Author Topic: Vortex II Trimax Pearl (Read 21067 times)

admin · « **on:** December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »

â€¢ Coverstock: Pearlized, Trimax Control reactive resin (a new formulation of the original Trimax designed to control over-reaction when encountering a large amount of friction)

â€¢ Box Finish: 800 grit sanded, then factory polished to a medium finish

â€¢ Core Design: Vortex II core, a super low RG, higher flare version of the Nitro R2 core

â€¢ Flare Potential: Medium-high

â€¢ Length: 16.40 (Ebonite's scale 1 to 30, early to late) with factory finish

â€¢ Overall Hook: 17.50 (Ebonite's scale 1 to 30, least to most) with factory finish

â€¢ Breakpoint Angle: 6.8 (Ebonite's scale 1 to 10, smooth to most angular) with factory finish

â€¢ Best Lane Condition: Light to medium oil

â€¢ Color: Bright Blue and Smoke Pearl

â€¢ Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 17.5

â€¢ Length (Scale 1-30): 16.4

Weights (in lbs.) Available Radius of Gyration RG Differential

16 2.450 .046

15 2.450 .051

14 2.440 .061

13 2.500 .030

12 2.570 .032

Michael Gaither · « **Reply #16 on:** March 15, 2002, 02:27:54 PM »

This is another good ball,it compliments the vortex 2 very well
and if you read my review on that ball you know i love it .This
ball gets cleaner thur the heads and has a strong midlane with
little stronger backend,then,the vortex 2 solid.It's good when
the heads start to go and your v2 solid is starting to check up
a little early.It's allows you to stay in the same zone longer.
I like the v2 pearl for medium to medium oily conditions.I think
a lot of you will like this ball.

Michael Gaither
Ebonite Regional Staff

ebonite stilt · « **Reply #17 on:** March 21, 2002, 08:43:32 AM »

got this ball at the same time i got the adrenaline and found out these balls are as different as night and day------but yet still as playable ----------have to throw it a lot harder and a lot straighter---but keeps pins low and is very predictable-----excellent ball-----i use it when i have to play extreme out---i give it 9 out of 10------go ebo!!!!!!!!!!!!

mrspacely · « **Reply #18 on:** April 06, 2002, 10:44:31 PM »

This is my first ball review. I bowl in an (old) Brunswick house with synthetic over wood on 2 late-shift leagues. I have been using mostly Brunswick equipment--fighting the lanes as they dried out--and getting extremely frustrated while developing LOTS of bad habits. On their fresh oil shot, my Contact Zone and/or HPD were just fine... 205 average at a tough house, but ONLY on their fresh oil shot. The driest shift, I went down to 179 (lowest in 20+ yrs) and seemed doomed. I went to my favorite pro shop and begged for help! Originally he suggested a Hex (and I might try it soon) but he was out of stock in my weight (15) so he suggested the Vortex II Trimax Pearl. I bowled a "fun" tournament today in a Brunswick house in a different city, but similar lanes to what I am used to... and the lanes were somewhat dry... so after trying my contact zone and HPD for one no-tap game of 220 (4-6-7-10 in tenth!), I pulled out the newly drilled Vortex. It took two frames for me to give it any hand since I was VERY spooked by the dry at that point. I went to my comfort-zone shot of standing at 21 and targeting to 10 at the arrows, with a small flare out to 7-8 at the break point (around 35') and all of a sudden I could get back to my regular form w/o overreaction. I left two SOLID 9-pins after crushing the pocket and threw three of my OWN strikes (3-6-9 format) and had a clean 210 game. My confidence up a bit, I spared in the first frame (fast 4-pin), then buried 8 perfectly flush, then finished with another 4-6-7-10 (tugged it with excitement I guess!) for a 252 "regular old bowling" score (like a dummy, I did NOT join the $2 pot where I WOULD have won second!)

I had the ball drilled for length, CG in palm with pin an inch above and a teensy bit right of the ring finger... and once my form was back to normal (I stopped having to "fight the dry"), the ball was astounding. The last game was Baker format and my team fell apart, so I only shot 6 more frames... 4 strikes, a spare and ANOTHER 4-6-7-10!!! (you think I'd LEARN not to tug it!!!)

I throw a relatively high track (just inside the fingers), with medium revs, and relatively slow (around 14 mph)... and although I only have around 3 games on the ball, I am EXCITED. I look forward to my Tuesday night dry shift this week to see if it will stand up (if I will that is!!!) under the acid test--burnt up front ends. The rest of the tourney bowlers today were complaining the lanes were dry, but I thought compared to our late shift, they were still managable (not with my Brunswick equipment though). I like the "swirly" pearl pattern on the ball since the black HPD and the solid green Contact Zone make it harder to read the ball... the Vortex was DEFINITELY easy to read, and so-far... easy to find the line fast... something I can be notoriously BAD at...

Hope this review helps... I know the others have helped me a LOT so thanks and keep the reviews coming!

Update after one month... just keeps getting better... 667 tonight with a brain-fart middle game of 169 with 4 splits early (got the "tugs")

VERY controllable! Good lane read! I adjusted two boards all night (second shift) on one of the lanes, and only a four and two shift on the other!
Am about to touch up the surface to keep it "new" since I have put around 25-30 games on it on old lanes (very little tracking so far--ESPECIALLY compared to my Brunswik equipment!)

Ron Ware · « **Reply #19 on:** May 08, 2002, 01:45:49 PM »

I was looking for a ball to complement my Adrenaline and decided on this pearl. Shot a 836 (280-278-278) the first time with it in league and have been one of my favorites for the normal house shot where you have strong backends. This ball really takes advantage of the dry once down the lane and gives you that screaming turn and angle to the pocket. I'm leaving less 7 pins (I'm a lefty) and the carry is excellent.

The twisters can really create a whole lot of room since the ball will come back and the straight shooters will like this since you can throw it up on the gutter and have it hold since it will slide a bit before it hits the dry.

TheGom · « **Reply #20 on:** May 15, 2002, 10:56:26 PM »

Some info on my game first....RH, 17 mph, ave revs, stroker, and have been bowling for 5 months. I got this ball for $65 NIB @ a local PBA event Pro Am and thought it was just a cheap ball....Boy was I wrong. What I got was a ball that is very true on most league shots. Ball makes a smooth move to the hole and buries the pins. I cannot really tell you about the drill pattern other than it is about a 3.5 pin which is next to my right finger, and the CG is under both fingers. It was the first ball that I was able to play more inside with. I leave very few 10 pins with this ball and strike on many light hits. Ball still reacts like brand new after about 50 games with cleaning after each set. For price, playability, and durability.....The V2 Pearl is an excellent ball. Right now it is my favorite ball with my Adrenaline.

bigsmoove · « **Reply #21 on:** May 24, 2002, 10:46:12 PM »

i have drilled two of these, one pin above the bridge cg kicked out no hole, the other cg 1 inch from pap pin next to ring finger(approx 5 1/2'') with 1 inch hole on pap. this ball is great the first is a great compliment to my vortex afterburner with a little more length, and a more angular backend a great league condition ball, and this ball hits like a truck. the second was drilled to be a compliment to my vortex 2 (see its review) it is for tournaments when the 2 is too aggressive, this ball and drilling gets the ball about 5 feet further down the lane then a strong controlled move to the pocket. i think the 2 pearl is one of the best balls on the market for lighter oil. i think it is one of the balls to play with layouts on because it is a good ball, but not for heavier oil patterns.

a solid 9 of 10

Vets2k · « **Reply #22 on:** June 28, 2002, 10:25:35 AM »

This ball is so predictable and I find that it gets through the
heads very well with my speed (avg.15). It is one of the first ball
out the bag when the lanes are medium or have some dry. Have used this
on a reverse block and was able to get it out and down the lane nicely.
This ball will definitely go back in the bag when the hold in the middle
is torched. Pin is around 12noon over fingers and about 4" from cg.
Love this ball and the drilling. Thanks! Bobby D. @ J&B

Mongo · « **Reply #23 on:** July 07, 2002, 06:33:22 PM »

Drilled this Ebonite beauty up for a local power player who absolutely LOVED his Vortex II. He was looking for something to go to when his solid was starting to read a bit early.

Specs:

16 lb. 1 oz. TW
2" pin
Drilled 4 X 4 (pin right of ring finger)
Box finish

Ebonite took one of the best core/cover combos and pearlized it...good idea.

One of our stronger releases in town has had his Vortex II for a while now, drilled 4 X 4 and loves it. With a shiny finish, the solid clears the heads and makes a strong midlane read with a hard arc finish. The only problem was that by the end of the second game he was getting a bit deeper than he liked and the ball seemed to hit flat when he got it too deep into the dry.

I got an exact duplicate in TW and pin position for the pearl and laid it out exactly like the solid. The hope was that he would get the same look, but get that extra foot of length after it hit the dry. It did.

The Vortex II Pearl is the perfect compliment to the solid Vortex II. It's not the greatest on fresh conditions, a bit skid/flippy. This ball really shines when the heads are just starting to go away and you're losing a bit a pop at the breakpoint. I would like to try one of these with a stronger drilling as I could see it as a first ball out of the bag for many people (especially slower speeds). The reaction is just like its predecessor, the Vortex II solid. However, it seems to have that extra little bit of length that the pearl cover always provides.

Highly recommend this to anyone looking to compliment their A ball. Clean through the heads and will get through that sticky part in the midlane that we all come across. Slower speeds may well like this as an A ball.

Sorethumb · « **Reply #24 on:** October 03, 2002, 10:31:07 PM »

Got this ball last week, drilled with pattern #8 HIGH RG STRONG (with balance hole on PAP). I chose this pattern cause I have a slow ball speed, averaging between 12 & 13 mph. I threw this ball on first shift league condition lanes, threw the ball out on the 3rd arrow, ball rolled up to the 10th board and comes back strong and consistent to the pocket. If I throw it past the 10th, the ball still recovers nicely and still finds the pocket. This ball hits HARD! If it finds the pocket, it flushes and you can hear the pins shatter. I shot a 245 game on a fresh out-of-the-box coverstock. Don't let the pearlize shine fool you, this ball HOOKS!
If you're a slow speed bowler and likes consistency in your game, you should get this ball.
I'm 172 ave bowler, a five step stroker, ball speed averaging between 12 & 13 mph.

termanader69 · « **Reply #25 on:** January 17, 2003, 07:10:59 PM »

i got this ball about 2 months ago, and it has done numbers on the lanes i shot a 279 my first game with it i highly recomend it to other people who want a reliable ball to use

prince of cats · « **Reply #26 on:** January 23, 2003, 02:57:21 PM »

i got this ball about a month ago and things were going great had some big games with it and it worked great on any lane condition.....or so i thought....last night in league the lanes were flooded and this thing wouldnt move a board it would rev up and never turn. finaly when i found a line to the pocket the thing hit so poorly i was left with either a 7-10 or a ten pin (im lest handed) no matter were i moved i couldnt get this ball to do anything.
i sure dont hope this continues.

P-way Shooter · « **Reply #27 on:** February 10, 2003, 07:59:42 PM »

im picking mine up tommorow so ill let u kno how it works im hoping for it to not over react when the lanes are dry outside 5

Garcia · « **Reply #28 on:** February 17, 2003, 02:07:03 AM »

Drilled - Pin above Ring finger, Cg under/over, X-hole.
No changes of the coverstock.

This ball is greatness. Best core ever developed is used once again, this time in a new pearl coverstock. This ball is best when the sanded V2 is beginning to roll too early. Rather than polishing the original V2, which I dont like doing, I use the V2 Pearl. Much cleaner thru the fronts, rolls hard in the midlane, and still kicks on the backend (much more than a polished solid V2).

I'd consider this ball even more versatile than the solid. Great ball for everyday house conditions, as well as second shift tournament conditions.

Xeno Garcia
Ebonite Regional Staff
Sythlord79@aol.com

LuckyLefty · « **Reply #29 on:** April 13, 2003, 07:55:27 AM »

Why was this ball discontinued again?

?

First impression upon opening box. "What is this ugly burnt up yellow piece of ball baked in trunk crap!", (received from a fellow Ball reviews poster from a HOT weather state.)

After going to pro shop and checking top weight, "oh crap no top weight!" Another Vortex II with no top weight" I'm hosed! My soft speed and medium revs do not match up well with a super low rg core and no top weight.

After plugging and polishing some of the yellow out. "Well doesn't look that bad, hmmm"

After drilling 5 1/4 by 4, pin above ring finger(a different drilling for me), and sanding to 1000 and then polishing with some Black Magic! "Maybe the weaker pin position will get it down the lane!?"

After cheking side and top weight and finger and finding virtually none I think umm, another wasted Vortex experiment!

After throwing first time with 1000 grit surface, I see hook hook hook hook, snap split! I consider dumpster.

Coach recommends weighthole on negative bottom position to raise top and add positive side!

UMMM, I think let's get crazy and try 2000 sand and then About a 5 minute black magic treatment!

Now we are talking. Moderately heavily oiled senior tournament shot.
Most bowlers using Champs to Demolition Zones or Mojos. You get the picture!

I bowl good with the Virus(strong ball) standing 22 small swing over 11.
I switch to Vortex II pearl and go split split split and end up standing 25 for first strike. Quickly throw about 12 in a row, 7 pin and then 5 more!!

What I see, rev, rev, rev, rev, rev,rev, rev, lots of skid, quicko chango direction o, roll right right right, smash!

I was all over the alley from 11 to 15, I'm hardly ever this inaccurate and couldn't do anything but strike!

I've done well with Ebonite stuff like the Pantera(slightly higher rg). In the past! However I've hardly ever taken a ball to this high of a polish!
It seemed to offset the incredibly early rev characteristics of the ball.

The ball floated thru the heads and its incredible amount of early revs pared off the speed as the ball approached the breakpoint, sharp angular and then a lot of lateral roll and angle in to the pocket! All the things you've heard about this strong core are true, it is a lot of strong stuff!

Took out my strong turning Dynamic groove and it really labored pointing up 10 a bit. though it could strike the Vortex II's revs controlled the breakpoint much better.

This may be a better step up from the Dynamic groove in strength than the Virus and that is saying a lot.

I'll keep you posted!

The feeling I have with this ball is one must really let it fly, and zing it out there with freedom to make it work! ONe has to give it speed and width and then it's strong core will take over. Probably stronger than all other pearls!

REgards,

Luckylefty
PS closest reaction I have seen is my leverage drilled Violet 3D hammer but obviously the Hammer is more controlled, as it has less skid and a litte more even roll.
PPS Luckylefty learns something about coverstock, combined with super low rgs!

pjd300 · « **Reply #30 on:** June 24, 2003, 01:56:30 PM »

Drilled 5 by 3. Pin over ring. Cg slightly kicked out. This ball was a huge surprise, as it moves more than my old v2 solid. It saves energy but revs all the way through the heads into the midlane, and the it gives almost a flip on the backend. On a fresh shot w/ 55 units in the middle tapered out to 3 on the outside I could play 11 to 5 with ease and carry the world. This ball has amazing carry, it shreds the rack carrying what wasnt meant to fall. The only single pin i left w/ it was a ten when i didn't quite get rotation for it to finish. I found it very hard to throw through the breakpoint because of the early revving.
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Dave (a.k.a. tha fluffer) sucks

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