I have had friends, competitors, and customers experience a SIGNIFICANT loss of reaction in EVERY ball in the Ebonite One series. This comes from people who clean their equipment religiously, some who clean them regularly, and some who clean them rarely to never. I would say that almost 100% of people I know who use the One series balls have seen a loss of reaction, and many have seen almost total death. The Total NV seems to be doing the same exact thing.
It is a symptom of the aggressive soaker covers that they are using. Take it or leave it, but be prepared to spend replacement money.
Now, not ALL Ebonite balls "die". This is a bit of a misconception, although they do have the reputation and there is obviously a REASON that this rep has started to preceed them.
Just my observations. No sugar coating and no bashing. Simply my experiences.
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