Ok people, today I will be comparing my Sonic Solid against this beautiful work of art that shouldn't have ever existed!
Let me back track by reminding everyone how the Sonic Solid reacted on the lanes. I had my ball drilled 4x4, and it was very smooth, even, controllable, and made a soft sweeping arc on light to dry conditioned lanes.
Now on to the Darkside;
The coverstock seems to be a mix of solid and pearl, or it could be simply one or the other. I wonder if the small mix of particles has anything to do with it? I laid this ball out with a combination of Excaliber's and Charlest advice, and got a great result from them. The pattern is pin under the ring finger, and ever so slightly to the right. The CG is stacked directly under it for use on light to lighter medium oiled lanes.
The condition I was using it on wasn't exactly prime for the Darkside, because it WILL skate through most oils on the lane. It was a second shift medium pattern on wood lanes, so transition would happen fast. After about the second game, a hold area had developed outside of ten, but the backends didn't carrydown too much. I'd say it was more on the lengthy side for the first game, until the track area was opened up.
Ok...Darkside VS. Solid X:
Darkside goes about two feet longer before it rolls, and turns, it has no problem getting through the heads what so ever. Since it gets about two feet more length before it rolls, the backend is obviously a little larger. For a perspective on how I was playing, straight up ten with a low track release and the ball would gently turn over and hook into the pocket. I'd say the ball still rolled fairly early for it's construction, but stayed controllable through the midlanes and in the backs. Once the trac area was opened up, I moved two boards deeper and threw it with a high track release. The ball reacted very similar to the Sonic Solid, but like Excaliber said, it's close to five boards stronger than the Solid X. That's better for me, because I couldn't exactly get the Solid to bend from off the twig in more than dirt conditions very well.
The Darkside's core is very strong, strongest one I've used to date. I've left three nine pins, one eight, a four, and two tens with this ball. It generates more pin action than all of my Buzzsaws, and even more than my Hercules or Gryphon does. (for me) At the least carry is very good, but it could be better, and for the first night out with it, I didn't shoot terribly, but not what I hoped for either.
For all you Track fans out there looking for a medium to light oil ball, what the hell are you waiting for? Get off some money and get this gem, you will not be disappointed, as it will EASILY fit into your arsenal.
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Edited on 11/8/2003 11:44 AM
