FASTTrackers,
I punched up the Arsenal Reactive tonight. First impressions are really good, I will post a full review once I've put some games on it.
We went with a 4 1/2" Pin below the ring finger layout. No weight hole necessary as we weighed it after drilling and it was legal, much to the surprise of my pro shop guy! Stats include a 3" pin placement and 4 oz. top weight.
The last pin below the ring finger layout I used was on my GP2, but this ball is freakin' sweet. I've put my aggressive up and this bad boy has filled the spot. Below I have done some contrasts, the objective is to help everybody with choosing their equipment or if they just want to know the differences between each of my other bowling balls.
Rule Delta 1 vs. Arsenal Reactive
Much to my surprise this ball hooks even more than my Delta 1. I feel the reason for this is because of the weird pin to cg/mass bias placement that I have on my Delta 1. The Reactive got through the heads great and made a great recovery on the back end. The Delta 1 is still a hook maniac, but I seem to have more trust and confidence in this Reactive so far.
Vs. Original Rule
These two are probably closest to being the most similar; but, that is not the case. The Reactive really comes back hard while the original Rule is very smooth. These two are in my bag, the Reactive for the slick stuff while the Rule is a close back up when the heads start to break down. Great compliments as far as these two go.
Vs. X-Ception
The coverstocks vary a great deal. The X-Ception goes about 10 feet longer before grabbing the back end. X-Ception has a lot more back end due to its polished out of box surface. If it came down to me having only a three ball arsenal, I feel I could get by with the Arsenal Reactive, X-Ception, and Desert Heat. The Reactive turns the corner quicker and is more jumpy than the original X! It has NOT surpassed the X-Ception in my book, until another ball can give me another 300/800 combo like the X-Ception did, the original X will always be my all-time favorite Track ball with the Reactive coming in 2nd!
Vs. Hex-plosion and Desert Heat
Arsenal Reactive is a very strong symmetrical reactive piece, and IS more aggressive than the Hex-plosion in my opinion even though the Hex-plosion has a particle coverstock. This is where the stronger core comes into play making the Reactive a lot more stronger than the Hex-plosion. There is no need for a comparison/contrast as far as the Desert Heat is concerned. The DH is Track's true dry lane ball while as far as hook goes, the Reactive blows it simply out of the sky! Thus, no reason to say much there!
I hope this helps you all and I will be posting once I get a good amount of games on it! Thanks, God Bless You All and thanks for reading!
--Michael--
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Edited on 9/12/2005 11:11 PM
