Coverstock: Particle

Color: Green/Yellow

RG: 2.50

Differential: .056

Factory Finish: 15 micron matte

Lane Conditions: Heavy Oil

Follow up to our previous post of 11/17/01.

Have been using the Intensity and regular Apex now for about (4) months.  Have had several big scores with both, but today I'm very happy to say I had my first 300 in over 45 years of bowling.  Shot 245-300-223=768 after shooting 760 Monday night and 689 Friday.  Think I finally found the secret, at least for this week, that the Apex products hit so hard that stone 8 and 9 pins occured 2-4 times in a three game set.  For the past week I started using less wrist and  a nice firm lift and cut down the hook which in turn gives more control and less snap on the back end.

Going after the 800 next and can't wait 45 years for that one or I'll be 102 years old.

I just got my apex intensity today and shot it for about 3 games.
this ball hits great but i didnt do grea with it, mainly because i went from a 6 step approach to a 4 step which mesed me up and they flooded the lanes.at first it was hooking and i would carry wehter i hit light hi or whatever and it recovered good.then they oiled it and i was done for.It would only strike if i hit it flsuh and if i hit light would leave 7-10 splits and one time i got a split when i  hit high.im very pleased with this ball just not good on flooded and pretty good on heavier oil but im sure its the best on medium.i have medium speed and im working no getting more revs but i have medium now.this was a very good ball for the price and would recomend it but its not goodon flooded or very heavy oil.

The worst ball i have ever thrown in my life. But The Apex reflex and the Apex Adrenalin are much better ball and everone should get at least one of them.

I think that this is one great bowling ball. I don't know what the pin placement is on mine, but I know that it is drilled to save up its energy and just keep driving in the backend. I didn't like Ebonite until I bowled with this ball, my whole arsenal is Ebonite now. I would recommend using this ball when the oil has carried down into the backends because this ball will fight through the oil and crush the pocked giving you great results.

My rating on a scale of 1-10, 9.
Just as Ebonite says, "Bowl to win."
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KUJayhawks will DOMINATE 2002-2008- NO MATTER WHAT!

I've had the Intensity for about a year now, but didn't use it much until the last 4-6 weeks. It is a 16 pound ball. Going by the Intensity drilling instruction sheet I decided on #2 which says "Earliest breakpoint, maximum hook potential in heavier oil." Flare potential is high. I wanted a ball that would finish strong. I'll add that with the ball drilled this way the pin is just below and to the right of my ring finger. The bomb is below and to the right of my thumb hole. A balance hole is less than one inch directly below the bomb.
      The last three weeks I've used this ball as my first choice out of the bag. I was using an Eraser, see my reviews regarding the Eraser if interested. I stand at 25 and roll the ball over 15 or the third arrow from the right. I'm right handed. The last two weeks I bowled a 694 and a 681. Lane conditions have been pretty consistant. Not a lot of breakdown as the night went on. I don't have to help this ball to finish. If I do try to help give it a little extra on my release it comes up heavy on the head pin. Three weeks ago I had my high game this year with the Intensity, but came right back the next game and bowled one of my lowest games. I can't blame the ball for that. I still had a 625 series.
       I'm certainly happy with this ball thus far. I'll post an update as the season winds down.
        Update on Jan. 1, 2004.. The Intensity is the first ball out of my bag for oily lanes. Last Saturday night in a mixed league I sub in, I bowled a 299 with the Intensity. The right lane was a severe headache all night until the last game. I suppose I had tipped up enough by the third game I was more relaxed. Hence the user ID, Can't tear em up, tip em up. Bowled a 173 first game with all strikes on the left lane. Three opens on the right lane. Second game was a 213. Went just a bit high on the headpin in the tenth and left a four pin. That was the only ball that I didn't strike on the left lane all night. Too bad it was the tenth frame. Last game every shot was dead in the pocket. The 12th ball looked to be perfect, but the ten pin stood there laughing at me. Didn't even wriggle. Well, the 299 beat the 298 I bowled in 1987. As for my opinion of the Intenisty, I love it!! Best heavy oil ball I have bowled with. Very consistant roll and hook. If I find another for the right price I'm buying it without hesitation. Again, I love this ball!!!

I've had this ball for over 8 months now.  I got it 2nd hand from my friend who just used the ball for under 6 months.  This ball definitely works well in heavy oil conditions.  I can still control the ball under these conditions, however, once the lanes start drying up, the ball can start getting erratic even with my adjustments on the approach and the target.

I like the way the ball hits the pocket hard.  It is also a ball that will make me get away with some good pin count even if I don't hit the pocket exact in the "sweet spot".  All I need to do when I release is just to swing naturally and flip the ball upon release from the fingertips.

I give the ball 8.5 out of 10.  Very good for heavy oil.  Use it on medium to light oil only if you dare.

Ive had this ball for a year and a half now, and still love it.  I didnt use it much when I first got it, as I was so used to my Adrenaline, but now all I use is this.  Ive found that I can throw forward roll and side roll with this ball and still get a dependable reaction out of it.  I like its versatility.  I bowled in a singles scratch tournament about 6 months ago, and used it for the entire 15 games that I had to bowl.  Though the lanes were drying out near the end, I stuck with my Intensity because I was carrying well with it.  I since it was my first tournament all season.  Anyways, I love this ball.  It has done what I had expected it to do and more.
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The Rhino Pro Teal is the best ball ever!!!