I got a flier on the Ace X Factor and I have a couple of questions. The price is right (129.00).

1) What is the differnce between it and the standard X Factor.

2) Would it be a good ball on heavy oil?

I am going to drop to 15 lbs, after the first couple of game with a 16lb I lose rev's.


Thanks

The standard X-factor has a dual core (RAD2), the Ace has a tri-core construction (RAD3).

The core is the same as the tripple x-factor, and tripple x-treame. However it is a new covestock, so hopefully it wont exhibit the same problems as the other balls.

It is not a heavy oil ball, it has a high polished surface, which works better in medium oil.

Thanks Coach,

I bowl on med to heavy oil and I have a trama er.

I goes way too long and I want a ball that will work good in oil. Can you suggest anything?

You might even be able to stick the Trauma ER and just have it plugged and re-drilled for an early roll. from your post it sounds like it is punched up to go long and snap on the backend.

In designing your arsenal, you have to keep in mind what percentage of play is on what type of conditions, and have equipment available to meet those conditions.

If your trauma works great in light oil or dry conditions, then keep it as it is for when you play those conditions.

In heavy oil conditions you really need more surface to the ball. Sometimes just breaking the shine is enough, and other times heavily sanded still isn't enough.

Some of the new balls out that are getting good reviews in oil are the Columbia Bully, and Big Bully. In Ebonite the V2 sanded, V2 Strong, and V2 Strong/r are performing well.

Another thing to remember is that the release dictates skid moreso than the drilling or the core. If you throw with a high axis rotation in oil, it will skid even if it had snowtires on it. Just the same a cars tires will hydroplane on ice or water, the ball is more suseptable to hydroplaning if its rotational angle is 90 degrees to the direction of travel.

So in oil we want an early roll, and a gyroscopic roll, with approximately 30 to 50 degrees of axis rotation. This will keep the energy in the ball focused on the direction of travel and be released in the backend.

Thanks guy's,
I sanded (at the Pro Shop) tonight before we bowled ( my Thunder Road, my old ball) and I haven't had this much fun in a long time. It was breaking like there was no tomorrow. I had to adjust a couple of boards to the left and wammo.

Maybe I will wait on getting a new ball.

Great news boatman...

Sometimes the best ball for the job is already in the bag...