Post by: admin on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
• Coverstock: Pearlized, Trimax Control reactive resin (a new formulation of the original Trimax designed to control over-reaction when encountering a large amount of friction)
• Box Finish: 800 grit sanded, then factory polished to a medium finish
• Core Design: Vortex II core, a super low RG, higher flare version of the Nitro R2 core
• Flare Potential: Medium-high
• Length: 16.40 (Ebonite's scale 1 to 30, early to late) with factory finish
• Overall Hook: 17.50 (Ebonite's scale 1 to 30, least to most) with factory finish
• Breakpoint Angle: 6.8 (Ebonite's scale 1 to 10, smooth to most angular) with factory finish
• Best Lane Condition: Light to medium oil
• Color: Bright Blue and Smoke Pearl
• Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 17.5
• Length (Scale 1-30): 16.4
Weights (in lbs.) Available Radius of Gyration RG Differential
16 2.450 .046
15 2.450 .051
14 2.440 .061
13 2.500 .030
12 2.570 .032
Post by: BowlPro on January 01, 2002, 01:01:55 PM
The Vortex-II Pearl is an excellent ball for most typical house lane
conditions and league shots!
The Vortex-II Pearl is a friendly ball the provides excellent hitting
power. We have put several of theses balls on the lanes already and the
feed back is excellent.
This ball will be an excellent Medium to Dry lane condition ball in your
arsenal. It is friendly and strong!
Just like the Original Solid Vortex Version, this ball will fit a
large range of styles and lane conditions!
We recommend this ball to everyone!
BowlPro
www.discount-proshop.com
Post by: BuddiesProShopcom - Bill on January 08, 2002, 01:53:04 PM
The pin and the CG were just about 4 1/2" from my axis. I drilled the ball strong thinking that it was going to be a middler ball, and that it would fit in with my Afterburner, with a little smoother backend.
I tried in practice to swing the ball, but found that when it hit the dirt, the ball just hooked way too much for what I could handle on that shot. I moved inside of the other bowlers and keep that ball in the oil. I like to flatten the ball out when going for corners and use the same ball, and this ball is a ball that is very versitile. You can change your hand position and get different reaction to fit those conditions.
This ball was amazing, it hit like a truck, and blew the rack whether it was a light hit or a solid pocket shot.
I used my Afterburner the last game and it was about 7 boards less than the Pearl.
I think that the Vortex line is Great bang for the buck and it is one of the strongest series of mid-priced balls on the market. I have four Vortex in my bag, and find that I can use them on almost anything.
If you have any quesitons, please email me at Bill@buddiesproshop.com
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Thanks
Bill
BuddiesProShop.com
"The Place All Bowlers Shop"
Post by: landercompguy on January 11, 2002, 09:27:03 PM
Post by: Jace Peterson on January 12, 2002, 08:45:21 PM
The other ball is earlier and doesn't continue (no surprise here, considering the drilling)what it does do is play the gutter extremely well. With early hook and a smooth hook set to the pocket. It also plays well if the back ends are going sideways. I have not had the opportunity to use this one on too many patterns as of yet.
This ball is so user friendly, you can drill it for certain reactions and not be surprised. It reacts great on wood and great on synthetics. I think I'll get 2 more. Thanks Ebonite. This ball is a winner for me.
Post by: Dwight Albrecht on January 13, 2002, 04:48:53 PM
This latest ball introduced by Ebonite has been selling well in my shops for the past 3 weeks with Very Favorable Comments, so I decided to drill one up for medium to drier lane conditions.
This Polished Beautiful Light Blue/Silver Reactive is another wonderful cosmetically designed ball from Ebonite. The coverstock is the proven winner Trimax Reactive, tweaked a touch to help with my biggest complaint right now, the under/over reaction of most aggressive coverstocks. The core is a modified Nitro R2 design with a RG of 2.450 (Low) and a differential of .051, (medium to high). So what Ebonite did here is put a strong core that revs quick in a mild coverstock. SMART!!!
The lane condition I tested this ball on was HPL Synthics Panels oiled heavy in the heads buffed lighter to 38-40 feet. Clean back ends. I drilled the Vortex II with the Pin 3 ¾ from my axis and swung the center of gravity to the right of my grip, approximately at 60-degree mass bias angle. This ball does not have a mass bias marking. Weight Hole on my axis to legal static weights. The ball performed beautiful on this pattern. It rolled quick off the hand and gave good skid even with a fast revving core and transition smoothly from oil to dry, with a strong banana shape back end reaction with hard hit. Shot 685 out of the box with it.
What I like about this ball is this is an everybody ball, meaning a lot of styles can use this ball from strokers to tweeners to crankers just by the way the ball is drilled. The best lane conditions for this ball will be dry to medium and medium to oily, only if the backends are clean.
If you are fed up with your reactive always under and over reacting, try this latest model from Ebonite, you will not be sorry. Thank you for reading this review and best of luck in your bowling endeavors.
Dwight
Post by: Drillmn300 on January 13, 2002, 05:07:43 PM
Drill
Post by: striker300 on January 16, 2002, 10:41:21 PM
Post by: ballard2 on January 25, 2002, 08:44:09 PM
in drilling this ball we were looking to try to
exploit the new cover stock. we chose the #7
drilling pattern(high rg arc) in an effort to let
the ball clear the front and retain energy for the
back-end of the lane.
when bowling on a fresh condition the ball really
allowed me to stay in the dry and had a great "look"
from the outside line. had to wait a couple days to find
a burnt up shot to practice on, that is really what i was
hoping the ball would shine on and as advertised the ball
cleared the heads and gave me a very controlled-looking back-end
reaction. should be a great choice for a late block at the ABC
or any other multiple squad tourney.
Matt Ballard
Ebonite regional staff member
Post by: dime on January 26, 2002, 06:54:48 PM
Post by: DrThumb on January 28, 2002, 12:07:43 AM
When played on the outer third of the lane, this ball just rolls through the pins with ease and provides quite a hit. This one is number1 out of my bag.
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Gary Hiday
Post by: Jim Lewis on February 11, 2002, 10:11:07 PM
Jim Lewis
Ebonite Regional Staff
Post by: James Campbell on February 25, 2002, 08:41:22 PM
James Campbell
Ebonite Regional Staff
Post by: Deadbait on March 01, 2002, 10:42:27 PM
Trying to help a left hander who tries to rip out finger holes each shot.
Set up ball with pin above bridge and CG on grip center. Ball tries to stay in a strong arc unless he gets it out to the dry too quick. When he stays in on oil he gets a strong arc that hits well. First impression is this is not a dry lane ball for anyone with a few revs. A black Vortex II with a high shine would be better for drier conditions.
Post by: VortexIIuser on March 04, 2002, 10:25:16 AM
All in all, this is probably the best ball in my bag right now...it definitely rounds out my arsenal (I have Ebonite Vortex III setup for drier conditions, Ebonite Apex for heavier oil, and the Ebonite Dragon for my spare ball- definitely an eye catcher)....Like Ebonite says BOWL TO WIN, and with this ball, you cant lose!!
Post by: Michael Gaither on March 15, 2002, 02:27:54 PM
and if you read my review on that ball you know i love it .This
ball gets cleaner thur the heads and has a strong midlane with
little stronger backend,then,the vortex 2 solid.It's good when
the heads start to go and your v2 solid is starting to check up
a little early.It's allows you to stay in the same zone longer.
I like the v2 pearl for medium to medium oily conditions.I think
a lot of you will like this ball.
Michael Gaither
Ebonite Regional Staff
Post by: ebonite stilt on March 21, 2002, 08:43:32 AM
Post by: mrspacely on April 06, 2002, 10:44:31 PM
I had the ball drilled for length, CG in palm with pin an inch above and a teensy bit right of the ring finger... and once my form was back to normal (I stopped having to "fight the dry"), the ball was astounding. The last game was Baker format and my team fell apart, so I only shot 6 more frames... 4 strikes, a spare and ANOTHER 4-6-7-10!!! (you think I'd LEARN not to tug it!!!)
I throw a relatively high track (just inside the fingers), with medium revs, and relatively slow (around 14 mph)... and although I only have around 3 games on the ball, I am EXCITED. I look forward to my Tuesday night dry shift this week to see if it will stand up (if I will that is!!!) under the acid test--burnt up front ends. The rest of the tourney bowlers today were complaining the lanes were dry, but I thought compared to our late shift, they were still managable (not with my Brunswick equipment though). I like the "swirly" pearl pattern on the ball since the black HPD and the solid green Contact Zone make it harder to read the ball... the Vortex was DEFINITELY easy to read, and so-far... easy to find the line fast... something I can be notoriously BAD at...
Hope this review helps... I know the others have helped me a LOT so thanks and keep the reviews coming!
Update after one month... just keeps getting better... 667 tonight with a brain-fart middle game of 169 with 4 splits early (got the "tugs")
VERY controllable! Good lane read! I adjusted two boards all night (second shift) on one of the lanes, and only a four and two shift on the other!
Am about to touch up the surface to keep it "new" since I have put around 25-30 games on it on old lanes (very little tracking so far--ESPECIALLY compared to my Brunswik equipment!)
Post by: Ron Ware on May 08, 2002, 01:45:49 PM
The twisters can really create a whole lot of room since the ball will come back and the straight shooters will like this since you can throw it up on the gutter and have it hold since it will slide a bit before it hits the dry.
Post by: TheGom on May 15, 2002, 10:56:26 PM
Post by: bigsmoove on May 24, 2002, 10:46:12 PM
a solid 9 of 10
Post by: Vets2k on June 28, 2002, 10:25:35 AM
heads very well with my speed (avg.15). It is one of the first ball
out the bag when the lanes are medium or have some dry. Have used this
on a reverse block and was able to get it out and down the lane nicely.
This ball will definitely go back in the bag when the hold in the middle
is torched. Pin is around 12noon over fingers and about 4" from cg.
Love this ball and the drilling. Thanks! Bobby D. @ J&B
Post by: Mongo on July 07, 2002, 06:33:22 PM
Specs:
16 lb. 1 oz. TW
2" pin
Drilled 4 X 4 (pin right of ring finger)
Box finish
Ebonite took one of the best core/cover combos and pearlized it...good idea.
One of our stronger releases in town has had his Vortex II for a while now, drilled 4 X 4 and loves it. With a shiny finish, the solid clears the heads and makes a strong midlane read with a hard arc finish. The only problem was that by the end of the second game he was getting a bit deeper than he liked and the ball seemed to hit flat when he got it too deep into the dry.
I got an exact duplicate in TW and pin position for the pearl and laid it out exactly like the solid. The hope was that he would get the same look, but get that extra foot of length after it hit the dry. It did.
The Vortex II Pearl is the perfect compliment to the solid Vortex II. It's not the greatest on fresh conditions, a bit skid/flippy. This ball really shines when the heads are just starting to go away and you're losing a bit a pop at the breakpoint. I would like to try one of these with a stronger drilling as I could see it as a first ball out of the bag for many people (especially slower speeds). The reaction is just like its predecessor, the Vortex II solid. However, it seems to have that extra little bit of length that the pearl cover always provides.
Highly recommend this to anyone looking to compliment their A ball. Clean through the heads and will get through that sticky part in the midlane that we all come across. Slower speeds may well like this as an A ball.
Post by: Sorethumb on October 03, 2002, 10:31:07 PM
If you're a slow speed bowler and likes consistency in your game, you should get this ball.
I'm 172 ave bowler, a five step stroker, ball speed averaging between 12 & 13 mph.
Post by: termanader69 on January 17, 2003, 07:10:59 PM
Post by: prince of cats on January 23, 2003, 02:57:21 PM
i sure dont hope this continues.
Post by: P-way Shooter on February 10, 2003, 07:59:42 PM
Post by: Garcia on February 17, 2003, 02:07:03 AM
No changes of the coverstock.
This ball is greatness. Best core ever developed is used once again, this time in a new pearl coverstock. This ball is best when the sanded V2 is beginning to roll too early. Rather than polishing the original V2, which I dont like doing, I use the V2 Pearl. Much cleaner thru the fronts, rolls hard in the midlane, and still kicks on the backend (much more than a polished solid V2).
I'd consider this ball even more versatile than the solid. Great ball for everyday house conditions, as well as second shift tournament conditions.
Xeno Garcia
Ebonite Regional Staff
Sythlord79@aol.com
Post by: LuckyLefty on April 13, 2003, 07:55:27 AM
First impression upon opening box. "What is this ugly burnt up yellow piece of ball baked in trunk crap!", (received from a fellow Ball reviews poster from a HOT weather state.)
After going to pro shop and checking top weight, "oh crap no top weight!" Another Vortex II with no top weight" I'm hosed! My soft speed and medium revs do not match up well with a super low rg core and no top weight.
After plugging and polishing some of the yellow out. "Well doesn't look that bad, hmmm"
After drilling 5 1/4 by 4, pin above ring finger(a different drilling for me), and sanding to 1000 and then polishing with some Black Magic! "Maybe the weaker pin position will get it down the lane!?"
After cheking side and top weight and finger and finding virtually none I think umm, another wasted Vortex experiment!
After throwing first time with 1000 grit surface, I see hook hook hook hook, snap split! I consider dumpster.
Coach recommends weighthole on negative bottom position to raise top and add positive side!
UMMM, I think let's get crazy and try 2000 sand and then About a 5 minute black magic treatment!
Now we are talking. Moderately heavily oiled senior tournament shot.
Most bowlers using Champs to Demolition Zones or Mojos. You get the picture!
I bowl good with the Virus(strong ball) standing 22 small swing over 11.
I switch to Vortex II pearl and go split split split and end up standing 25 for first strike. Quickly throw about 12 in a row, 7 pin and then 5 more!!
What I see, rev, rev, rev, rev, rev,rev, rev, lots of skid, quicko chango direction o, roll right right right, smash!
I was all over the alley from 11 to 15, I'm hardly ever this inaccurate and couldn't do anything but strike!
I've done well with Ebonite stuff like the Pantera(slightly higher rg). In the past! However I've hardly ever taken a ball to this high of a polish!
It seemed to offset the incredibly early rev characteristics of the ball.
The ball floated thru the heads and its incredible amount of early revs pared off the speed as the ball approached the breakpoint, sharp angular and then a lot of lateral roll and angle in to the pocket! All the things you've heard about this strong core are true, it is a lot of strong stuff!
Took out my strong turning Dynamic groove and it really labored pointing up 10 a bit. though it could strike the Vortex II's revs controlled the breakpoint much better.
This may be a better step up from the Dynamic groove in strength than the Virus and that is saying a lot.
I'll keep you posted!
The feeling I have with this ball is one must really let it fly, and zing it out there with freedom to make it work! ONe has to give it speed and width and then it's strong core will take over. Probably stronger than all other pearls!
REgards,
Luckylefty
PS closest reaction I have seen is my leverage drilled Violet 3D hammer but obviously the Hammer is more controlled, as it has less skid and a litte more even roll.
PPS Luckylefty learns something about coverstock, combined with super low rgs!
Post by: pjd300 on June 24, 2003, 01:56:30 PM
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Dave (a.k.a. tha fluffer) sucks
Post by: prince of cats on July 21, 2003, 12:54:09 AM
Post by: Monster Stitch on November 07, 2003, 01:15:26 AM
this ball 4 x 4. The ball rolls early, goes down long and has
good recovery in the back. The ball is great on
medium to dry lanes. Very versatile ball. Can be really
manipulated like the other VORTEX's. This Pearl
is awesome on fresh conditions with flying backends.
Also works on all parts of the lane.
Post by: pba300900 on January 14, 2004, 11:36:39 PM
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Not just any athlete can handle a bowling ball!!
Post by: GendouIkari on January 25, 2004, 12:51:21 PM
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Gendou Ikari... Bowl to Win!!!
Post by: bOwLiNgPiMp243 on November 26, 2004, 04:02:46 PM
Lane Conditions: Medium Oil
Typical Conditions: Variety of Shots
Type of Lane: All Synthetic
What part of the lane did you play? Second Arrow
Did the ball track out? Normal
Weight of bowling ball: 15
Surface of bowling ball: Polished
What grit was the surface of the ball? 1000
Likes: I rethought it, and all i need to do is work w/ it
Dislikes: that i didnt work w/ it b4
GOt this ball from Jeffery Mersch(Loschetter winner, YBT Winner, Junior Team USA member for 2 years) and wow! i loved it but thats when i was bowling incorrectly...and i polished it... but it sucked even more... so maybe ill use some 600 or 400 sand paper on it /or redrill it but for now yea... i'll leave my vote as 8 pins...But yea im still not @ 100 words so im gonna just talk... OH YEA! the V2 Pearl drillin is stacked and never polish up a stacked v2 pearl and expect it to have killer backend on a house shot... lol
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New review- i'm going to Bill Landen Tournament on Saturday and I thought... Wow..Maybe I should give that V2 Pearl a try... so i just got it back... and now im convinced to keep it along w/ the Matrix Dominator for tourneys..... but i'll report back on the reaction of it when I throw it again...
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