Ebonite Brand Reviews
Surface finish: Box
Layout: Pin position 5 ¼ over fingers.
PAP: 5” ¼ up
RPM: 420 – 450 rpm
Speed: 24 – 27 kmh
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.050
Hook power: -
Very strong ball that’s the perfect choice for heavy oil patterns. Works good as a starting ball on patterns like Shark, Mexico.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: -
PAP: 5 1/4 – 7/8 up.
RPM: 410
Speed: 24 Kmh
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.050
Hook power: -
The motion of this ball is just great. I have bowled with it on various conditions, both straighter to Over the left gutter. I am impressed how easy it cleans the heads and still has midlane read with great backend that just continues thru the pins. Have been in my bag the last tournaments and will be in the future tournaments as well.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: 5″, pin under, MB 60 degrees, hole 1 1/2″ under midline
PAP: 4 3/8″ over and 1″ up
Speed: 18 mph
Revrate: 320 rpm
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.050
Hook power: 45.08
The new Mission Domination combines the same great core from the other two Missions, but with the new XL1300 coverstock in a 3000 abralon finish.
This new coverstock allows the Domination to get down the lane better than the original Mission and combine that with a stronger backend than the Mission 2.0.
The Mission Domination gives me a really nice motion on the last half of the lane. It picks up in the midlane and has a really strong, arcing motion. It is more angular and more continous than most other Ebonite balls and I think this will be a great compliment for the Mission and the entire Ebonite line.
It is definitely a ball that I see as a great compliment when the pattern breaks down and I need to get left, get the ball through the fronts and still get it back and continue through the pins. There’s a lot of balls that you can get left with and clear the fronts with, but what separates the Mission Domination is that it still reads the midlane and gives you the control you need when you get on the little tougher oil patterns.
I’m really looking forward to throwing this ball in the future. It will be a great compliment to my arsenal and I think it will follow in the great footsteps of the Mission.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: 5 1/2″ x 40 x 65
PAP: 5 1/8 x 0
Speed: 18 mph
Revrate: 350 rpm
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.050
Hook power: 77.92
I haven’t been able to get the advertised reactions of the first two Missions. The original was very early with very little backend hook. The 2.0 was stronger down lane but it was still pretty mellow. It seemed everybody else got the “right” reactions from them so I chose to lay out the Mission Domination a little differently to make sure that the wierd reactions i saw from the first two wasnt a layout issue.
I’m happy to say that this third installment in the series does just what it’s supposed to. I see good length great midlane read and a strong back end finish. It’s great for opening up the lane from inside lines. Eventhough it’s very strong and I kept moving left I never lost control of the break point. Going up the boards was more difficult and I had to pick up my speed and use less hand to control it. I very excited about this ball because it does all the right thing in the right spots.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: -
PAP: 5½” out – 1/8″ up
Speed: 18mph
Revrate: 320
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.050
Hook power: 38.81
The follow up to the first Mission is named 2.0, and contains the same core just with another coverstock/surface.
The original Mission were loved by many on the EBT-Tour. However, I never got it to work as the intention as the backend were simply to sharp and angular. Based on this information, I drilled the Mission 2.0 to be very steady and with a controllable continuous backend.
It works a lot better for me than the original ball, since I normally prefer less backend aggressive balls.
Surface finish: Box
Layout: 6″ x 30 deg x 50 deg
PAP: 5 1/8 x 0
Speed: 18 mph
Revrate: 350 rpm
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.050
Hook power: 32,91
The first Mission was for me early hooking and very even on the back end. This release gives me slight more length and more back end. It’s still on the mellow side but it gives me an option for when I need to keep the break point close to the pocket without worrying about overreaction. And that’s a good thing!
Surface finish: Box (2000)
Layout: 6″, MB 45 degrees
PAP: 4 3/8″ over and 1″ up
Speed: 20
Revrate: 320
RG: 2.49
Diff: 0.050
Hook power: 49,48
The first thing you notice about the new Mission 2.0 is the colour. The bright orange makes it stand out from everything else on the market.
The new Mission 2.0 uses the same core as the Mission, but with a new pearl coverstock XL1250. This makes the Mission 2.0 quite a bit longer than the original, but I can still see some of the same motion as the Mission. The Mission 2.0 has a stronger, more angular backend though and continues more than the Mission.
This makes the 2.0 better for broken down lane conditions, where there’s some friction. It’s still a pretty strong ball, so I think it will excel on medium to longer oil conditions, when there’s been a couple of games played.
Dark blue line = Hammer Swagga - Thine blue line = Ebonite Mission
Surface finish: 2000 abralon – 1000 hand
Layout: 5 1/4″, pin over, MB 40 degrees, no hole
PAP: 4 3/8″ over and 1″ up
Speed: 20 mph
Revrate: 320 rpm
RG: 2.50
Diff: 0.060
Hook power: 45.98
The new Swagga is a special release from Hammer. It has the coverstock from the Plague and the core from the Black Widow, so it’s a pretty aggressive combination and that shows on the lanes.
The Swagga is one of the strongest balls I have thrown. Eventhough the layout is a little weaker it still flares a lot and provides a lot of hook on the lanes.
It reads the midlane well and fairly early, but still has a very strong backend, which will make it great for medium to heavy oil patterns especially when the patterns have broken down a little bit. The strong backend makes it good for opening up the lanes and creating some angle. Compared to the Ebonite Vital Sign the Swagga is a little longer and backends more than the Vital Sign and the Swagga is earlier and stronger on the backend than the Ebonite Mission.
The surface seems to be very easy to change and I think the ball will be very versatile with both shinier and duller surfaces to combat different lane conditions.
