Ball NPS Score: Not Available

Color: Purple

Coverstock: Particle

Core: 2-piece

RG: 2.451

Differential: 0.046

Factory finish: Matte

The Vortex II Particle is unlike any particle solid I've seen.

Specs:
15 lb.
2" pin
4 oz. TW

Drill Specs"
5 X 5 (pin above bridge)
Box finish
Tested on fresh house shot (36', 10 to 10 with 50 units in the middle)

If you've been looking for a particle that you can go coast to coast with, look no further because this is it.

Tested this ball along with the Dynothane Cure and realized just how different particles can be.  Played in the oil with the Cure swinging 15 to 5 and got a nice big curve.  That didn't happen with the Vortex II Particle.  Playing the same line I got a near hockey stick reaction with the V2 going 2-3 feet farther and coming back at an angle I couldn't believe.

The V2 Particle reacts like a strong reactive on screaming backends, but does it on conditions where you wouldn't expect to get that reaction.  The weird thing is that it comes back from anywhere, but it isn't jerky.  I can't really explain the move, but it's not the stop and turn that you see from many of the big boy balls out there.  Kind of picture how a NASCAR driver takes a car way up on a bank on a steep incline in a turn and drops it off down low on the straightaway.

This is just a great particle dull, I may have to get another and shine it up.  For those of you who have been wanting a particle with a big backend, Ebonite makes it and it's called the Vortex 2 Particle.

I've only thrown 9 games with mine so far, but all I can say is WOW! Does this ball carry and HOOK. Mine is drilled with about an 11:00 drilling, pin just right of the grip line above the finger holes, cg kicked right about 2" with a deep balance hole at 90 degrees from the center of the grip line. Box coverstock condition.

First 3 games on brand new AMF synthetics that are stripped each time they're dressed. Hook, hook and more hook. As they broke down I moved everything left 10 boards and cut the revs down. I hooked by several corners by not allowing for the coast to coast hook. Only averaged 189 for the night.

Last night on wood with 22' of the dreaded guardian I shot 627 the first set and 551 the second (different pair). Both sets had to move and change release as the heads got dry on the right lane. Went from 0 to 45 degrees release angle to get some push down the lane. Had lots of trip 4s. I needed to have eaten my wheaties for when the lanes dried up though. Guardian is so soft that it really bleeds energy from any non-shiny equipment.

I'll post again later when I've got more games on the ball.
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Rob Clark
St. Louis

I've been using this ball for a couple of months now (probably 80 games) so I thought it would be time to write it up.  I'm basically a medium RH tweener, see my profile for additional info.

I got this ball to handle those occasions when they actually put some long oil out and my Blaze gets "squirty", or when the carry-down gets out of hand and/ or the backends aren't there.

Ball specs:

15#
3" pin
drilled stacked leverage with the pin slightly above the ring.
Weight hole on PAP

Lane conditions:  Two houses, both Brunswick synthetics.  House #1 has the old (no stripe) and I bowl in two leagues, a scratch league (3-man) and a men's league (5-man)both on fresh shots, although the 5-man shot seems to be thinner (goes away in about 15 frames).  House #2 has the new Anvilane with the stripes and breakpoint markers where I bowl in second shift scratch league (3-man).

This is one powerful ball. When the conditions are right, especially in house #1 it's a killer.  Last night I was able to bowl the whole four games set with only a one board move for new personal bests in three and four game series.

The ball revs off the hand really well, and a release adjustment can cause it to react differently to suit the conditions.  Last night I was using my end-over-end high-track release, but I've also been able to "top" it with good results (track drops about an inch).  The reaction has been described here before, but I'd call it a slightly rounded hockey stick, that stays that way even after the lanes are spotty.

It's usually my first ball out of the bag, as it reads the conditions well and let's me know whether it's going to be usable.  Only problem I've had is that I like the feel of this ball so much, that it's hard to put it away, even when it's not working.  It's usually done by the middle of the second game in my 5-man league, and sometimes won't work at all on my second-shift league.  Then again, when the back-ends go away, I can often bring it back out with some success.

This is my first "non-Storm" ball, but it could make me a convert.

Well, well, well. Check out my post for the V2 solid that will explain
my love for the particle as well. I have mine drilled 4 x 2 with mass bias
2" from my PAP. This ball is also a "true" oil piece. I am thoroughly pleased
with the reaction although I have only been able to play with it twice since
I have had it which has been a little over a month. I was looking for 2 "great"
oil pieces that complimented one another very well and I have found that in the
V2 particle and V2 solid. Prior to this my "go to" balls for oil were a Sledgehammer drilled 3x5 and surfaced to 400 grit and an Erase-It drilled stacked leverage surfaced to 400 also. Check out my posts for those 2. These two balls did fine but forced to me to square too much and did not leave me with much room for error but still allowed me to play on extreme oil. Now with the V2 tag team I can now place them a little lower in my arsenal which might work out for the best anyway. EBONITE U ARE THE BOMB!!!!!!!

Lefty210

Wow can't believe that I had not posted a review for
this ball yet!
I happen to be a huge fan of the V2 series,
so much so that there have been regional tourneys where
that would be all you would find in my arsenal!
I have three of the V2 particles. The best thing about
this ball is that, even though it is a particle, the weight
block gives you the same shape as the V2 solid...just a little
earlier breakpoint, definitely hits like a truck even when the
volume of oil is high.
I would say that if you are in the market for a strong particle ball,
you really could not go wrong with this choice

Matt Ballard
Ebonite PBA Regional staff

excellent roll,hook and hit.left dull for oil,
since i'm no jason couch,more of a hacker (tweener).