Well, depends what you are looking for. The 5.0 will start up sooner and have a nice backend for you, although not as much as the original X which will get down the lane further as well. The Rule uses the same core with Goo reactive. It will start to roll sooner than the original X and have less backend in general. The GP2 is an OIL MONSTER! It loves oil, but once the oil goes, so does this ball. A cover change will help, but thats not what this ball was made to do.

In general I have at least 2 balls of all of the ones mentioned above and have used them beside each other. All have the same drill pin under ring, cg in palm, mass bias left of thumb. I leftone of each with factory surface and changed the other. If it came dull, the 2nd one I polished and vice versa.

The GP2 is the strongest by far.

The Rule is 3-4 boards less, great medium ball.

The 5.0 is roughly the same as the Rule, 3-4 boards less, but follows a different ball path.

The original X is about 5-6, if not more, boards less than the GP2 and goes the furthest down the lane and has the most backend out of these 4 balls.

I would suggest either the GP2 or original Rule as the dull surface will help you combat more oil than the polished pearls of the Xceptions.

However, it also depends on what youexactly are looking for another ball to do.

Let us know!

Thanks!

Clint
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Clint Daley-Owner
Lets Go Bowling Daley
Salem, Ohio 44460
TRACK ADVISORY PRO SHOP STAFF

http://www.trackbowling.com/

could you tell me the differences in reactions between the rule and the gp2



The GP2 is Goo Particle and the Rule is Goo Reactive.. Naturally the GP2 will check up earlier then the rule.
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Cody

Official Track Ball Boy!

I *THINK* the gp2 is easily polished up.. im sure some people added polish to the GP2 to make it go longer..
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Cody

Official Track Ball Boy!

I currently have 2 GP2s that are drilled the same as I mentioned above and a third that is drilled SUPER STRONG. The GP2 I polished I hit with Magic Shine 4 times on each side of the ball and looks like a marble. All of Track's covers are easily adjusted, whether it is polishing it up from coming dull from the factory or dulling them down from the factory. I have done this over and over with all of the new releases from Track since I became a staffer. It goes long and has a very nice move to the pocket. If the balls did not have labels and looked different, you would never know this was the same ball, drilled the same way, its that different. I just shot 224-279-300(803) (see the article on Track's website) using the polished GP2 on the left lane and the GP2 with factory surface drilled the same on the right lane. GP2 picks up much earlier than the original Rule and has alot of backend for a strong particle ball, due to the higher RG of the ball and the dual particles in the cover. For an oil ball, its tough not to say GP2 right now, for anybody. It is that good!

Clint
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Clint Daley-Owner
Lets Go Bowling Daley
Salem, Ohio 44460
TRACK ADVISORY PRO SHOP STAFF

http://www.trackbowling.com/

It really depends on the type of reaction you want.

If you want something to cover oil and alot of it, get the GP2. The GP2 will roll sooner than the Rule, but one good thing about the dual particle coverstock is that it has (in my opinion, I have 4 GP2s drilled up) identical backend as the original Rule. The GP2 is rare in that it will backend better than any highload particle EVER.

The 5.0 is an awesome ball as well. I believe if the surface preps were identical it would move more than the Rule. With the OOB finish the 5.0 definately has backend and if thrown on fresh backends it will cover more boards than the Rule. Even with the OOB finish, the 5.0 will handle its share of oil.

I think the GP2 would be a big step up from the Xception, but if you want the ball for heavy oil, then you have to choose it. If you want something more playable on Heavier house shots then the 5.0 is the way to go.

-EX-

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C-G Pro Shop (owner/operator)
Youngstown Ohio

Track Intl.-Amateur/Pro Shop Staff

www.trackbowling.com

thanks for all the help, i will most likely get the rule first and then get the gp2 for those rare days that i see a ton of oil. i was thinking i would get the rule drilled VERY strong and put a light polish on then eventually get a gp2 and get that drilled strong and keep it factory finish.

i didint even consider burn up but it is a big factor. but i have gotten my revs down a bit.