Author Topic: Sonic X Pearl original (Read 2660 times)

Ric Clint · « **on:** March 19, 2005, 03:10:38 PM »

Who all have had success with this ball?

This ball is great!

Mine has already paid for itself several times over.

Like LuckyLefty has said, with the weightblock/core being kind of wide in the middle, this ball actually supplies a little bit of Midlane despite it's Higher RG of 2.60. And since it does have just a slight bit of Midlane, the Sonic X Pearl original actually does recover VERY well on shots missed wide of target.

Eventhough it's RG Differential is only .020 (which appears to be weak nowadays), there is still a bit of punch right before it hits the pocket that creates SUPERIOR pin carry where other balls in this Medium/Light Oil class would be leaving 10-pins.

Here's the way I see the ball's reaction: The ball gets through the heads pretty clean as long as there's a hint of head oil. It doesn't start hooking in the midlane, but you can tell that it's "reading" it... and then as long as the bakends are clean, when it gets to the pocket, you think it's gonna just hit the 1-3 pocket in a regular normal way, but in fact it actually kind of "tilts" again right before it hits the pocket and it hit's high flush creating the best pin carry that I've seen out a ball in a while since the AZO Ultima RP.

There's just a slight little "curl" as it enters the pocket even AFTER it's already went through it's hooking phase. I could have sworn this ball hooks twice. Even when missed wide of target, it tries it's best to recover in the midlane (and it does), and just when you think it's all hooked out, or it's gonna roll out and hit light (or weak)... it honestly looks like it just somehow hooks again as it enters the pocket.

I'm still amazed at the pin carry with this ball. I think it's got ALOT to do with this "second" little hook that I just mentioned as it enters the pocket.

Anybody else see this ball the way I see it???

RevZiLLa · « **Reply #1 on:** March 19, 2005, 11:22:39 PM »

I think you've got a good read on it. Love mine. The SonicX Pearl fills an arsenal gap that we all have better than any tool I've seen for that purpose. Unbelievable that I got mine brand new for $100 including drilling, slug, and grips!!!

Mine is drilled with pin above ring finger and cg swung right 1 inch from center of grip. Pin is 4". I keep it at 1,200 wet sand and Finesse.
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Edited on 3/20/2005 0:20 AM

fishnic · « **Reply #2 on:** March 19, 2005, 11:39:52 PM »

i agree with everything you said, it hits just as good as high performance equipment
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louie · « **Reply #3 on:** March 20, 2005, 04:25:15 AM »

I love mine. When I want to go a little straighter on a fresher pattern, this ball is the best. It is clean early, controls the midlane and hits the pocket hard! I actually find that mine doesn't carry the ten pins as well when it's swung more on drier lanes. It seems to like a straighter path to the pocket. When the lanes are really hooking , I do better with a barbed wire, big hit, or slate blue gargoyle. They seem to carry better when I really have to move left (righty) due to lack of oil. My Sonic only has a half inch pin. Maybe that has something to do with it?
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mumzie · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2005, 05:52:07 PM »

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There's just a slight little "curl" as it enters the pocket even AFTER it's already went through it's hooking phase. I could have sworn this ball hooks twice.

I agree. People have looked at me like I'm nuts when I mention this ball reaction. But every time I throw it, there will be one or two who notice, and say that they've never seen a ball finish like that before.

I love mine. I grossly underrated it when my game was broken, but now that the game seems to be fixed, I absolutely love the ball.
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Jeffrevs · « **Reply #5 on:** March 21, 2005, 05:51:04 AM »

.....and if you pay attention....you could probably take all the sonics and make an arsenal out of them...especially w/ the Super being a polished solid..drill it right and scuff to 600 smooth and you'd be surprised at what this thing can handle !!

Then work your way down from there .....3 or 4 balls from that line alone could hook you up
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Krumpy300 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 21, 2005, 09:01:22 AM »

The ball is a winner, without a doubt. Have had great success on Medium light with it. To me, the best thing about it is it's predictable breakpoint.

Ric Clint · « **Reply #7 on:** March 23, 2005, 02:07:10 PM »

Just threw a Sonic Boom and it appeared that the Boom had more midlane and then just hard arc'd to the pocket, but it seemed like the original Sonic X had the "last minute" curl right as it enters the pocket, where as the Boom didn't (as a result to the Boom's movement, I left 3 10-pins in a row and then switched to the Sonic X and played the same line and since it had that little "last minute" curl as it enters the pocket that I was talking about earlier, I started striking at will).

I wonder if the RG Differential on the Sonic X (at .020) and the Sonic Boom (at .029)... is the cause of this?

With the Boom having slightly more RG Differential, maybe that is what's causing the Boom to have more midlane (it seems as though both balls do actually have some degree of Midlane though)... and it's using it's energy up just a little bit earlier than the original Sonic X... where as the Sonic X being at .020, is saving all it's flare for the backend, and that's why I'm seeing better carry and a more defined backend with the Sonic X over the Sonic Boom??? Make sense???

Thoughts?

Edited on 3/23/2005 3:06 PM

SHEET · « **Reply #8 on:** March 23, 2005, 02:26:22 PM »

Very,very good ball. When it finds the dry it moves very nicely into the pocket. I love mines.
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Ric Clint · « **Reply #9 on:** March 24, 2005, 02:44:40 AM »

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Ric .. what were the pin-cg distances of the two balls .. and were they drilled identically?

Both are right around 3" PIN balls give or take 1/4" of an inch... both are drilled similarly.

charlest · « **Reply #10 on:** March 24, 2005, 03:41:34 AM »

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Just threw a Sonic Boom and it appeared that the Boom had more midlane and then just hard arc'd to the pocket, but it seemed like the original Sonic X had the "last minute" curl right as it enters the pocket, where as the Boom didn't (as a result to the Boom's movement, ...

I wonder if the RG Differential on the Sonic X (at .020) and the Sonic Boom (at .029)... is the cause of this?

With the Boom having slightly more RG Differential, maybe that is what's causing the Boom to have more midlane (it seems as though both balls do actually have some degree of Midlane though)... and it's using it's energy up just a little bit earlier than the original Sonic X... where as the Sonic X being at .020, is saving all it's flare for the backend, and that's why I'm seeing better carry and a more defined backend with the Sonic X over the Sonic Boom??? Make sense???

Thoughts?

Attribute 70-80% of the Sonic Boom's difference to the stronger coverstock and 20-30% to the core. That difference in RG differential (.020 vs .029, and the difference ismuch less in the drilled ball!!!) is almost insignificant. The stronger coverstock is, in my opinion, responsible for most of what you see, as it usually is.

It sounds like the weaker Sonic-X is better suited to this oil pattern/lane surface combinaiton than the Sonic Boom for you.

Ric Clint · « **Reply #11 on:** March 27, 2005, 11:28:59 PM »

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There's just a slight little "curl" as it enters the pocket even AFTER it's already went through it's hooking phase. I could have sworn this ball hooks twice.

I agree. People have looked at me like I'm nuts when I mention this ball reaction. But every time I throw it, there will be one or two who notice, and say that they've never seen a ball finish like that before.

Mumzie,

How is your Sonic X drilled?

Krumpy300 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 11, 2005, 07:47:00 AM »

I shot 2 more honor scores with this ball yesterday. To me, it's the best of the Sonic series and I've had the Boom and the Super as well. It's just so predictable and doesn't scream off the breakpoint but still manages to hit like a high performance ball. GREAT ball.
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