I bowled with this ball at a recent Demo Day and all I can say is Wow! It's basically the same as the Warrior (the core) but has a solid reactive shell. I bowled with this ball on a Pattern A shot and the results were fantastic. It works best on medium oiled lanes. It's strong enough to kick out all of those 10 pins(7 for lefties). I shot a 202, 248, 251, 207 and a 267. This ball is amazing and I recommend it to all high rev players. Definately a ball to have in your arsenal.

Drilling: 4 and 1/2 strong w/ pin under ring finger
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Played on a number of house conditions with this ball since I got it, and it will be making a trip to Reno with me tomorrow.  So far I am very pleased with the roll.  I was looking for perhaps a slightly earlier version of my Vortex 2.  This ball definately reads the midlane a bit quicker than the Vortex 2 with a strong move to the pocket.  This is not by any means a heavy oil ball, however it definately will give you a slightly different look than the V2.  I think this is a solid addition to Ebonite's line.

Randy Russell
Bowler's Aid Pro Shop

Got this ball, drilled with Pattern 2 with the pin in the middle and under the fingers and the CG kicked slightly right.  I have to say that I'm happy with the ball.  I shot a quick 629 in 3 games of practice with it.  I only left one pocket 10-pin and that was the last frame of the 3rd game.  It seems to be a little bit skiddy on oil, I expected a little bit more of an agressive movement.  It hits like a fast moving Japanese train, however, and it seemed to make my pocket area larger.  I was playing a little bit inside of 3rd arrow, shooting out to about 8, then the ball just rolled up and slammed.  I think the best condition is medium oil just like recommended, and it reads the backends nicely.  With carrydown, its a little bit harder to predict the movement, but it still moves.  This ball also had no trouble getting through the heads.  

(I also wanna thank Colonial Lanes for not mangling the ball through its first three games too)

Overall, I like the ball, and it fits my game (mid-high revs, mid speed) well.  9.5/10 for my first Ebonite ball.

Drilled - Pin below Ring finger, PSA 2" right of thumb, small X-hole.
This is the DARK PURPLE version (strong version).

This ball has the most unique roll of any ball I've thrown, besides the Warrior.  Its a reactive ball that reads both the midlane AND backend almost equally.  Very large core with an added flip block lets the ball rev in the midlane and still change direction sharply on the backend.  I cant think of another bowling ball that rolls like this.  A great compliment to those seeking the midlane roll of V2's BUT with the added sharp backend hook.

This ball rolls similar to the Warrior but without being allergic to carrydown.  The stronger solid shell of the Shooter handles carrydown more easily.

Xeno Garcia
Ebonite Regional Staff
Sythlord79@aol.com

Note this is the dark purple Shooter. I drilled this one with the PSA at 135* and the pin 2 1/2 inches from axis. The pin CG and PSA are in a line at 45* from the center of the CG. This ball is drilled like the Apex Addiction and roles about the same way. With this drilling you will need some oil to get the ball down the lane so it will have some energy left at the pocket. With my hand and revs this seems to be a good drilling for me. I can't wait to use it on a PBA oil pattern.


James Campbell
Ebonite South Region Staff Member
CcampCSC@aol.com

  TPC Shooter by Ebonite is a reactive resin ball with midlane movement.  If you must use a reactive resin ball and are having any issues with the TPC Warrior or the Vortex 2's this is your ball.

  Since I bowl mainly on wet/dry league or Sport/PBA conditions, I drilled a Shooter with the pin at 5 inches and put the PSA in my track at 135 degrees.  There is no balance hole and the ball has been scuffed slightly with 800 grit Scotch-Brite.  This layout is similar to one in a Vortex 2 Pearl and is intended to allow the ball to roll from the midlane, instead of diving through the backend.

  Even with the weaker layout, the TPC Shooter was still quite angular in the midlane.  In comparison to a TPC Warrior with 5 inch, 75 degree layout, the Shooter was still stronger at the breakpoint.  The Vortex 2 Pearl did break earlier than the TPC Shooter with the same layout.

  The TPC Shooter and Warrior have a Propeller core.  My experience with the Propeller core is that it seems to allow the ball to glide through the midlane area easier with the same layout when compared to other high performance balls.  The advantage of this is that one can use a stronger layout and avoid some of the early hook problems in the midlane area.  This is especially true on tougher lane conditions such as Sport Bowling where the "pile of oil in the middle" isn't present to correct a mistake.  Although the TPC line was targeted for use on tournament conditions, these balls play well on regular league shots as well. This is especially true with the stronger Shooter.  TPC Shooter is the solid ball in this line, and the TPC Warrior is the pearlized version.  

  The Shooter is a ball that I can rely upon to provide a predictably strong reaction in the midlane on medium conditions.  I would recommend the TPC Shooter to anyone but the flamethrowers.

Jim Lewis
Ebonite Regional Staff

Very good ball for medium to short patterns. Sees lots of play on pattern E 35'). Great length and above average backend makes this ball easy to use when you have friction to throw at. I've drilled several of these so far. I have 1 drilled 4" at 0 degrees. This ball will jerk and stop ( great for short patterns with fresh backends ), 1 thats 4 1/2" at 9:30 with pin in center of grip, low hole. This ball starts pretty early and continues pretty strongly ( my favorite ) Another good layout is 5" at 11:00. This layout is good for house patterns. The shooter is a good ball to control the pocket with. You wont get in a whole lot of trouble with this ball. Ball sees a lot of play on Tour. High reving players like Tommy Jones and Jason Hurd give this ball lots of play.

Bowl to Win
Jeff Carter
Ebonite staff member