or stress relieving medecine, I would give this ball to every bowler in the world then I would be the richest pharmaceutical company in a week.

My friends call this the mushroom ball, it is quite a psychedelic frenzy of colors.

I threw enough games with the ball to conclude that this IS the worst ball I've ever thrown...EVER.  

Impartial bystander reading this review "PLEASE Tony don't hold back, don't beat around the bush, what are you really trying to say about the Showtime Pearl"

My answer:
League/bracket competitor-"I'm saying this ball is great buy it now spare no expenses buy inserts and slugs, drill it aggressive or weak it doesn't matter, just don't use it when you bowl me, I'm afraid of the ball.............very very afraid <Shivering>

Moderator who banned me-"Buy this ball now, if you have a three ball bag then buy three if you have a six ball bag then buy six, I guarantee you will LOOOOOOVE IT!

P.S. I will probably be banned again, but I hope not.

hey tony, maybe you just suck

Thought I'd post a review on this ball, even though it's been out for a fair while now.

This particular ball's reaction is very dependent on the drilling, more so than any other ball I have punched up.  I have had the opportunity to throw three different STP's each with different drillings, and the reactions are not even close to being the same, and make a huge difference to the reliability and success of the ball.

Some quick stats about me first:

Style - Two handed (ball drilled right handed)
Speed - Medium
Revs - Medium to high
Ave - 203.

I drilled up my STP with the pin under my middle finger, and the CG kicked out under the ring finger.  No balance hole was neccessary.

I initially bowled this in a house with anvilane, with moderate oil and pretty dry edges outside 5.  The reaction was excellent on lanes after social and league, with a delayed reaction, but a very strong continuation after a smooth breakpoint.  234 off the drillpress, and I thought it was a winner.

Then I went to a centre with wood lanes.  Dry edges, moderate oil in the middle, and certainly played in after 2 leagues, on top of my 5-man teams league that night.  If it even so much as touched carrydown, it went dead straight.  If it touched the dry boards a tad too soon, it was brooklyn.  I managed a 247, but if I wasn't right on the money every shot the result wasn't pretty - no room at all.  And this is in a very high scoring house by Australian standards.

In the same centre, on the same conditions, I had the opportunity to throw two other bowler's STP's.  The most successful STP was the one with the pin under the ring finger and slightly to the right with the CG stacked underneath.  This particular ball had no balance hole - however I would strongly suggest one for anybody with some hand in the ball to tame the reaction, as this drilling was just too strong.  Where I had been struggling before with my STP, this ball was recovering like nothing being launched over the left gutter.  The pocket hits were amazing.

Depending on your individual style and how the ball is laid out for you, this ball can be a definate winner.  However, be very careful how you drill it up!