Featuring the Adaptor/D Ceramic Asymmetric core and wrapped with the new S86R Pearl coverstock, the Inception DCT Pearl provides easy length and a strong and angular backend motion.

The Inception DCT Pearl is better suited to handle heavier volumes of oil.

We tested the DCT Pearl on our fresh house shot pattern and we were surprised on how smooth and controllable this ball is.

Usually balls with asymmetric big cores and with a shiny pearl coverstock have a skid-flip motion, this is not the case with the Inception DCT Pearl.

We started playing straighter up the lane and we found a great line to the pocket. The Inception DCT is clean through the front part of the lane, but thanks to the Adaptor /D Ceramic Asymmetric core, the ball rev up quickly, providing a strong midlane read and a strong, but controlled backend motion.

This ball provided a big margin of error on our typical house shot pattern. Misses inside of target never went sideways and when we missed too far out, the ball offered a lot of recovery. We kept moving left with both our feet and our eyes, playing a straighter line to the pocket and the ball never overreacted.

We compared this ball with the Inception DCT. The DCT is stronger overall. It has more hook potential, is earlier, smoother and covers more boards than the DCT Pearl.

The Inception DCT Pearl is a great complement to the original DCT. When the solid DCT is too much ball or is losing energy down the lane, the DCT Pearl will be a great ball to go to without making big adjustments.

This ball will be a great option to use on broken down patterns when there is more friction and you need more length and more shape down the lane. What makes the DCT Pearl special is that is not a ball that will make you jump in to keep it in the pocket. It has the length and the shape down the lane of a pearl, but the control of a solid.

Overall, this ball brings a different motion into the 900 Global lineup. The strong, but controlled backend motion this ball has will be helpful to a lot of bowlers. Low rev, speed dominant bowlers will be able to use this ball playing straighter up the lane, while rev dominant bowlers will enjoy the predictability and the energy retention this ball provides.

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Our house has high Street also, I'm throwing my Creed and Tag Cannon for the most part. 44 ft doesn't mean you need a strong ball

I understand. It's a funky shot.  Believe me.  I'm thinking I just don't know how to bowl anymore.  Thanks for the help.

Quote from: J_w73 on February 14, 2018, 11:01:09 AM

Quote from: Impending Doom on February 14, 2018, 10:54:33 AM

If a Grease monkey whack is giving you a good look, then you're using too much ball with the DCT. The most I would use on a house shot is an Covert Ops.

I understand, but that is my point.  If these strong balls just burn up or roll forward and do less on a house shot and then also really do nothing for me on oil, then what is the point of even trying to use them?  I remember balls that were strong meant that they actually hooked too much, not did less.

It's expending all of it's energy too early. That's the fact of the matter. Just because a ball is pearl doesn't mean it's usable on a house shot.

You need to use the ball on a condition that it can shine on. A house shot isn't going to be it. Keep it for longer heavier patterns and be happy you kept it in the bag. It will shock you.

I should put it back to factory surface or at least higher?

Looking at the high Street pattern, it looks like a the oil only goes to 35 feet and then buffs to 45. There's not a huge concentration of oil on the outside, so the track should be playable with almost anything. Although not a wall, it's not a lot of volume.

Also, I'll say it again. S86 isn't designed to be sideways off of the spot. It's meant to have some teeth. If there was particle in there, I wouldn't be surprised.

Looking at the high Street pattern, it looks like a the oil only goes to 35 feet and then buffs to 45. There's not a huge concentration of oil on the outside, so the track should be playable with almost anything. Although not a wall, it's not a lot of volume.

Also, I'll say it again. S86 isn't designed to be sideways off of the spot. It's meant to have some teeth. If there was particle in there, I wouldn't be surprised.

I was guessing at high street based on the length.  There is OB right of 8-9.  You can get away with playing right of 10 sometimes, usually the shot is left of 10 but if you cross over ten you are doomed.  I'll try to figure out exactly what they are putting down.

Absolutely agree with everything Doom is saying.  The ball is not weaker it is actually the opposite it is stronger and the volume of oil is not high enough to really use it.  I have a pin down and a pin up version.  The pin up version shines on the PBA Earl Anthony 42' pattern (has extreme volume as well).  But when I throw my pin down it just spins.  That is because it is expending all of its energy in the oil and then has nothing left as it exits the pattern.  Needed pin up to retain energy for the exit and all of a sudden I have some area to play with.  Trust me the ball is good and keep it in your bag if you plan on bowling on some heavier volume conditions.

I'm bowling on Earl Anthony pattern this weekend so maybe it will work on that.

Yeah that pattern takes speed control and the actual play is playing outside between 5 and 7 to start.  Then can start to move in off the burn spot from there....I went +105 for 6 last time on that pattern.  The DCT Pearl gave me plenty of hook off the spot and also blended the pattern very well.  My rev rate is 480's still had to slow it down to read properly.  Kept surface as the box because any scuffed all read to early.

Thanks for the info.  I'll take it back up and see what it will do.  I still think I am going to have to do something to slow down the transition

Still a no go for this ball.  Took it back up in surface and practiced with it on Friday. 8 10 out the gate and just didn't look good.  Bowled a tournament on Sunday and before I left I drilled the middle finger deeper to maybe reduce the flare a bit and just get it to change the reaction some.  Most of my stuff started moving too early so I tried the DCT the first frame of game 5 out of 6.  Pretty good shot, POCKET 7 10. I literally have thrown less than 4 full games with this ball and have left  5  7 10's and almost 3 or 4 more with the 7 falling late.  Something just isn't right.  I think I am selling it.

Could it still just be strong a coverstock (polished or not) for the amount of oil you're seeing and your ball speed?