Photo and specs courtesy of bowling.com. Reproduced with credit to the maker.
How it moves
Arcing turn (symmetric 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
AX-16 Pearl Reactive
Reactive pearl
Core
Velocity Core
Factory finish
1500 Grit Polished
Color
Royal/Yellow/Copper
Released
2016-02-01
USBC
Approved 2015-12-31
Weights and specs
Weight
RG
Differential
Int. diff
15 lb
2.48
0.051
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Surface
Coarse grit
Coarse and fine
Fine grit or polish
1500 Grit Polished. 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.
