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Equipment Boards => Ebonite => Topic started by: Balldoctor on September 24, 2012, 11:08:56 PM

Title: Challenge
Post by: Balldoctor on September 24, 2012, 11:08:56 PM
Oct. 18th. Boy does Tommy hook this thing. Think I can hook it too.
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: loop_zero on September 25, 2012, 03:47:23 AM
Man..  Tommy was using the whole lane in that video!!
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: bowlingnut76 on September 25, 2012, 06:50:35 AM
i must say ball looks good in his hand...maybe he can win again...some of these guys are loyal to a fault with ball companys....yea if somebody was paying me x amount of dollars i stay loyal also....he's good just saying guy could of won more if he was a free agent..IMO...
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: Dave81644 on October 03, 2012, 04:42:11 PM
very strong pearl
got a couple to drill up
probably way to much ball for me where im at
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: Balldoctor on October 03, 2012, 09:13:43 PM
Waiting, maybe tomorrow. Let all know how you like it.
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: Wolfstrike on October 08, 2012, 04:35:27 PM

i drilled one that ebonite was nice enough to send me early........i will state I have been a global guy for a long time and this is my first ebonite in some time....I polished mine to 4000 w/fact polish this ball is soooooo strong off the spot its ridiculous! One of the strongest pearls Ive ever had......probably 5 boards more than my g900 look....check this ball out you wont be sorry....ill get a video posted of it up soon I'm hoping.
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: Dave81644 on October 08, 2012, 04:42:53 PM
how did you drill it?
and did you see a strong arcing motion or hockey stick like motion

scaring me with how strong it may be
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: Wolfstrike on October 08, 2012, 04:59:44 PM
Dave,

I drilled it 60 * 6 *35

It is very strong but my rev rate is 300+ for sure and throw it about 17/18.
I would say this ball would remind you of the total NV when your referring to motion and strength. Hope that helps
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: tdub36tjt on October 08, 2012, 05:24:34 PM
Total NV?? Why did you have to say that?? Now I will have to drill one....
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: Wolfstrike on October 08, 2012, 05:29:08 PM
If you watch the video for this ball he mentioned they re blended the Coves from the One and the NV series for this ball........
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: Phoneman on October 09, 2012, 06:02:34 AM
Tdub I was thinking the same thing. Gee darn I have to buy another ball.
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: tdub36tjt on October 09, 2012, 03:12:00 PM
I pretty much quit throwing Ebonite when they stopped using the NV core. Those things were awesome. Every single one of them....NVD might have been my favorite with the Complete and Total still pretty close. I just loved every single ball I threw with that core. Even the Magic series....
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: Wolfstrike on October 11, 2012, 01:35:00 PM

I threw my challenge for the second week this week and shot 800....this ball is gonna be sick good! they might have to ban it for giving to much area.
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: Balldoctor on October 11, 2012, 11:57:01 PM
Sounds great. Waiting for the UPS man.
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: pin-smasher on October 12, 2012, 11:51:18 AM
Who has best price on it
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: smohn on October 27, 2012, 10:49:01 AM
How are people liking the challenge?
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: pin-smasher on November 04, 2012, 11:23:10 AM
Wheres all the challenge videos???!
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: billdozer on November 04, 2012, 11:35:36 AM
Its clear that no one bought it, no websites support it or want to sell it.  I had to look up a german pro shop to see a non 500 rev bowler throw it.  Ebonites whole schemes off....thats what I see...my pro shop pushes Kentucky...they've managed to sell 3 pursuits and 0 challenges...  Bowlers believed in the mission....I assume no one cares about what ebo is making anymore
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: trackfiend on November 04, 2012, 12:41:55 PM
All there stuff had so much over under for me that I have switched to 900 global and sold most of my ebo int stuff.
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: pin-smasher on November 04, 2012, 06:32:14 PM
I bought it and used it for first time thursday.drilled it 40X4.5X25    .I did like ball,it rolls and hits good but i would rate this ball for med oil at best.I dont think ball would handle heavy volume of oil.
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: stopncrank on November 04, 2012, 08:29:27 PM
I bought it and used it for first time thursday.drilled it 40X4.5X25    .I did like ball,it rolls and hits good but i would rate this ball for med oil at best.I dont think ball would handle heavy volume of oil.

Not sure what pattern you threw it on, I threw it at a Demo day last week and its one of the strongest balls Ive personally ever thrown, and Ive been bowling close to 30 years...I would guess that you didnt have enough volume to keep it from burning up.
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: pin-smasher on November 04, 2012, 11:28:20 PM
I bowl on a med/heavy house shot..i think my misson domination and taboo would out hook the challenge and have used reactive balls since they came out.
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: Dave81644 on November 05, 2012, 06:18:31 AM
All there stuff had so much over under for me that I have switched to 900 global and sold most of my ebo int stuff.

surprised by this comment
I switched to EBO products because of the control and flexibility of the covers
the T and C series of Track products are pretty awesome

I am still learning, but the EBO family has more control for me than any Storm, Bruns
product out there
And I'm heavy handed to boot, so I know a thing or 2 about change of direction
It is one of the hardest things I have had to learn
Controlling the ball motion
The Ebonite product line has something for everyone
They are  ahead of the rest of them in technology by far
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: Balldoctor on November 05, 2012, 09:39:23 AM
I see the Challenge stronger than any of the Missions.
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: batbowler on November 05, 2012, 10:39:17 AM
I bowled beside Ed Gallagher a few weeks ago and he used two different Challenges! I talked to him after league and he used a pin up and pin down all night and was standing very deep and had a great reaction all night!! I'll see if I can get him to comment on here about what the difference is between the high end Ebonite balls! It's a Friday night mixed league at the Pinnacle, Clarksville, Tennessee!! The thing that impressed me was the ball didn't hook at his feet, but was very clean through the heads with a great move at the breakpoint!! I've had two different Mission's and I'll be drilling my Challenge this week, and no I'm not on staff with any ball company!!! The ball I'm using the most is a Columbia Oath for the controlled arc move it makes!! Just my $.02, Bruce
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: stopncrank on November 05, 2012, 10:46:34 AM
I see the Challenge stronger than any of the Missions.

This. I have a Mission X in the bag and the Challenge was a good arrow more ball from what I saw. Also side by side that day had an Oath, Endure, 706A and the Challenge was alot more ball than any of those as well.
Title: Re: Challenge
Post by: pin-smasher on November 05, 2012, 11:48:43 AM
I will use it again this week and see how it reacts..like i said i did like the reaction i got and was able to use it all three games and did have 10 in a row with it .It just didnt seem as strong as i was expecting.i did put a very light polish on it but not alot...either way i think it will be good ball for me i really liked the mission series and own all of them and the challenge is another good ball from ebonite.