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Ebonite’s new lineup from 06-07
EBONITE BOWLING BALL REVIEWS
Name: Black Ice
Manufacturer: Ebonite
The elements of the bowling universe unite as only total opposites can. Fire shoots down the lane with deadly backend hook. Ice glides toward the pocket with smooth, continuous backend. Each as dealy as the other.
Name: Element Ice
Manufacturer: Ebonite Reactions: Medium length with smooth, continuous backend
Target Line: Outside angles and track area.I have this ball and i will allways have it in my bag. i use it in leauge and turnaments the best ball on the market for the price.
Name: Maxim Captaintitian 
Manufacturer: Ebonite
The most popular polyester ball in the World is ready to take your game to the next level.With the release of even more exciting new styles, maxim keeps you looking good at any age. As far as a hooking ball this would be more of a spare ball their is no weight block inside and polyester bowling ball’s slide.the best thing about them is the different styles turquise/onyx, purple/bronze, purple/green/blue,candy,
blazing fire, red,gold,blue, peacock, peek-a-boo sparkel, captain fireball, captin midnight
Name: The One
Manufacturer: Ebonite 
Introducing Ebonite The One – leading the way in the new high performance series from Ebonite. And The One doesn’t waste anytime getting to the point. With the advanced GB-10.7 coverstock, the veneer shell absorbs oil at an astounding rate. This translates into more direct contact with the lane surface and a higher degree of friction as the ball exits the oil pattern. The result is a lightning quick turn straight to the pocket. With one roll you’ll agree, this is The One for you.
Retail: $249.99 The One Specs:Product ID: 3874 Perfect Scale: 200.0 RG: 2.500 Cover Stock: Reactive Resin Finish: Polished Color: Purple/Teal/Navy Blue Lane Condition: Medium-Heavy Release Date: 11/15/2005
Name: The Big One
Manufacturer: Ebonite 
What started with The One has grown into a huge phenomenon. Now it’s time now for THE BIG ONE. Our revolutionary GB 10.7 coverstock is pushed to 11.2 delivering a backend attack that is the most aggressive to hit the lane. A dominant performer in wet conditions, it complements The One in a big way. Bowl to Win.Product ID: 4132
Perfect Scale: 202.5 RG: 2.460 Cover Stock: Reactive Resin Finish: Polished Color: Navy/Purple/Green Lane Condition: Medium-Heavy Release Date: 02/10/2006
Name: Infinite One
Manufacturer: Ebonite
Ebonite Bowling’s newest addition to their best selling line ever. The One series has blown the bowling world over and the success continues with the Infinite One.
Coverstock: GB 12.1 sanded with 500-grit Abralon Core: Inverted Centrex Symmetrical Mass Bias
Name: SR300
Manufacturer:Ebonite
When you’re looking to go long and strong, you can’t go wrong with the SR300. Ebonite’s SR300 defines clean with an aggressive angular attack. The SR300 has a GB 10.7 coverstock sanded with 4000-grit Abralon on an SR Symmetric core.Product ID:4451 Perfect Scale: 199.7 RG: 2.580 Cover Stock: Reactive Resin Finish: Matte
Color: Black/Green/Royal Blue Lane Condition: Medium-Heavy Release Date: 06/15/2006
Name: No Limit
Manufacturer: Ebonite 
When you’re looking to go long and strong, you can’t go wrong with the No Limit. Ebonite’s No Limit lays out one of the smoothest arcs you’ll ever throw. The No Limit core has a Y-Shape Asymmetric core wrapped in a modified Big Bang Reactive sanded with 1000-grit Abralon, and polished with Power House Factory Finish ball polish.Product ID: 4452 Perfect Scale: 189.5 RG: 2.500 Cover Stock: Reactive Resin
Finish: Polished Color: Black/Gold Pearl Lane Condition: Medium Release Date: 06/15/2006 Weight: Select… 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Name: Omega Lion
Manufacturer: Ebonite 
The OMEGA LION is the next evolution of Ebonite”s high performance line. The LION features the versatility of the Level 4 Core with rock hard, high gravity zirconium counter weights. The combination of the new core design and reformulated Reactive Resin(TM) veneer creates the length and hard hooking backend reaction desired in a bowling ball. The thick shell construction contains over 8 lbs. of Reactive Resin(TM). The core is made of High density, zirconium counter weight blocks. The weight block is more dense than ceramic.
Product ID: 3700 Perfect Scale: 73.0 Cover Stock: Reactive Resin Finish: Polished Color: Green Pearl Lane Condition: Medium
Name: Omega R Midnight Blue Pearl
Manufacturer:Ebonite The OMEGA/R Pearl Reactive has the newest formulation of Ebonites Reactive Resin for a veneer to go around the only Level 4 Core in the industry. This Combination offers today’s demanding bowlers the drilling consistancy of the Omega LM with the Gripping power of Reactive Resin
Name: Big Time
Manufacturer: Ebonite 
We’re not in the ‘ball-of-the-month’ club when it comes to new product introductions,” said Ed Gallagher, Ebonite’s brand manager. “However, we saw an opportunity in the mid-price category for a product that could really perform. The Big Time fills that void.” The Big Time joins the Time series as the strongest ball in the line. In medium to heavy oil conditions, Big Time features length and strength in the front end while being very angular at the breakpoint. Utilizing the Apex Adrenaline core for added power, Big Time features Ebonite’s Bomber low load particle coverstock.
Name: Big Time Pearl
Manufacturer: Ebonite 
Playing off of the incredibly successful Big Time sanded, Ebonite’s Big Time Pearl offers great length through the front part of the lane and awesome backend ball motion. Truly a big time value at this price point.
Perfect Scale: 176.2 RG: 2.510 Cover Stock: Reactive Resin Finish: Polished Color: Navy Blue/Silver Pearl Lane Condition: Medium
Manufacturer:Ebonite Name: Clear Skull Ball
Ebonite came out with this ball in October 1999, manufacturing less than 1500 per weight and the ball quickly sold out. We have been preserving this special bowling ball for the serious collector.collectors will be paying $499.99 online for this ball.
Name: Cross Fire
Manufacturer: Ebonite
The elements of the bowling universe unite as only total opposites can. Fire shoots down the lane with a deadly backend hook. Ice glides toward the pocket with smooth, continuous backend. each as deadly ad the other.
Name: Over Time
Manufacturer: Ebonite 
Continuing the success of the Big Time Sanded and Big Time Pearl, the OverTime offers strong movement through the mid-lane with improved backend continuation. This ball will take you into OverTime and beyond.
RG: 2.510 Cover Stock: Reactive Resin Finish: Sanded Color: Purple/Royal Blue
Lane Condition: Medium-Heavy
Name: Nitro/R2 
Manufacturer: Ebonite
Recalling a time when a center was called a bowling alley and s bowler’s hair was slicked down more than the lanes. The classic series combines yesterday’s look with tiday’s technology. Even though we’re celebrating our 100th birthday, we still know how to rock and bowl. RG: 2.540 Cover Stock: Reactive Resin Finish: Sanded Color: Purple Lane Condition: Medium
Name: Xcel Particle 
Manufacturer: Ebonite
Xcel is the new high performance series from Ebonite. Available in pearl and particle models, this new series is sure to make a believer out of you. Wrapped around a Scalien core, the Bomber Reactive coverstock takes the Xcel Pearl through medium to heavy oil conditions with a clean front and a sharp direction change at the breakpoint. The Bomber Particle coverstock wraps the Xcel Particle and follows a strong mid-lane roll with an explosive backend reaction that delivers a knockdown performance in heavy oil patterns. RG: 2.510 Cover Stock: Particle Finish: SandedColor: Black/Blue/Purple Lane Condition: Heavy Flare Potential: High
Name: Xcel Pearl 
Manufacturer: Ebonite
Xcel is the new high performance series from Ebonite. Available in pearl and particle models, this new series is sure to make a believer out of you. Wrapped around a Scalien core, the Bomber Reactive coverstock takes the Xcel Pearl through medium to heavy oil conditions with a clean front and a sharp direction change at the breakpoint. The Bomber Particle coverstock wraps the Xcel Particle and follows a strong mid-lane roll with an explosive backend reaction that delivers a knockdown performance in heavy oil patterns. RG: 2.510 Cover Stock: Reactive Resin
Finish: Polished Color: Green to Red to Blue Lane Condition: Medium-Heavy Flare Potential: High
Name: Vortex V2 Power 
Manufacturer: Ebonite
Since Ebonite’s Vortex Series was created, nothing has become so reliable at being so competitive. The Vortex Series is tried and true. You get pure performance for less money and a whole new spin on your game.RG: 2.451 Cover Stock: Reactive Resin
Finish: Sanded Color: Purple/Teal/Red Lane Condition: Medium
Name: Killer Instinct Pearl 
Manufacturer: Ebonite
The strong asymmetric Xenex core combines with the Big Bang™ reactive resin to create a ball reaction that is one of a kind. Strong midlane roll is accompanied by an unprecedented backend reaction that allows the Killer Instinct to create more area and stronger down-lane recovery and entry angle than thought possible. The Killer Instinct plays well for all styles. Get your Killer Instinct on and have no mercy! RG: 2.480 Cover Stock: Reactive Resin Finish: Polished Color: Red to Gold Chromoflair Pearl Lane Condition: Medium-Heavy
Name: Nitro R2 Purple Pearl 
Manufacturer: Ebonite
The Nitro R2 Pearl incorporates the same core as the Nitro R2 but gives more length down the lane while creating strong hook and backend with excellent pin carry. The Nitro R2 Pearl has a Shiny Deep Purple Pearlized Reactive Resin urethane cover stock, and it can be drilled in the same manner as the Nitro R2 Purple Sanded Reactive Resin. RG: 2.540 Cover Stock: Reactive Resin Finish: Polished Color: Purple
Lane Condition: Medium
Name: Tidal Wave
Manufacturer: Ebonite
early hook but not verry much works best polished with a factory finsh
Cover Stock: Reactive Resin Finish: Sanded Color: Green Lane Condition: Medium
Name: Xxcel 
Manufacturer: Ebonite
EBONITE’S XXCEL OFFERS DOUBLE THE PERFORMANCE
HOPKINSVILLE, Kent. – Praise continues to flood in for Ebonite’s Xcel ball line. As promised, bowlers love the accelerated performance of the series’ Scalien core and Bomber coverstock. Now, the company is serving up a double portion of heavy-hitting performance in its latest introduction, the Xxcel. 
“Xxcel is the result of creative design and extensive testing by our research and development experts,” said Ed Gallagher, brand manager for Ebonite. “This unique formulation is the first of several new high performance beauties from Ebonite this season.” Xxcel, a tournament player’s dream in heavy oil, offers the same overall hook of its predecessor but is longer through the fronts and stronger on the backend. Ebonite minimized the particle loading of the Xcel and added two knobs to the Scalien core to create this powerful ball and the result is a long, tumbling trajectory that leads to victory. The Xxcel will be available in Mid to late February in 14 – 16 pounds and black/red/bright blue color trio.
Name: Xxcel Factory Polished
Manufacturer: Ebonite 
EBONITE’S XXCEL OFFERS DOUBLE THE PERFORMANCE
This is a RARE find to get a Particle ball like the Xxcel factory polished.
HOPKINSVILLE, Kent. – Praise continues to flood in for Ebonite’s Xcel ball line. As promised, bowlers love the accelerated performance of the series’ Scalien core and Bomber coverstock. Now, the company is serving up a double portion of heavy-hitting performance in its latest introduction, the Xxcel.
“Xxcel is the result of creative design and extensive testing by our research and development experts,” said Ed Gallagher, brand manager for Ebonite. “This unique formulation is the first of several new high performance beauties from Ebonite this season.” Xxcel, a tournament player’s dream in heavy oil, offers the same overall hook of its predecessor but is longer through the fronts and stronger on the backend. Ebonite minimized the particle loading of the Xcel and added two knobs to the Scalien core to create this powerful ball and the result is a long, tumbling trajectory that leads to victory. The Xxcel will be available in Mid to late February in 14 – 16 pounds and black/red/bright blue color trio.
RG: 2.510 Cover Stock: Particle Finish: Polished Color: Black/Red/Bright Blue
Lane Condition: Heavy
Name:Primetime
Manufacturer: Ebonite
Prime Time performance in a mid-price ball. The medium RG bottle-shaped cylinder core provides a cleaner path through the midlane while the Big Bang™ low load particle resin kicks it in gear in the backends. Designed for Medium oil, the Prime Time minimizes “squirt” while retaining energy to create a strong, continuous backend reaction. RG: 2.530 Cover Stock: Reactive Resin Finish: Polished
Color: Green/Gold Pearl Lane Condition: Medium Flare Potential: 5″+
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SURFACE, SURFACE, SURFACE
Many of the tips on this web site describe the influences of the bowler’s style and the dynamics of the bowling ball’s core, pin positions, CG positions, and balance holes. Their order of influence in the ball reaction equation, from most to least, is as follows:
1. Bowler’s style and lane condition
2. Ball Choice (RG, differential)
3. Pin Position
4. Mass Bias location (for asymmetric balls only)
5. Balance hole size, depth, and location
6. CG location
7. Ending static weights (side weight, finger/thumb weight, top/bottom weight)
Numbers 2 through 7 can be chosen and manipulated by the ball-driller. Number 1, the style and lane condition, has to be taken as a constant. I know all of the pro shop operators are squirming in their seats, clicking their mouse, shaking their head, ready to jump through the screen. Why? Because I have not spent much time on the surface of the ball.
The SURFACE of the ball and its interaction with the oil and lane surface IS NUMBER 1 in the factors that can be manipulated by the ball-driller. Too much surface texture and the ball will lose energy prematurely, too little and the ball will conserve energy too long. Both are equally undesirable. All of the time spent choosing the correct ball and dynamic layout is completely wasted unless the surface texture creates the correct breakpoint. The factory surface texture of a ball is not always going to be the correct one for you and the lane condition you are bowling on. You can sand or scuff a polished ball, you can polish a sanded ball. Can you sand a pearl ball? Absolutely. Can you polish a particle ball? Yessirree! And you can change it back to its original state and start over again. Whatever it takes to get the proper release of energy. You will need to refresh the surface texture periodically to keep it reacting consistently.
I can’t tell you how many ball reviews I’ve read that state “I threw the ball 3 games and it reacted horribly. I got rid of it. What a piece of junk.” There is no way on God’s green Earth that a determination can be made in 3 games. This person needs to work with their pro shop operator to fine-tune the surface texture. There is a myriad of choices for surface texture, from 80 grit (yes I know individuals who have used this much surface) to 5000 grit polishes and hook-reducing waxes, that will allow the ball to read the lane correctly. Unless, of course, a huge mistake in ball choice was made (like buying a polyester ball for medium to heavy oil, a particle ball for light to medium oil, my grandfather and his 12 MPH ball speed wanting a low RG, high flare ball).
Surface composition (polyester, urethane, reactive, particle) and texture allow the inner core to express itself on the lane, much like a tire provides the potential for motion for a car’s engine. There are several different tires available, from studded snow tires to the smooth racing slicks. Each provides a different amount of traction and friction. Put the wrong set of tires on a race car and you will not be competitive, potentially even dangerous. Work with your local IBPSIA/Striking Effects Pro Shop to fine-tune that surface texture. It could turn that dud into a stud!
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| Axis tilt and axis rotationAxis tilt and axis rotation deal with the angle at which the ball is revolving. The ball revolves on two planes: 1) horizontal, and 2) vertical. The angle of the ball’s revolutions dictates the resistance to forward roll. Resistance to forward roll is synonymous with skid, delaying the breakpoint of the ball. The breakpoint is the point on the lane where the ball starts to make its move to the pocket. Axis tilt is the vertical angle at which the ball rotates. Axis tilt is what is commonly known as spin. Axis tilt is determined by the position of the thumb during the release. If the hand turns too early, the thumb exits on top of the ball. Bowlers with a high degree of axis tilt will be able to see the top of their hand during the release and follow through. Being able to have the thumb exit at the bottom of the down swing minimizes axis tilt. Axis tilt will induce skid and reduce the amount of backend hook potential. With the core rotating in a more vertical fashion, oily lanes will be the enemy, drier lanes its friend. Axis rotation is the horizontal measure of the angle of the ball’s revolutions. It is also determined by the release. It is the release position of the fingers that dictates the amount of axis rotation. Axis rotation is commonly known as side roll. When the fingers exit the ball in a 6:00 position, the ball is sent into an end-over-end roll. This is known as 0 degrees of axis rotation, the absolute minimum. This ball will have no chance of hooking, regardless of the amount of revolutions, ball speed, and lane conditions. The ball will have immediate forward roll. Think of it as being behind the wheel of a car with the steering wheel straight. The tires will face in a north-south direction. The car will go straight, not being able to negotiate a curve in the road. off the fingers exit the ball in a 3:00 position, caused by a rotation of the hand in a counter-clockwise direction, 90 degrees of axis rotation will result. This will give the ball a tremendous hook angle when it encounters friction. This is similar to being in that same car. However the steering wheel is now turned so that the tires are angled to the left. When the accelerator is engaged, the car will jerk violently to the left. (For lefthanders, the fingers will exit the ball at a 9:00 position, the hand rotates in a clockwise direction, and the car wheels would be pointed to the right).Most players have a finger exit somewhere in between 0 and 90 degrees. The halfway point, 45 degrees, will see the fingers exit the ball at 4:30 at the release point (7:30 for lefthanders). This is the most versatile release position. Please consult the Surface Friction Guide, True Grit, for pictures of axis rotation and axis tilt. Axis rotation also will cause the ball to skid further but, unlike axis tilt, will cause a dramatic hook angle at the breakpoint. 90-degree axis rotation is often quite uncontrollable at the breakpoint. High degree of axis rotation players will also tend to like drier lanes; minimal axis rotation will tend to like more oil. The ball, as it is rolling down the lane, will lose axis rotation due to encountering friction. The rate at which the ball loses axis rotation (side revolutions turning into end-over-end revolutions) will be determined by the initial axis rotation, the amount of ball speed, the amount of axis tilt, and the amount of oil on the lane. For the best carry percentage, we want the ball to lose axis rotation (enter into an end-over-end roll) just as it enters the pocket. This will give a strong angle of entry into the pocket and the proper amount of deflection. Your pro shop technician will be able to assist you in determining your axis tilt and axis rotation. While it is not necessary to know the exact angle, knowing whether you have low, medium, or high amounts of each will make understanding your ball’s reaction easier.Balance holesBalance holes are non-gripping holes drilled into the ball to adjust the static weights and to create dynamic influence. As mentioned in an earlier tip, the effect of static weights is extremely minimal on the ball’s reaction. So the major influence in the effect of a balance hole lies in the effects that it has on the ball’s dynamics, those forces affecting the ball when it is in motion. The location of a balance hole with regard to the distance from the pin is the primary tool for altering the dynamics of the ball’s core. From the past tips, we know that the strength of the core is measured by the difference of the RG of the height of the core and the RG of the width of the core. This is called Differential. The greater the difference between the height and the width, the higher the Differential. Higher Differential results in more track flare potential, and will induce the ball to release energy quicker when the ball encounters friction. The breakpoint will be stronger and will increase the hook potential. On the ball’s surface, the distance from the height of the core to the width of the core is 6 3/4 inches. It is within this range that we can alter the flare potential of the ball’s core by drilling a balance hole. The height of the core is represented by the pin, or the colored plug on the ball’s surface. This is where the core is pressed and suspended in the mold during the pouring of the coverstock. Should we choose to drill a balance hole into the pin, we would be drilling into the tallest part of the core. This would result in a shorter core and lower the flare potential of the ball. While this is not desirable for the vast majority of bowlers, it will be effective if the overall hook of the ball is excessive. Jason Couch won the 1993 Tums Classic with a Crush/R drilled in this manner. Reactive balls first were in their infancy and the lane conditions had not caught up to their power potential, nor Jason’s. If drilling a balance hole into the pin reduces flare potential, we know that drilling a balance hole 6 3/4 inches will increase flare potential. This balance hole will remove mass directly into the side of the core, decreasing the width, and increasing the differential. 6 3/4 inches from the pin will be the maximum strength position for a balance hole, regardless of the pin’s position relative to the PAP. Drilling a balance hole halfway between the pin and 6 3/4 (or 3 3/8 inches from the pin) will have little effect on the overall flare potential of the ball. It is located halfway between the height (pin) and the width (6 3/4 inches from the pin) and will remove relative equal amounts of height and width. With today’s higher flare core designs, we must be cognizant of the location of a balance hole with regards to the ball track, especially with a bowler’s medium to high rev rate. Balance holes past the PAP, which is where a hole 6 3/4 inches from the pin would be located, will most often fall within an area where the ball track flares into. To ensure that a balance hole location will be flare safe, stack several pieces of tape on top of each other and place them on the location of the intended balance hole. Throw the ball down the lane. If the ball hits the tape pieces and starts to “rumble”, you will need to choose another location closer to the PAP. As a rule of thumb, you can assume that 4 1/2 inches or more away from the pin will increase flare potential |
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