Rev Rate:500
Axis Tilt: 25
Axis Rotation: 45
Ball Speed:17
PAP Measurements: 4 1/8

Description:  Primal Fear (noun):  The 6th installment of the Primal series that features the proven Impulseâ„¢ V2 core and the newly created Voracity Pearl Reactive coverstock.  The VPR  is the most aggressive and most angular pearl cover ever used in the Primal line to date and also creates the most angular shape in the entire Primal series. The Primal Fear is oob comes at 5000 LSP.

Layout: 40 x 5 x 40

Ball Reaction: The Primal Rage excelled in terms of backend presence, and the Primal Rage Remix excelled in terms of hook up front, The Primal Fear excels in terms of overall angularity. The Fear doesn’t start up as early as the Remix but more so behaves like the Rage in terms of how well it clears the heads, the Fear however is more angular down lane than the Rage overall. I’m rather fond of the angular ball motion of the Primal Fear because as angular as the Fear is it does not snap upon existing the pattern per say like the Paranoia which is also angular, it provides what I call an angular roll and provides great continuation through the pins.

Comparisons

Primal Rage: The Primal Fear to me clears the heads as well as the Primal Rage did, granted that the Rage picked up a shade later to me they were similar in this way.  The muscle of the Primal Rage was what it could do down lane which was providing a strong backend presence, this is not to say that the Fear does not do the same because it does and from and angular standpoint. The Fear also provides you with more hook up front than the Rage as well. In terms of med-heavy oil I give the nod to the Fear, it provided me with better traction in the oil overall than the Primal Rage. In terms of carry down because the cover on the Fear is bigger than the Rage I didn’t have any trouble getting through the slush in later blocks and I could open my angles up more, with the Rage I would tend to square up in the oil and play more direct. 


Primal Remix: The Fear and the Remix work very well alongside each other and can both respectively handle copious amount of oil ranging from med-heavy to heavy, what separates the two in my eyes is the ball reaction overall. The Remix is rather roll heavy upfront and when it exits the pattern, not as clean as the Fear but I attribute that to the bigger hybrid cover of the Remix. The Fear is roll heavy in its own right just from an angular standpoint, it does indeed corner better than the Remix in my eyes.

Summary
If you were fond of the Primal Rage but wasn’t fond of how well it handled heavier patterns you will find the Primal Fear to your liking as the Primal Fear is stronger in the midlane and can handle more oil than the Primal Rage, you will enjoy the angular roll motion and continuation. To those that have the Paranoia the Primal Fear is a great compliment to it, in cases where I needed to create more shape on heavier patterns the Primal Fear was the ball of choice.  To me there is something special about a bowling ball that does as advertised and the Primal Fear doesn’t disappoint.  Do yourself a favor and allow yourself to be consumed by Fear.

Your game will thank you for it.

K.C. White II
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