Ball NPS Score: Not Available
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Finish: 320 (wet sand)
Hardness: 74-76
RG: Med (2.56")
Flare: High (.062" differential) 5-7" flare
Length (1-100): 38
Back end (1-100): 73
Hook (1-100): 90 (oil) - N/A (dry)
Avail. Wts: 13-16# (Centaur AMB core)
10-12# (on request - light wt. core)
Lane Conditions: Extreme Oil Conditions

. ..Designed with the extreme oil patterns in mind, the Centaur-AMB Particle will chew through the oil like it's not even there. Using the high flaring AMB core design in combination with our new high load particle coverstock, this ball will hook when nothing else will. If you are in need of a heavy oil ball, than look no further. You will not find more raw power in a ball anywhere.

Ball Specs:
16 pounds, 3 1/2 inch pin, 3.1 ounces of top weight.

Layout:
Pin 5 inches from PAP, MB 5 1/2 from PAP, Pin 3 1/2 inches above midline, Pin according to drill sheet is in the B position and MB is in the # 2 position

My specs:
Ball speed 17 mph, high rev rate (540 rpms), PAP 5 1/2 x 0 (high track)

Lane conditions:
Top hat 38 feet buff to 42


This ball is one monster that is tough to tame.  Out of the box, on lanes freshly oiled, I could not throw it.  I compared this ball to the green/blue Centaur.  I threw the Centaur 13 at the arrows with a breakpoint around 7 and the ball had a nice, controlled move to the pocket and hit dead flush.  I pulled out the AMB Particle, moved into 20 at the arrows, the ball never got right of 15 and hit the 4-7 dead in the face.  I quickly walked it back to the pro shop, hit it with 1000 abralon and used Magic Shine over it.  THIS BALL DOES NOT POLISH EASILY!!!!  I tried the same line and the ball still hit the 2-4 in the face.  Back to the pro shop I went where ball was on the spinner for 5 minutes while I tried to add more polish to it.  I go back out to the lanes where in order to hit the pocket, I stood around 60, lofted the first 2-3 feet of the gutter, FINALLY got the ball to push out to 7 at the breakpoint.  My result.....stuff 9 pin.  For a ball to roll that fast and still have a big backend reaction and hitting power....very impressed.  However......this may be too much ball for a high rev player unless you throw it 19-20 mph on EXTREME heavy oil.  This ball is incredible for those who are strokers to tweeners on heavier oil patterns where balls such as the Ultimate Inferno or Rule GP2 may not be enough.
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Steven Vance
Atlanta (Buford), GA
Pro Shop Operator
Advanced Bowling Solutions

If anyone out there is worried about the scores being too high, try duckpin!!

WOW this ball is crazy. i live in sweden and this ball started hooking across the atlantic ocean. now i have polished it as much as i can, so i use it on extreme oils otherwise it starts up to early.a hookmonster!!!!for me this ball starts to early and frankie may to soon i hope Amb solid is the ticket.

Well I dont know what to really say.  The first ball left hand gutter and then the next couple this ball is so strong its unbelievable.  I can not stress this enough.  If you are on a sport shot league that makes everything look like its plastic then this is the ball you must invest in.  This ball is laid out with the pin at 1 oclock and the virtual mass bias at 90 degrees.  Once enough oil was found to actually throw the ball it was very hard to stay in that spot for long because of how strong this ball was in box condition.  Overall the ball does exactly what it was meant to do.  But users beware you must have tons of oil if you have any hand in order to use this ball

got the ball mostly for sport conditions. used a vale drilling.  hard hooking but smoothes out in the back end. perfect on the shark and viper
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Jason Brown
Visionary Test Staff

Yes it hooks, a lot! Drilled this over the label with the 3" pin above and just right of ring finger. This drill gives me static weights of 3/4 finger and 7/8 + side, top weight after drilling is 2 ozs. With drilling on flooded synthetics, it looked just like a yellow dot during the late 70's. On flooded wood lanes it reads a little earlier and turns less sharply. I can ply my "A", "B", or "C" games. This ball cuts through the heaviest oil with great strength. I can't imagine a condition that would allow you to play this ball more than about 2 games. By then the lanes have dried up enough that you need to switch balls. If you get to bowl on a flood, this is the ball for you!
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there are no magic balls, only MAGIC bowlers!

I'm 58 years old I need all the help I can get from a bowling ball
This bad boy i drilled up pin 1 1/2 inches from ring finger
sung center of gravity out so the imaginary bomb would be out near my VAL...
approximately 1/2 to 1 inch from VAL...
the first time i thru this ball i tunged it put it out around 10 to 12 board
on my side which is left handed and i barely caught the 6 / 10
The next time I thru it i stood near the last dot on the approch thru between
the 3 and 4 arrow out to gutter and bamm,  back to the pocket cleared the deck
and hit like a MACK Truck !!!
The good thing about this ball it moves alot so you need alot of oil to play
with maybe a sports condition.  Mine i sanded to 800 to 1000 abralon and ploished it and it still moved alot for me...
Ball Speed 14 to 15 mph
Top weight 3 oz.     -     pin 3"   this is a ball that would be great for
sports conditions...
When Visionary said Extreamely Heavy oil I believe thats exactly where it
should be used.
House shots would be hard to use this ball if its drilled for max Potential
Test Staff Visionary Bowling
Ithru Vionary balls about 8 to 10 years ago and they were great then
but now they are fantastic additions to the game of bowling...

I was looking for an oil ball.  This ball makes you think twice for what you ask for.  It exceed my expectations for its ability to handle for oil.

Me: slower speed, but rev rate matches my speed.  If I throw harder, I become speed dominate and it cuts the overall hook by 5 boards.  PAP 5 over .5 up.  Ball drilled with the pin right of the ring finger, AMB about 2 inches right of thumb.  Large and deep balance hole in the lower thumb quadrant.  

Throwing slow, on a longer fresh house shot, I used medium equipment up the 8 board.  With stronger equipment, I swing 12 out to 9/10. Before the first ball with the AMB I moved 5 and 2 left.  Looking to hit about 14 at the arrows. The AMB started to hook just past the arrow. Missed the head pin and hit the 2 pin solid.  Ended up next to the ball return over the 20 with speed.  Playing the same line with my stronger equipment, I picked up the 10 pin.  The AMB still carrys even crossing that many boards.  After pushing oil all over the place, my medium equipment would barely move playing a sharp angle 7/8 toward the pocket with speed.  Using the AMB I moved 10 right and did a slight swing on the 8--flush.

The ball has it uses.  It is a keeper.  If I would do it again, I would drill it to skid flip.  With that drilling, I think I would get a little more length and a little stronger arc into the pocket.  But no way would it skid flip.