Hopefully within a week or so, some of us staffers can give you some real world comparisons.
Just based on what I see from core numbers and coverstock... The coverstock is Generation 2 with performance pearl (pearlized version of the UpRising cover). The UpRising cover retained energy better then the Rising cover. Add the pearl to it and it should retain energy even better. 2.49 RG falls right in between the Rising and UpRising (2.5 and 2.48 respectively). The diff is fairly comparible to the UpRising and the mass bias strength was pushed up just a touch. My guess based on these things is that I am going to see a little bit greater ease through the fronts with the SE which will allow you to play deeper angles and get greater entry angle. I can't use my UpRising or Rising from deeper than 20 at the arrows because I don't generate enough tilt to get the ball to save up and corner hard enough. I expect this ball, for me, to be the logical ball switch after the UpRising starts to burn up a little when the heads go and the bakcends are not clean enough to move in and boom it. I expect it to allow me to open up the lane more.
I also absolutely love strong cored pearl balls with RG ratings around 2.5 so I expect to love this ball!
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Louis Franzetti
Track Regional Staff Member