This ball when I first got it I thought it would hook to much for me. I drilled it with a six inch pin from my axis. The pin is above my middle finger and about 4 inches from the CG. This drilling works best if I keep my hand behind the ball and try to play a little hook for my game. I can swing it some if there is enough oil in the middle. With this drilling and very polished you will get some length on medium oil and better length on heavy oil. Just another ball in the Vortex line that will work for you.


James Campbell
Ebonite South Region Staff Member
CCampCSC@aol.com

I've done some experimenting with this ball.  When I competed in a PBA tour stop last fall, I was reminded just how much tour backends hook.  I needed something that would roll earlier - to take away the steep backend angle.  An added plus would be to "drill out" the backend as well.  I figured this ball to be about right.  The first attempt was to drill out the pin with the ring finger and keep the cg on the midline.  A small extra hole was used to finish at 1/2 neg.  This worked ok but still snapped too hard at 45 feet.  
Second ball attempt was to drill out the pin on my axis.  The cg was about 1" in line with my center of grip.  Large extra hole back to zero drilling out the pin.  This did it!  No more snap, but wait... no reaction whatsoever.  A trip to the ball spinner and a little Particle Polish was just enough to tame those unruly backends.  That's better, a little early roll but still skidding and a little backend but not too much.
Oh, and I have a third drilled pretty standard 5x4 pin over middle finger, extra hole at 6" back to zero and a little shine which works pretty well on 99% of normal conditions.
Moral of the story is that it is versatile and in my opinion makes it a very valuable ball.
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** Ray Edwards **
Ebonite Regional Staff
edwards9@optonline.net

When the reactive VII is a little long, the quick switch is to the particle VII. Starts up just a bit earlier and calms the backend down. What a pair! Mid priced and easy to use. What more could you ask for?

Well, I got one of these monsters today at the local pro shop and drilled it up lable. This ball goes down the lane great, and hits like a truck. I was swing it from like 2-3 board and it was flying back and hitting the pocket nicely. I was also able to play strighter up with the ball, and found that it hits just as hard or maybe harder. I really like this ball. It fits with all my other stuff so I like it.
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BERMAN " THE PISSED OFF LOFTER " SAE-AEE



Mess with one So Cal bowler mess with all of us!!!!!!!
REPIN  THAT 619  LIFE!!!!

hello, my name is Joe McKerlie Jr. i just wanted to let everyone know that my son Kevin bowled a 300 today 8-27-2003 in Moses Lake Washington at Lake Bowl in league .It is his first , he was using the V2 particle.I also own this ball, it out hooks & hits harder than any other ball.My son is 15 years old & has been bowling for around 12 years now.He credits Alan Cook from Pasco Washington who drilled this ball fro him about 4 months ago,thanks for reading this, Joe

The V2 is excellent. I have one that has a 4 to 5" pin with a
4 oz top weight. I drilled it pin over the ring finger with the cg kicked out and balance hole 6 inches over. This would be like a high RG drilling on the sheet. The ball has a lot of length and a sharp recovery. The shots i have used it on is a 35 feet christmas tree with strip backends, track area, deep inside like the nationals and etc. It's good when the lanes are hooking or has carry down. Depending on how much axis tilt you have you can manipulate your shot. The ball hits and keeps the pins low. I have this ball polished with Storm Xtra Shine. Great for inside and outside shots. Very versatile coverstock.

Ball: 15lbs, 3.5"pin drilled to right of ring finger, cg stacked below. Box Finish.

I wanted to try an Ebonite ball and particularly something from the V2 line, as I have heard rave reviews about all of the balls. In any case, for a heavy oiler, this ball moves. My house is a typical house shot. Oiled heavy from 5 to 5, dry outside. Oiled to 28' buffed out to 40'. Clean backends. This ball holds a nice continuous motion to the pocket and even starts to rev in the oil. Once it hits the dry, it moves. Not sharply, but very evenly and covers alot of boards. I have also been able to use this ball on med heads with carrydown and it performed excellent on that too. I usually play straight up 10 with this ball but if there is room to swing, this ball WILL recover. I am very pleased with this ball and it has become my go to ball. It is very smooth and consistent while making its move and it has plenty of POP at the pins to send messengers everywhere.

All in all, great ball for the heavy stuff. I underestimated this ball and am extremely happy with it. 10 out of 10.
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"I am the most consistent bowler in my house....

I consistently SUCK!!"

Spec's
15.3lbs
1 & 3/4" pin
drilled pin under ring 4x3

This was a replacement ball for when my dynasty busted open! I first used it for my 10 pin spares. The hook in the ball was non-exsisted. But after I bought the new V2 sanded I thought I would give it another try . The week before I shot 725, with the sanded, with the lanes in medium conditions, I knew that they wouldn't be the same! So standing at 20 rolling over 10 I found the shot rolling game of 220,265,191 for an 676 series. I can't swing this ball outside for the weak turn down the lanes it get, but for going old school up the boards this ball shines. I would like to get another v2 particle with a longer pin just to see if could turn the corner on missed shots to the outsides I'm thinking that I'm going to apply to work for ebonite!  Yeah that's the ticket!
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Mr. Old School
If you can't swing it, Your probally throwing brunswick!