Photo and specs courtesy of bowling.com. Reproduced with credit to the maker.
How it moves
Hockey-stick turn (asymmetric core). Dotted is skid, then the turn, then the roll into the pocket. Estimated from the coverstock, finish, core, and differential for a right-handed bowler with medium revs on a house shot. Lane conditions, speed, and layout move all of this.
How much the ball wants to hook, 1 (straight, a spare ball) to 10 (the strongest oil-eaters). The maker publishes no number for this ball, so this is estimated from the coverstock, core, finish, and differential.
Coverstock
Violent Wheel
Reactive solid
Core
Widow
Asymmetric
Factory finish
4000 Abralon
Color
Black / Purple / Red Sparkle
Released
2009-12-15
USBC
Approved 2009-11-01
Weights and specs
Weight
RG
Differential
Int. diff
12 lb
2.60
0.039
—
13 lb
2.53
0.055
—
14 lb
2.58
0.053
0.006
15 lb
2.56
0.056
0.006
16 lb
2.58
0.050
0.006
Surface
Coarse grit
Coarse and fine
Fine grit or polish
4000 Abralon. Skims the oil and saves its energy for the dry part of the lane: longer skid, later and sharper hook. Polished and pearl balls. Surface changes over games, and a pro shop can take any ball either way with a pad.
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Same coverstock and core type; the closest company for this ball in a bag.
