Ball:
Pin 4 3/4 from PAP 3 inches above my midlane, MB placed towards the thumb 4 3/4 from PAP. No weighthole was needed and I left the coverstock was left in factory finish.
Lane Patterns: Various. I have used this ball on wood lanes, synthetic lanes and a combination of wood and synthetic.
HOOK:
Heavy Oil: The Kinetic is not meant for heavy oil, particularly with the OOB finish. On longer patterns that allow you to square up to the lane it will do well. If you try to swing the ball on a heavier patten it will not have time to recover unless you throw it like Robert Smith or Tommy Jones.
Medium Oil: The Kinetic is perfect for medium patterns and patterns on the heavier side of medium. It is an absolute BEAST on a THS.
Light Oil: I would not venture to use The Kinetic on lighter oil. With the proper layout and coverstock prep it may not do bad, but it is right at home on medium to medium/heavy.
TOTAL HOOK:
The Kinetic will move more in the backend than anything I have thrown or have seen thrown. When it encounters friction it is an instant move towards the pocket. Keep it in the bag on lighter patterns, and on heavier patterns a surface adjustment will definately need to be made.
Control:
With the OOB finish on The Kinetic there is no controlling this ball. When it hits friction it is GONE. To tame the breakpoint a bit use 4000abralon or even 2000 abralon.
Expected Reaction:
I got the look going down the lane I expected out of the layout that I chose to put on this ball....what I did not expect was the change of direction being so strong. I drilled this ball identical to one of the more popular balls from last season and The Kinetic forced me to move 5 boards deeper to keep it from going through the nose.
Readability:
Normally a ball that moves this strong at the breakpoint is not very good for me to read the lanes with. The Kinetic does offer up very strong roll before it reaches the breakpoint, which was a pleasant suprise. Save as when you want to tame the breakpoint, to read a pattern with the Kinetic I suggest using abralon to smoothen the surface a bit.
Strengths:
The movement in the backend is 2nd to NONE! This ball gives a bowler the ability to open up a lane and create area to miss.
Weakness:
The EXTREMES......oil and dry. The Kinetic reads friction so strong that using it on lighter oil would be very difficult. Using the Kinetic on oil is not suggested with the OOB finish because of its built in length.
Comments:
There are many of us that really liked the Power Machine, The Kinetic gives that type of reaction only it is stronger at the breakpoint. With the proper surface adjusment the Kinetic will handle more than its share of oil.
I cannot think of a better ball reaction for Track's new lineup to start out with.
-Carl
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