53 Hook 14.5 Length 15.5 Breakpoint Shape Manufacturer’s Intent: “The Venom Strike blends the lane with ease,” says Scott Hewitt. “The proven Gear core at the heart of the Venom Strike has a low RG for easy revs and a low differential to tame track flare and retain striking power. The cover on the Venom [...]

57 Hook 12 Length 15.5 Breakpoint Shape Manufacturer’s Intent: “The Raptor Talon is a very aggressive weapon built to provide a smooth and incredibly strong ball motion on fresh, heavy oil,” says Motiv designer Scott Hewitt. “This powerful motion is generated by the proven Predator asymmetric core and new Fusion Solid Reactive Cover. The low [...]

58 Hook 13 Length 15 Breakpoint Shape Manufacturer’s Intent: “The Challenge is an all-new HP product using our all-new AXS Core Design and the RCS or Reaction Control System,” says Ebonite Brand Manager Ed Gallagher. “This new combination provides more overall hook and a more defined breakpoint angle than the Pursuit line.” Core Design: Ebonite’s [...]

48 Hook 14.5 Length 14.5 Breakpoint Shape Manufacturer’s Intent: “This ball was designed to complement the previous two balls [Eruption, July 2011; and Violent Eruption, July 2012] in the Eruption series by providing a surface and ball motion that works great on medium lane conditions and still provides hook where the bowlers want to see [...]

52 Hook 14.5 Length 15 Breakpoint Shape Manufacturer’s Intent: “We’re adding power at a modest price with the Marauder Madness,” says Aaron Koch. “The new Class 5G reactive coverstock, combined with the Marauder core, gives the bowler length through the front, and a strong, continuous motion for a variety of conditions, while maintaining proper grip [...]

55 Hook 14.5 Length 16 Breakpoint Shape Manufacturer’s Intent: “We wanted to generate something special for DV8’s new pro performance line with the Nightmare,” says Aaron Koch of Brunswick. “The new Class 8 reactive coverstock was developed to create good length and more total hook. The combination of this new coverstock with the new asymmetric [...]

47.5 Hook 16 Length 15 Breakpoint Shape Manufacturer’s Intent: “We needed to fill a gap between our dry lane and medium oil balls,” says Richie Sposato of Lane #1. “To do so, we added a flip block on top of the Chainsaw SOS core, increasing the differential and RG. This enables the ball to cut [...]

48 Hook 14.5 Length 15 Breakpoint Shape Manufacturer’s Intent: “The Accu Swing IV pushes the limit of oil absorption with a 25% increase thanks to our Nanoxy Super Pearl coverstock,” says Jeremy Felton of ABS. “We have also redesigned the thickness of the coverstock to be 7-mm. This, paired with our GMI core, produces energy [...]

59 Hook 13 Length 15.5 Breakpoint Shape Manufacturer’s Intent: Ryan Press of Seismic told us that bowlers they consulted told them that they wanted something with a little more “pop” downlane when the pattern started to open up. Seismic responded by creating the Raging Bull Stampede, which matches the Horn core, for “stable roll,” with [...]

54 Hook 15 Length 16 Breakpoint Shape Manufacturer’s Intent: “The Primal Scream is built to be very clean down the lane with a viscous backend motion on medium to heavy oil,” says Scott Hewitt of Motiv. “We modified the original Impulse core to bring the RG down from 2.60 to 2.55 on the 15-lb. model. [...]