This is my review of the MOXIE by 900Global by Rick Carroll


We drilled the MOXIE 4 x 4 with 2 inch buffer and left it factory 4000 was looking for a piece of equipment for heavier lane conditions and will have to say that this ball is exactly what I was looking for.  This ball has a very heavy roll and reads the oil very well and still saves a lot of energy for the back end. This ball used on a fresh house shot where I bowl league and this house has a lot of oil on the front part of the lane all the way across and when drilled it up was amazed by the way it cut through the front part of the lane and read the oil. I started by trying to play 15 to the gutter but the ball picked up in the front and started to read and took out the 4-7 on the left so then moved 15 more right with my feet and played 25 and tried to get the ball down lane and to around 5 again the ball picked up the fronts very well again and hit the 2 pin square. Then I moved to 40 with my feet and looked way down lane and tried to play 30 at the arrows and hope had enough push to keep it going to the right and again ball read the lane again and went Brooklyn. I am a right handed bowler with average ball speed around 17 to 18 mph and this ball amazed my with the way it read the lane and had so much continuation down lane....

So if you are looking for the piece of equipment for heavier conditions or a bowler with lower rev rate and needs the ball to read for you and get that extra pop at the pins then this is the ball for you!!!!!!!!    I have not polished it up and tried it. I have to go out of town this week for work and will not be able to test until I return but will inform everyone of how it rolls with 1000 polished. I think with the 1000 polished it will give you that down lane that you may be looking for with a back end punch that will amaze you and everyone around you but will update as soon as possible.


Thanks
Rick Carroll
900 Global Staff Member

I used the Moxie today on the Kegal's 43' Dead Man's Curve with success. Ball is drilled (pin up) 70*x5"x40*. The ball easily made it through the heads and read the midlane very well and had a very predictable move on the backends. For me, its definitely not a ball I would be able to use or see many games on a THS as it is too aggressive midlane. It rolls very nice and works fantastic with some oil. As the lanes transitioned, I switched to the Dream and was able to play generally the same line. For a THS, I feel there are better choices in the fall line from 900 Global and AMF. This ball so far is a winner on heavier volume shots and sport conditions. Just my 2 cents and sorry if I hijacked the original post.

LuckyLefty I would go with the Respect for a top hat if you want a sharp backend reaction.  If you want something smooth for the top hat then the Breakdown as it has a nice smooth roll and not uncontrollable

IMO, not having thrown my Moxie, Grip It is going to be weaker and smoother. My Grip it was laid out 2.75x70 with a low hole, and it was almost too smooth. Should have laid it out with a pin placement that would get it down the lane.

It all depends on pin to pap, but just my opinion, I would go pin up, just to make sure you can get in with it. I thought I would like the layout, but I did not on that ball. Too bad, because the ball hits like a runaway train.

TTT

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Regards,

Luckylefty