Surface finish: Box
Layout: -
PAP: 5 1/4 – 7/8 up.
Speed: 24 kmh
Revrate: 410 rpm
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.054
Ball review:
Pursuit is the assymetric ball of the two new Pursuit balls.I thought it was longer and with a stronger backend than the Pursuit-S, but I was wrong. Pursuit is both earlier and much stronger, this ball can hook. I have it drillet like my Mission X, but with a bit more finger weight. With this drilling the ball still requires more oil than the Pursuit-S. It reads the lanes early and continues towards the pins with a powerfull hook. The ball is probably best for longer conditions and players that throws it hard, or who have trouble getting the ball to hook.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: -
PAP: 5 1/4 – 7/8 up.
Speed: 24 kmh
Revrate: 410 rpm
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.054
Ball review:
Pursuit-S is a strong and stable ball. It reminds me of my Omen, which I think it’s a great ball. When it hits a lot of oil, it’s long and strong, but when it hits a medium oil pattern it’s just perfect, because it rolls strong without being too long and sharp.
I’ve drilled mine with the pin below the ringfinger, just like my Omen, and a small x-hole in the side. I think this ball is best for medium conditions.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: 4 3/4″, pin in middlefinger, MB 40 degrees
PAP: 3 15/16″ over and 1 5/16″ up
Speed: 18 mph
Revrate: 340 rpm
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.054
Ball review:
The new Pursuit from Ebonite has a really nice and smooth motion. It is fairly strong and can handle its fair share of oil without being a true heavy oil ball.
I think it will do well on fresher medium to long patterns. The Pursuit gives me a nice control of the midlane and backend, but still creates a nice amount of continuation. I think it will be a very versatile ball.
Comparing the Pursuit to the Pursuit-S I was a little surprised. The Pursuit is smoother and has a more rounded shape than the Pursuit-S. For me it is normally the other way around; the asymmetric balls being stronger on the backend and the symmetrics more smooth and blends out the pattern better.
I think these two balls will give me some nice options as I will have a heavy rolling, but smooth asymmetric ball and a symmetric ball that can still get around the corner. I think this will help me both on medium-long patterns and when the lanes break down.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: 4″, pin under, cg 45 degrees
PAP: 4 3/8 over and 1 up
Speed: 18 mph
Revrate: 340 rpm
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.054
Ball review:
The Pursuit-S is a lot different than my other symmetric balls. It has a stronger and sharper backend than balls like the Gamechanger. It is a strong ball, so it still reads the midlane and doesn’t slide to far down the lane, but still maintains plenty of energy for the backend and through the pins.
The Pursuit-S reacts stronger off the dry than the Pursuit and is able of covering more boards and is probably better suited for a little more open angles on the lanes than other symmetric balls.
Comparing the Pursuit to the Pursuit-S I was a little surprised. The Pursuit is smoother and has a more rounded shape than the Pursuit-S. For me it is normally the other way around; the asymmetric balls being stronger on the backend and the symmetrics more smooth and blends out the pattern better.
I think these two balls will give me some nice options as I will have a heavy rolling, but smooth asymmetric ball and a symmetric ball that can still get around the corner. I think this will help me both on medium-long patterns and when the lanes break down.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: -
PAP: 5 3/4 over og 3/4 up
Speed: 16 mph
Revrate: 380 rpm
RG: 2.50
Diff: 0.051
Ball review:
For me the Elevate is in the same category as the Signals, which I loved. Signals was long and sharp, but the Elevate is in my world a touch better, because with this I make the decision. This can both be long and sharp and also stable, which makes it very versatile. It’s like with Jigsaw Trap from Hammer, how do we make this ball better, with the result being the Mission $250K (my alltime favorite ball, I’ve had 5 of them). The same story with the Elevate. You take the Signals and makes it even better.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: -
PAP: 5½” out – 1/8″ up
Speed: 19 mph
Revrate: 340-360 rpm
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.054
Ball review:
After testing a lot of balls in the beginning of the year, this ball was just one out of many. Or that is at least what I thought. This ball really stands out on the longer patterns with a lot of oil. Compared to many of the other balls I tested this winter, I have been able to use it throughout the entire block. In national league, it has been used from the beginning with lower ball speed and then just slowly increased the speed as it started to burn up.
It is an overall very strong ball, and even though it rolls early, it has remarkable energy in the backend to smash the pins out of the deck.
I believe this ball is going to be the benchmark ball of spring 2012!
Surface finish: Box
Layout: -
PAP: 5½” out – 1/8″ up
Speed: 19 mph
Revrate: 340-360 rpm
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.054
Ball review:
I have just played a few games with this ball, but even though the name is close to the original Pursuit, the ball motion is different. Mine is drilled a bit more experimental compared to what I am used to, pin placed in the up center of the hand, and cg down right and with a small balance hole. According to the specifications of the ball, the Pursuit S should be longer down lane before it hooks, and I can feel that even though it is drilled differently from the first ball. In general, a very interesting ball from Ebonite Inc.!
Surface finish: Box
Layout: -
PAP: 5½” out – 1/8″ up
Speed: 19 mph
Revrate: 340-360 rpm
RG: 2.50
Diff: 0.051
Ball review:
I’m really impressed of the new Elevate ball from Ebonite. In the same price category as the original Game breaker and Game Changer, it offers great value for money. When trying it on different patterns, it feels like the Game Changer just with another more polished surface which is great on most patterns. I loved the Game Changer with its very reliable ball motion, and this is kind of the same. Even though it is a polished ball, it is easy to control in the backend and doesn’t do too much. It skids perfectly through the first part of the lane, and then starts to hook without over/under reactions.
It is very versatile and can be used by the league bowler on drier house patterns, and as well for more competitive tournament bowlers for medium and short oil.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: -
PAP: 5½” out – 1/8″ up
Speed: 19 mph
Revrate: 340-360 rpm
RG: 2.50
Diff: 0.050
Ball review:
The Mission line offers you great and aggressive balls for a decent price. They have always been a success, and I really liked Mission 2.0 and Mission 250K. After some games with the new Mission X, it has for me the same strong overall roll as the other balls but is a bit more continuing. Mine is drilled for maximum hook potential, and it needs a lot of oil to roll as intended.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: -
PAP: 5 1/8 x 0
Speed: 18 mph
Revrate: 350 rpm
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.054
Ball review:
This is an interesting pair of balls. On paper they look very much alike. On the shelf they look very much alike. On the lane they look very much alike, yet totally different. I decided to drill these two balls with my standard layout which is pretty weak. I did it to make a point that these two balls were too much alike and there was no need for both. And while they do hook about the same number of boards the two shapes are totally different. For me the Pursuit is even throughout the lane where the S is much more angular. The S also went 2 meters (6ft.) further down the lane compared to the Pursuit. I couldn’t believe my eyes and I thought that I was just doing something with my hand to make them seem different. I called one of my friends so I had a 2nd set of eyes. He didn’t know of the two balls and thought I had drilled two of the same ball. But he saw the same difference as me and he stated that I threw them the same. I guess you learn every day. I thought I had two very similar balls yet they display two totally different characteristics once rolled down the lane.
The Pursuit is a strong rolling ball that grabs the lane fairly early but keeps going on the back end. The hook shape is a strong even arc and is best suited for longer/higher volume patterns
The Pursuit S is longer and stronger down lane. Total hook is about the same as the Pursuit. The S is better suited on patterns where you need to open the angles for example after a couple of games. It still needs oil to perform but not as much as the Pursuit does.
For me these two balls are a nice 1-2 punch. Once the Pursuit starts burning up in the mid lane the S takes over and lets me migrate left without losing backend motion.
Surface finish: Box
