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Matrix Trimax II
« on: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »
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The specifications of the Matrix Trimax II Reactive Resin are as follows: Factory Finish: Factory polished Trimax II reactive resin; Color: Concord and Silver mica with PET particles; RG Rating (actual): 2.50 (16 lbs.), 2.53 (14-15 lbs.); Differential (actual): .062 (16 lbs.) .056 (15 lbs.) .066 (14 lbs.); Mass Bias (BOMB): .016; Flare Potential: high; Length: scale 1 to 10 (early to late) with factory finish: 5.7; Backend: scale 1 to 12 (least to most): 11.5; Overall Hook: scale 1 to 23 (least to most) dull/shiny: 22.5 dull/13.4 shiny; Hook Style: Strong mid lane roll with strong back end hook; Best Lane Condition: medium oil with factory finish.

 

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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2000, 01:00:00 AM »
Well another great ball by Ebonite, I drilled it up identical to the first Matrix (Pin dead over fingers and just a little ps) and received a much earlier roll with an aggresive backend reaction. Took it back to the shop and soaked it down with some 5,000 polish and went back out on the lanes, wow what a difference, this ball gets reads the lanes nice. The ball had a much easier push to the right and just floated through the heads and mid lane and hit the backend and lookout, blew the rack. Great swing ball and if you need a little (get-over-here) on the backend this thing recovers nice.

I'm glad to see Ebonite back in the run again.

Great ball!

Drill

Tony Glickley

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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2000, 01:00:00 AM »
Hey all,

 This new version of the Matrix is a more radical than the first one , thats for sure! But the first thing that I liked about the II, is that it recovers better that the first,(not that I had a problems crossing boards with it ),and with the addition of the flip block(pancake) to the core,this ball was putting the hurt on the head pin!

The Purple and Silver shell is a little more agressive also and makes it quite attractive too. I left mine "out of the box"and drilled it like my first black & silver one, 12 o'clock lev,and this thing is about 3-5 more boards than the first and required some twisting to get it down the lane.

 People with less hand are going to love this one. It was fun to see just how far I could make this one come back, and it alway's did.

This ball is not for the faint at heart, be prepared to unleash the power of this Matrix II. I've had great scores with the first two,and look foward to more with these! Good Luck all,     Tony

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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2000, 01:00:00 AM »
This ball on the condition I faced at an Ebonite demo (heavy head and midlane oil, moderate carrydown) actually moved quite well considering the full resin coverstock.  At the breakpoint (38'), when it hit a fairly dry board, it flipped hard and mad a nice move to the pocket.  It hit extremely well, too, and had little deflection.  It reminded me of my El Nino in terms of movement and hitting characteristics.  I'd recommend this ball for slower backends given a minor surface adjustment.

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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2000, 01:00:00 AM »
I recently drilled the new trimax II,after having thrown the original trimax,i was looking for a little more,and believe me,i got it.its drilled with the pin 5-1/2 from pap,cg 3" from pap,with a small deep hole 1"past my axis point,resulting in 1/2 oz. negative weight.this ball gets through the fronts well,with great recovery,and hit.i tad bit skiddish if there is a puddle in,but for the most part,it does recover.i have to say ebonite has a winner in this line,keep up the good work!!!!!

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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2000, 01:00:00 AM »
THIS IN MY OPINION ALONG WIHT THE COMMAND ZONE ARE TWO OF THE BETTER REACTIVE ON THE MARKET TODAY.  I GOT THIS BALL AT A DEMO DAYS SEMINAR AND PUNCHED IT UP.  I SHOT WELL WITH IT, I HAD TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE OFFER TO BUY IT OFF OF ME.  IT'S NOT FOR SALE

Dwight Albrecht

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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2000, 01:00:00 AM »
This is Ebonite's latest and definately greatest reactive I've thrown. Ebonite this year has been bent on producing a great selling top of the line reactive/proactive family. This ball is one of the them. It is a Concord Grape & Silver(They Must of thought of the Color over Dinner with a wine list) Reactive with mica and PET Flakes. This cover gives there ball skid thur the fronts and strong recovery on the backs, given the backends are clean. The weight block is another offset asymmetric core with added flip blocks on the top and bottom which improves the differential which means more reaction when the ball comes in contact with dry boards. This ball backends much harder than the black/silver Matrix 1 model and also hooks a touch more. Definately a strong hooking Reactive. I would suggest this ball for the "Up the Backer" and medium to slower ball speeds looking for a ball for medium to oily lanes. It also can be used well from a deep inside angle given that there is hold area inside. Ebonite's "Bowl To Win" attitiude is apparent here with this ball. Make sure you purchase or take this ball to a Pro shop educated in Two Pin System Drillings. Thanks For Reading My Review! Dwight.

Mark McClain

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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2000, 02:00:00 AM »
I set up my Matrix Trimax II identical to the original Trimax because I had a similar pin and top weight to compare the two. Both are 4 x 5 1/2 layouts and have about two ounces left on top after drilling. My new Trimax II hooks about two to three more boards than the original. The original is my favorite house condition ball on synthetics - the more that I send it out, the more it comes back and it still revs up enough to carry when I yank it into the oil. For me, they're close enough that I'll save the Trimax II for when my original wears out.

Chris Postel

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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2000, 02:00:00 AM »
I just got this ball drilled today, and I LOVE IT!!!  It is such a controlable ball, and I bowled on dry and freshly oiled lanes and I was still able to control it.  I'm a cranker/stroker, and I would recommend this ball to anyone because it's so great.  I had the ball drilled stacked so it goes longer and snaps harder, and MY GOD IT DID!!  It is so far the best ball that I've ever thrown out of the box and I would like to thank Bob Brust for drilling such a masterpiece.

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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2000, 09:17:28 AM »
If there was ever a ball that I did not like, then this is it.  I am extremely dissapointed with this ball.  This ball was very squirly, and pin shy.  The hit was like a wet noodle.  You notice that I am talking about all my ebonite equipment except the TPS I in past tense.  The garbage man asked me if I was loading my trash can with rocks.  I smiled and told him that Keanue Reeves( The Matrix Movie)  was not the one.

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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2001, 01:12:52 AM »
This is one of the best balls I've ever thrown.  It hooks in heavy oil and aboslutely MOVES when it's drier without rolling out.  It also hits like a truck.  Carries wonderfully on the light hit as well.

I have my Trimax drilled label with just a touch of negative side weight.  This allows a shot with a nice belly on it that comes in steep and hard.  Deflection is great as well.  I don't find this ball particularly long, with my drilling and slow ball speed, but I have seen it flip at 45', so I know how versitile it can be.  I especially like it when things have gotten too tracked up for my TPS.

My Trimax is a ball I know I can leave in the bag and bank on using no matter what I find when I get to the center.  So long as you're not averse to purple, you should have one too.
We call it a "solid 10" to make ourselves feel better.

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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2002, 10:22:34 PM »
Great ball in my opinion! i took this to States with me and bowled okay. First day I bowled on wood lanes with a synthetic aproach. Lanes were
oily in front and medium in the backend. Not to much hookability from any balls. Well that changed after I gav up on
my trauma ER and Complete Chaos, I also tried my KO Champ. Wel this ball went long and I thought it was gonna hit the the 3 pin and then it snapped into
the pocket every time deliviring blow after blow! Great ball I bought it used so it was cheap. Very versatile as I had to change my shot the 2nd day on Synthetic lanes, with snythetic oil and synthetic pins. Which were horrible since they did not have much of a reaction to them. Ball still hooked good. About 1-3 boards less but still
just as accurate! 10 out of  a10!

Justin

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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2002, 07:01:28 AM »
Just picked this ball up from a real good left handed bowling female in our area.

Decided to use her drilling 2 inch pin out with pin just under and out from ring finger.  Cg kicked out.  Weight hole on the VAL above the PAP to remove a little finger and side.  Basically a 4 1/2 X 3 1/2.

This ball is suppossed to be a hook monster and it's not really.  Not with this setup.  Good ball maybe yes.  For me with this setup this ball is similar to all balls I have that a kicked out cg and weighthole on the VAL, very smooth and there must be backend present to get the ball to hit.

Fortunately I was bowling on just such a condition.  At one point 10 or 11 in a row.  Very similar to my sledgehammer but it may rev earlier but the pearl gets it down the lane very well.

The backend is very smooth and continuous and on this medium condition the ball just had tremendous energy retention and continuation at the pin deck.
Lots of carry and lots of revs thru the pin deck.
Can be tugged a little and hold the line because of the pearl and still carry many of the 7s which I usually don't find on pulled shots.

In comparison to other Ebos.  I think this may be the best of the reactive matrixs 1, 2, or 3.  The denser puddle added to the top of the ball(looks
like a 3 piece weightblock) on top of the regular matrix core. Gives the ball a lot more smooth flare potential at the back and punch at the pocket.

In comparison to other balls that Ebonite added the puddle to the Tiger and the Pantera both of those balls are jumpier at the break and even bigger hitting.

A stronger overall ball in the line is the two piece stinger sanded but I haven't fully assesed the hit on that ball.

In comparison to my Demolition Zone I was standing 26 with the Matrix 2 and swinging 11 to 8 with my Demo drilled 4 X 5 I was standing 28 and throwing 14 to 8 much sharper backend recovery.

A good one two combo.  Smoothness and a rounded backend from the Trimax (with kicked cg) Sharp recovery from DEmo.  Medium combo could be a winner.

REgards,

Luckylefty
PS this was a condition that particles were working well on due to their less (backend)and the hooking backends supplied but the Trimax kicked out CG setup was just as smooth on the break with more push to the breakpoint and worked longer.
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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2002, 09:24:59 PM »
Got this ball used, had about 20-30 games on it.  Plugged and redrilled to go from right handed to left(me).  Had it drilled for max leverage to get a good sharp, hard snap in to the pocket, and it does exactly that.  Ball is 15#, pin is 3-4" I believe.  Don't know top weight.  I have medium revs and mid-hi speed.
Even on a high shot that is begging for a split, I seem to get only the 8 or the 2-7 at the worst.  I honestly have not left a 7-10 even once with this ball... it seems to take care of those corners even on a pulled shot.  Keeping this ball on the left half of the lane on a medium condition, backends or none at all, pretty much ends up in a strike.  On a medium house shot, I like to go from about 15 to 8-10, depending on the backends.  Drier conditions can sometimes be tough to handle with this drilling unless I up my speed considerably.  Flush pocket shots only leave a 7 MAYBE once out of 15 flush shots.  Not bad for a ball in this price range!
This ball hits nice and hard.  I would rate it a 10, but this ball seems to be squirty (as most are) when you come up the side of the ball a little too much.  VERY nice work from Ebonite, my first product from them, and now I'm looking in to the Dominator for a heavier oil ball.  9 out of 10!

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Re: Matrix Trimax II
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2002, 06:40:06 AM »
Just an update on this ball.

This ball is very good.
I've reviewed before and here is a recapsule.

2 inch pin out.  Pin under ring finger, CG kicked out.
Weight hole on VAL north of PAP.

This ball is very similar to my crimson red sledgehammer which was berry berry good to me.  Smooth early revving,(maybe more push thru the heads).  This ball with a weaker pin than the sledge 4 1/2 maybe 5 vs the sledgehammer 3 3/8 X 1 drilling flares every bit as much if not more in the back.

Both balls rev early when they find dry both make a continuous smooth large move to the whole.  Both explode the pocket.

If anything this ball covers a couple more boards in the back and leaves just a couple of more 9 pins in the rack.

It also seems that this ball is more sensitive to oil patterns.  For some reason I was playing much deeper on one lane than the other yesterday, something I frequently did NOT do with the Sledgehammer.  (It may be the pearlier coverstock).

Summary, I could see getting another of these drilled stacked for flip and coupling it with this control drilled version and having a hell of a medium one two punch!

REgards,

Luckylefty
PS I had the Trimax I and it wasn't 1/2 as good as this ball.
PSS This is a beautiful ball and probably better than the I or III but somehow got lost in the shuffle. (However, I remember Ryan Shaffer on this site in his Ebo days said he loved it)  Very Versatile.
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