Surface finish: Box
Layout: -
PAP: 5½” out – 1/8″ up
Speed: 18 mph
Revrate: 320 rpm
RG: 2.51
Diff: 0.058
Hook power: 37.28
Ball review:
The Ebonite Game On is for me a relatively calm bowling ball. It doesn’t do anything that you do not want it to do, and that is what I like about the bowling ball. With a typical symmetric core in the mid-performance series, I drilled my ball with my favorite lay-out which I always use for the Hammer Vibe.
After testing and a lot of games in tournaments within Europe, it reminds me quite a lot of the Vibe series. Steady ball motion and relaxed backend does not normally mean a lot of pin carry, but in this case it does. The ball rolls nicely into the pin-deck which takes out all 10 – without any annoying 10-pin due to too much backend!
Surface finish: Box
Layout: 4½” x 25 deg x 60 deg
PAP: 5 1/8 x 0
Speed: 18 mph
Revrate: 350 rpm
RG: 2.51
Diff: 0.058
Hook power: 43.51
Ball review:
I didn’t have much success with both the Game Plan and Lanebreaker, so when I received the Game On I wasn’t too exited. It has the same core as the previous two releases but the cover is a bit stronger. I decided to use a more aggressive layout on the Game On and that was apparently the right choice.
For a shiny pearl this piece picks up in the mid lane but still covers a lot of boards on the back end.I really like the roll of the Game On it reminds me of a Gamebreaker only with more length and a little less over all hook. I’m sure it will see a lot of use when the pattern breaks down.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: 4 3/4″ pin under, cg 45 degrees
PAP: 4 3/8″ over and 1″ up
Speed: 18 mph
Revrate: 320 rpm
RG: 2.51
Diff: 0.058
Hook power: 34.22
Ball review:
The Game On uses the core from the Lanebreaker and Game Plan, but with a stronger surface; Traxion .042.
The new surface has made the Game On pretty smooth and I think it will be good on medium conditions. It gets through the fronts easily, but doesn’t overreact on the backend, which I think will make it possible to stay a little straighter, when the lanes start to break down.
The Game On is a medium ball and I don’t think it’s going to be a choice for longer oil patterns, but on medium to medium-short I think this ball will have some opportunities.
The Traxion-surfaces generally handle sanding very well and I think this will make the Game On a ball you can add some surface to and then use to control the fresher oil patterns. If you leave it out of the box it will be better suited for broken down conditions, but I don’t think it’s going to force you away from the friction, like stronger balls, since the backend is pretty controllable.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: 5 3/8″ x 80 x 45
PAP: 5 3/4 over og 3/4 up
Speed: 16 mph
Revrate: 380 rpm
RG: 2.51
Diff: 0.058
Hook power: -
Ball review:
Ebonite Game On is a medium strong ball, which has good control on the backend. It has a snappy reaction, and for me it’s the perfect ball for a house pattern.
It’s a shiny ball which can also be used on medium patterns because even though it’s shiny it still has good control. It has a little more length, and is a little bit weaker, but a lot more snappy on the backend than the Complete Bedlam.
Surface finish: Box
