Well not to beat a dead horse...but the ball is as great as people are hyping.  It's not like the snap lock or others it's just going to easily fill a void in your arsenal....it's old school meets new school in a fun way.

The R2S cover is definitely a good partner to this core.  This is the best pearl off the spot for me since the Virtual Energy, I said it.   

Easy length and the biggest back end off the spot I can remember in recent memory. 

I'm not going to dig into specifics...but I have used it on:

Newer synthetics (last night) and as of tonight the oldest beat up nasty wood Lanes, like wicked bad lanes. 


The black for me is very reminiscent of the byte....almost covering the same area on the lane...but the CB cleaner and more angular. 

Please don't take offense to this but there's a few balls I remember as game changers...and typically it's the introduction of new technology...except this time it's old tech....which still great...I know what I'm getting. I know what R2S will work on and what it won't. It's relaxing!

Is it the end all be all? Nah, but definitely something HONESTLY worth the hype. 

Lane play:

Synthetics-I was about 2-3 boards inside of my new hyroad

Wood-code black is about 4-5 inside of my new hyroad


The hyroad was of course more even through out and the code black was definitely more skid flip, but it was nice to play almost the same area of the lanes.

Patterns: Testing on league THS

My specs: 15 mph, rev dominant- basically everything hooks....

Moral of the story: it's similar to the INTENTION of the Zero gravity...except more dynamic core and weaker cover...BUT it doesnt suck!!!!

I'm putting it out there....if the scandal solid and if the pearl didn't get that 890 hype... and wasn't equally as great but in other ways... this would be ball Ball of the Year very easily.

I am calling it now but this is the high end ball that will stay in your bag like the hyroad and the IQ tour.  I am just compelled to tell u this! Hate me if you must but I am sore from a couple bad balls in a row that didn't dig from storm was contemplating going motiv.   But WOW storm!

Ok end rant! Anyone else got theirs yet? Sorry about the fan boy post guys, I really am!

Tloy- it may not justifying both, it is weaker for sure. You may find they nearly play the same line, but R2S is quite bit weaker than R3S BUT may only see the difference on heavier shots only. 

Alonzo: past and future buys
I have just this spring and summer punched:

Batch 1 phaze -absolutely terrible

Fight- it was ok....my hyroad solid and other solids out preformed it despite the hype

Devour- will not carry a ten pin to save it's life. Probably got 6 games on it and I have to play extreme friction up the boards to get it to face up and carry, much like urethane.

Balls I have punched recently that I like:

Critical- out prefroms any high end ball I have, great hyrbid!!!

Hyroad (2015) works just as good as my 09 must have been a good pour/batch

900g dream-high average in my Thursday league, extremely underated ball. My bet is the marvel pearl cover on this with an assym core

Respect- got it based on the dream being good, and phaze being trash, basically a marvel pearl with more midlane and more backend.

Purchasing next:

Hyroad pearl

Dare devil

No rules pearl

I have a no rules with no holes as there is no oil in any of my centers any more. It's pearls all day til tournament time.

The Dream was indeed R2X.

Thoughts on this being a ball for getting deep on the burn in a tournament? Looking to grab a 900G X and Code Black to be drilled accordingly for tournament play only. I feel like the two would complement quite well but I also questioned if being such an asymmetric ball if it would have recovery issues in the burn.

Welp won one in a ball raffle at league tonight!! Going to get it drilled and see what it's all about.

The Dream was indeed R2X.

The Dream uses the 74 Response pearl cover.  The Respect pearl also uses the 74 Response pearl cover.  If this is R2X, would the Respect pearl be close to the Marvel pearl.  Core numbers are different 2.52 .047 vs. 2.48 .052 but maybe could be made closer with a slight surface adjustment?

Bill, how would you compare the Code Black to the 900G Dream?

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The Dream was indeed R2X.

The Dream uses the 74 Response pearl cover.  The Respect pearl also uses the 74 Response pearl cover.  If this is R2X, would the Respect pearl be close to the Marvel pearl.  Core numbers are different 2.52 .047 vs. 2.48 .052 but maybe could be made closer with a slight surface adjustment?

Bill, how would you compare the Code Black to the 900G Dream?

My og dream has about 24 games on it and it's not as fresh as my code. I'll know in a few weeks how strong they are. 

Initially on the same league shots and lane surfaces I had to REALLY SOMETIMES force the dream at fresh OOB. Force because it was pretty strong...

I don't have the same problem with the code.

So my speculation is this..

Code black R2S
Dream R2X
Respect R2X


I got the code a touch weaker.

How do you think this ball stacks up to the IQ 30? I get a good skid flip reaction out of it without it jerking sideways.

The code black for me is pretty side ways!

First 3 games with it last night on a shorter/medium oil pattern on wood lanes and this thing was very strong for it. I left two 4-9 splits from driving high and hard. Should be a fun ball to try on synthetics Thursday.