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Equipment Boards => 900 Global => Topic started by: Average Joe Reviews on February 02, 2018, 01:33:19 PM
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Featuring the Break Asymmetric core and wrapped with the new S25 Hybrid coverstock, the Shadow OPS is the perfect weapon to use on shorter patterns and extreme wet-dry oil conditions.
The new S25 hybrid coverstock is an 80/20 urethane and reactive blend, giving the bowler the best of both worlds.
We tried the Shadow OPS on a fresh house shot pattern. The first thing I noticed when I started warming up with the ball is how strong it is down the lane compared to other urethane balls I have used in the past.
The Shadow Ops is only 80% urethane in the coverstock, with the other 20% being reactive resin, this blend provides more length and a stronger move down the lane. All this without losing that typical urethane motion.
I was able to play with the Shadow OPS close to my comfort zone and the ball never overreacted even with the added downlane motion.
Misses outside and the ball had some recovery to hit light pocket and misses inside the ball pushes down the lane without going sideways.
The Shadow OPS is extremely controllable and easy to read. I had to play close to the track to have a good motion with it. This ball is a great option when you have to play straighter up the lane and you have to keep a tighter angle to the pocket.
When I tried to move right once I started to see some carry down, the ball still offered me some recovery compared to other urethane balls that are earlier and smoother, but I wouldn't use this ball when I need play steeper angles. 900 Global has other options like the Honey Badger to open up the lane.
I found the Shadow OPS to be more versatile than I thought. I feel that 900 Global described the ball perfectly. It is a ball that is as strong as a reactive ball, but at the same time is not as smooth as a urethane ball.
The 80/20 blend gives this ball a motion I have never seen before. It has unique motion, it rolls like a urethane ball, smooth and predictable with the carry of a reactive ball.
Overall I feel that this ball is a great addition to the 900 Global lineup. It is a motion that I have never seen before.
The Shadow OPS gives you the predictability of a urethane ball and the shape down the lane of a reactive ball. This ball will be a great option to blend those typical over/under conditions and also a great weapon to use on short oil patterns where you need to control the breakpoint but at the same time have a stronger down lane motion.
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I have the BooYah! which I love! I've been eyeing this one as well. I may have to pull the trigger.
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Yeah, this one is gonna be good. Saw another video where dude had one drilled really strong, and it was great looking.
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Is this a urethane(ish) ball that might actually want to use on the dry?
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When you say dry, do you mean a shorter pattern, or do you mean standing in the dirt trying to force it through the heads?
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When you say dry, do you mean a shorter pattern, or do you mean standing in the dirt trying to force it through the heads?
Shorter, but also less volume than you would generally like to see with a pure urethane. Probably should have phrased it that way to begin with. I'm not one that attempts the second option.
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Well, I don't think the 20% resin is going to make it better on lesser volumes. For less volume, I prefer a Boost Pearl because mine gets down the lane effortlessly. I feel with less volume, the Shadow Ops would read too soon and hit like crap.
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Yeah that's kind of what I'm thinking too. It's still mostly urethane. Just looks like a really interesting, maybe kinda sorta different urethane.
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I moved this over form the other Shadow Ops discussion:)
Okay, I bought one and used a 5 1/2" x 5" x 3" lay out. I used this layout on an old overseas Brunswick asymmetric with a Time Zone core and a very weak cover - it worked very well. I have been looking for a new ball with that smooth look for some time since I dropped down 1 lb on the balls I own.
Used the Shadow Ops on the house shot last night in league. Everyone else on the team was in over under land.
I either didn't wipe the ball off and threw it up the fifteen to ten board - it only moved in the last ten to twelve feet.
Or, I did wipe it off and standing to the left threw the ball over the 20 board out to the 10 board. Came back to the pocket with a very readable curve.
Kept in mind I have fairly slow speed and I am very rev dominant.
The ball saved a lot of energy for the pins and was very easy to control.
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Is this a urethane(ish) ball that might actually want to use on the dry?
Urethane is usually better on shorter oil patterns or on low volume patterns. When the heads are gone and there is too much friction, I would use something different. But with that being said, the Shadow OPS worked really well for me playing the ditch. Controllable, easy to read and with great carry, something that I usually don't have with urethane.
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Yeah, this one is gonna be good. Saw another video where dude had one drilled really strong, and it was great looking.
Oh yeah, it is really good. If it worked for me, it will work for a lot of bowlers lol ;D