Someone explain how does a pearl get placed in a the heavy oil catagory? Another thing...the first Shift is a particle pearl and that can't outhook the Gravity? Is the core that much different as well?

It may not make sense based on the basics of bowling balls, but it is true ... most of the time.

GRAVITY has the new R2X cover and a lower RG (early starting) core compared to the SHIFT. I am able to use the GRAVITY on fresh oil as long as it's not a flood. It revs up easy and is incredibly strong all the way. I would say the GRAVITY has the least squirt of any shiny especially pearl shiny I have ever thrown.

Regular SHIFT starts up much later and sometimes is a little squirty on a fesh pattern.

The only caveats I would offer is that if there is a lot of oil the SHIFT's light particle load is going to give it more traction if there is a lot of oil, but in those cases you probably are going to want something like a SPECIAL or ATTITUDE anyway.

I think Storm might have been better off putting the GRAVITY in a whole new line to avoid any confusion cuz it is totally different than the regular SHIFT.

Is it just me are are these cover/core match-ups backwards. Why not put the R2S Pearl Particle coverstock around the SHAPE-LOCK HD core and the  R2X Pearl Reactive coverstock around the SHAPE-LOCK core? Or have I stumbled upon an upcoming release?
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Edited on 3/8/2008 9:06 PM

BrianCRX, I was with you on this.  In fact I commented in a different thread saying the same thing.  But, I was told similar stuff to what we're reading here.  The new Gravity Shape Block stronger than the Shift Shape block along w/the R2X cover.  I do notice that my Gravity has that tacky type feeling & is supposed to read the midlane sooner than the Shift.  So maybe both OOB the Gravity is more for the oil than the Shift.  The last 2 weeks I have used my Gravity late 2nd & all 3rd game after the Attitude & Special.  This week I'm leaving my Attitude at home & may try my Gravity all 3 games or start w/my Special for 1st only & see what happens.  I'll bring out my regular Shift just in case.  I knocked the polish off of it & I kind of want to see what happens to the reaction w/it.  I'll keep you posted.
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"The last time I saw a face like that, it had a hook in it's mouth." Rodney Dangerfield

So is this ball (Gravity) somewhat like the Paradigm? That ball was a pearl but I could hook it easily on most heavy patterns...just had a much different reaction opposed to a solid oil ball but still handled a good amount of oil.

This may be a bad example...or maybe not but once I owned the Eraser and the Eraser particle pearl at the same time period. Even when my original Eraser had a ton of games...and I mean a ton, the particle pearl was squirty on heavier oil and the original actually hooked a little more and didn't "skid out". A small reaction due to the amount of oil but still hooked consistantly. Both balls were drilled 5" to the PAP with the CG kicked to the right. However, on medium conditions/shorter patterns, the particle pearl hooked earler and a little harder then the pearl reactive.