Regarding the V2 Dry, we are constantly barraged with requests for a high performance urethane ball. One problem with that combination is, when the core gets to be strong, it is too much for the dry part of the lane. And we all know that urethane does not backend well enough when it is played through the oil. This project was given to Ron Hickland, our R&D guru. His task was straight forward: Give me a ball that plays well on dry-dry. After many iterations, his solution was to make the core incredibly weak and use a coverstock that was contemporary. The core, even when leveraged with a strong weight hole, does not flare more than 1-1/2 inches. Because of the lack of flare, the coverstock needs to be able to displace oil. This requires it to be reactive or particle. The particle was chosen because of its ability to "blend" the lane, not the skid/snap characteristics of reactive. What you have is a ball that barely flares and has a consistent, V2 type of roll. Just not alot of hook. If you expect a dry lane ball to skid, then backend strong, this IS NOT your ball. If you want a ball that plays the lanes similar to a pancake core, but want the hitting power of a dense core, this is the choice. A pancake core has a differential in the range of .025. The V2 Dry has a differential of .004. This is the lowest flaring core ever produced, other than the wooden balls that Rip Van Winkle propelled toward the pins.
Our website will go live next week. Our introduction process is to present the product line to our distributors and pro shops first, then to the general public. We have been doing just that the last two weeks.
If you have any questions, you can emial me at brian.pursel@ebonite.com
Thanks,
Brian
