2010 BALL GUIDEReviewed by Joe Cerar Jr. Balls Are Listed Alphabetically by Ball Name

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STORM AUGUST 2009 VIRTUAL ENERGY

Cover Type: R2S Hybrid Reactive Box Finish: 1500 Polish

Storm’s complement to the Virtual Gravity

BOWLING BALL OF THE YEARREAL WORLD RATINGS

Hook

Breakpoint Shape:

Month:in Joe Cerar’s “No Holes Barred” column.

!Balls listed alphabetically by model name)

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TRACK NOVEMBER 2009 505A

Box Finish: 2000 Factory Polish

2010 BALL GUIDE

TRACK AUGUST 2009 505C

Cover Type: Mp Generation 3 Pearl Reactive

AZO SEPTEMBER 2009 AREA

Cover Type: 3.14 Pearl Reactive Box Finish: 1500 Grit Polished

versatility on medium and oilier patterns

TRACK AUGUST 2009

Cover Type: Hp Gen 3 Pearl Reactive Box Finish: 4000 Polished

on medium oil concentrations

BRUNSWICK AUGUST 2009 AVALANCHE PEARL

Cover Type: PowerKoil 18 Reactive Pearl

TRACK DECEMBER 2009 920A

Box Finish: 4000 Abralon

COLUMBIA 300 AUGUST 2009 BEDLAM

Cover Type: Full Tilt 4.0 Pearl Reactive Box Finish: Polished

to medium oil patterns

TRACK AUGUST 2009 930T

Box Finish: 4000 Abralon

LANE MASTERS SEPTEMBER 2009 BLACK DIAMOND

Cover Type: Traction Diamond Solid Particle Box Finish: Polished

LANE #1 JANUARY 2009 AGENT ORANGE

Cover Type: Pure Grip Pearl Reactive Box Finish: 500 Grit

HAMMER AUGUST 2009 BLACK WIDOW STING

Cover Type: Violent Flip ReactiveBox Finish: 4000 Abralon

EBONITE JULY 2009 BOOM

Box Finish: 1000 Polished

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BRUNSWICK OCTOBER 2009 C !SYSTEM" 2.5

Box Finish: 4000 Micron

900 GLOBAL AUGUST 2009 BOUNTY HUNTER

Box Finish: 4000 Abralon

Walter Ray won this season’s #rst PBA event

LANE #1 JANUARY 2009 CHAINSAW

900 GLOBAL APRIL 2009 BREAK POINT

Box Finish: 4000 Abralon

LANE #1 JUNE 2009 CHAINSAW MASSACRE

Cover Type: Bleeder Pearl Reactive

900 GLOBAL JULY 2009 BREAK POINT PEARL

Box Finish: Polished

AMF SEPTEMBER 2009 CLUTCH

Cover Type: F55 Solid Reactive

LANE MASTERS MAY 2009 BUZZ ATTACK

Cover Type: Micron Pearl Particle Reactive Box Finish: 1200 Sheen

breakpoint in a particle pearl cover

COLUMBIA 300 JULY 2009 COOL NOIZE

Cover Type: 300 Pearl Reactive Box Finish: 2000 Abralon

900 GLOBAL DECEMBER 2009

BOUNTY HUNTER PEARL

Box Finish: Polished

MORICH DECEMBER 2009 CRAZE

Box Finish: 2000 Micron Pad

BRUNSWICK DECEMBER 2009 DIAMONDBACK

Cover Type: Activator Solid Reactive Box Finish: 2000 Micron Pad

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STORM JULY 2009 FAST

Cover Type: R2S Pearl Reactive Box Finish: 1500 Polished

COLUMBIA AUGUST 2009 FREEZE

Cover Type: NE2 Pearl Reactive Box Finish: Polished

LANE #1 MARCH 2009 DYNAMO

Box Finish: 4000 Abralon

MORICH SEPTEMBER 2009 FRENZY

Cover Type: Rebound Reactive Pearl Box Finish: 4000 Abralon

LANE #1 OCTOBER 2009

Cover Type: Hybrid ISO Solid Reactive

to heavier oil concentrations

COLUMBIA 300 AUGUST 2009 FULL SWING

Cover Type: Full Tilt 5.0 Solid Reactive Box Finish: 4000 Abralon

medium and heavier oil

SEISMIC OCTOBER 2009 EPICENTER

Cover Type: AVC Pearl ReactiveBox Finish: 1000 Polished

with a smooth move downlane

STORM JULY 2009 FURIOUS

Cover Type: R2S Solid Reactive Box Finish: 2000 Abralon

EBONITE AUGUST 2009 EVOLVE

Box Finish: 4000 Abralon

LANE #1 OCTOBER 2009 GEMSTONE

Cover Type: Hybrid ISO Pearl Reactive Box Finish: 2000 Polished

MOTIV MAY 2009 GT1

Cover Type: MOTIVator-T Pearl Reactive Box Finish: 1000 Power Gel Polished

HAMMER MARCH 2009 HOT SAUCE

Box Finish: 2000 Abralon Polished

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AMF OCTOBER 2009 HYPE REACTIVE

Cover Type: F45 Pearl Reactive Box Finish: Polished

best on medium oil

HAMMER SEPTEMBER 2009 JIGSAW

AMF OCTOBER 2009 HYPE URETHANE

Cover Type: R20 UrethaneBox Finish: 4000 Dull

EBONITE JULY 2009 LANE BREAKER

Cover Type: Traxion Reactive .048

MORICH JANUARY 2009 LEVRG RESPONSE

Cover Type: Extended Ra Pearl Reactive Box Finish: 4000 Sanded

900 GLOBAL JULY 2009 LUNATIC

Cover Type: S53 Solid Reactive Box Finish: Polished

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AMF MARCH 2009 MEGA FRICTION

Cover Type: F 81 Reactive Particle Box Finish: 1000 Abralon

ROTO GRIP DECEMBER 2009 MUTANT CELL

Box Finish: 2000 Abralon

EBONITE MARCH 2009 MAGIC

Cover Type: Flexol Solid Reactive Box Finish: 4000 Abralon

EBONITE AUGUST 2009 MAGIC TOUCH

Cover Type: Flexol Plus Pearl Reactive Box Finish: 4000 Polished

STORM AUGUST 2009 NATURAL

Cover Type: U2S Urethane Box Finish: 2000 Abralon

900 GLOBAL JANUARY 2009 MANIAC

Cover Type: S50 Hybrid Reactive Box Finish: 1000 Grit

VISIONARY DECEMBER 2009 NEW BREED

PARTICLE PEARL

Cover Type: Leviathon Particle Pearl Box Finish: 2000 Abralon

A versatile pearl particle with excellent carry on most medium volume patterns

ROTO GRIP APRIL 2009 MARS

Cover Type: Sure Grip II Hybrid Reactive Box Finish: 1500 Polish

VISIONARY JANUARY 2009 NEW BREED PEARL

Cover Type: Drakonian Pearl Reactive Box Finish: 1500 Polished

VISIONARY JANUARY 2009 NEW BREED SOLID

Cover Type: Drakonian Solid Reactive Box Finish: 1000 Abralon

LANE #1 DECEMBER 2009 MASSACRE RED DEATH

Cover Type: Pure Grip Explosion Hybrid Reactive Box Finish: 2000 Abralon

downlane continuation on heavier oil

VIA FEBRUARY 2009 MYTH WARRIOR

Cover Type: EA Solid Reactive Box Finish: 1000 Dull

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COLUMBIA 300 FEBRUARY 2009 POWER SWING

Cover Type: NE2 Maxx Solid ReactiveBox Finish: 4000 Abralon

ROTO GRIP AUGUST 2009 NOMAD

Cover Type: Ultra Vision Solid ReactiveBox Finish: 1500 Polish

BRUNSWICK AUGUST 2009 PYTHON

Cover Type: EnMotion Pearl Reactive

ROTO GRIP AUGUST 2009 NOMAD PEARL

Cover Type: Ultra Vision Pearl Reactive Box Finish: 1500 Polished

MOTIV DECEMBER 2009 QZ1

Cover Type: MOTIVator-Z Pearl Reactive Box Finish: 2000 Polished Abralon

An extremely versatile mid-priced pearl

BRUNSWICK FEBRUARY 2009 RATTLER

Cover Type: Activator Pearl Reactive

A mid-priced powerhouse with excellent

HAMMER JULY 2009

Cover Type: CT Plus Solid Reactive

many medium volume oil patterns

HAMMER AUGUST 2009 RAW BURN

Cover Type: Shredder Reactive Pearl

CAFFEINE SPORTS NOVEMBER 2009 POWER ADDICT

Cover Type: Java II Super Reactive Pearl Box Finish: 2000 Abralon

HAMMER JANUARY 2009 RAW ACID

Cover Type: Max-Hook Solid Reactive Box Finish: 4000 Abralon

HAMMER JUNE 2009 RAZYR

Cover Type: Recoil Pearl Reactive

STORM OCTOBER 2009 REIGN

Cover Type: R2S Pearl Reactive Box Finish: 1500 Polisheded

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STORM FEBRUARY 2009 SECOND DIMENSION

Box Finish: 1500 Polished

BRUNSWICK AUGUST 2009 SIEGE

Cover Type: Propel Solid Reactive Box Finish: 1000 Micron

AMF SEPTEMBER 2009 SIDEWAYS

but not necessarily in carrydown.

EBONITE JULY 2009 SMASH

Cover Type: Modi#ed Phazed Reactive

AMF JULY 2009 SMOKE

Cover Type: F28 Pearl Reactive Box Finish: Polished

and smooth downlane motion

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2010 ANNUAL BALL GUIDE COMPANY INFO

ELITE JULY 2009 RED ALIEN

Cover Type: E80 Solid ReactiveBox Finish: 1000 Abralon

ROTO GRIP APRIL 2009 ROGUE CELL

Box Finish: 4000 Abralon

total hook with superb pin carry

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MOTIV DECEMBER 2009 SR2

Cover Type: MOTIVat-r Solid Reactive Box Finish: 2000 Polish

best on medium oil concentrations

SEISMIC OCTOBER 2009 SOLARIS REQUIEM

Cover Type: AVC + Solid Reactive Box Finish: 1000 Abralon

CAFFEINE SPORTS DECEMBER 2009

Cover Type: Java ll Super Reactive SolidBox Finish: 4000 Abralon

ELITE OCTOBER 2009 SPIDER WASP

Cover Type: E60 Solid Reactive

AZO SEPTEMBER 2009 STRIKE

Cover Type: SHP Solid Reactive Box Finish: 2000 Abralon

MOTIV FEBRUARY 2009

Box Finish: 2000 Power Gel Polished

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BRUNSWICK DECEMBER 2009 WILD CARD

Cover Type: Connexion Solid Reactive Box Finish: 2000 Micron Pad

BRUNSWICK FEBRUARY 2009 WILD RIDE

BRUNSWICK AUGUST 2009 WILD THING

Box Finish: 4000 Micron

medium to heavier oil

MOTIV AUGUST 2009 TR2

Cover Type: MOTIVat-r Solid Reactive Box Finish: 800 Wet Sand

MOTIV FEBRUARY 2009

Cover Type: Motivator-x Solid Reactive

EBONITE MARCH 2009 THE ONE PEARL

Box Finish: 4000 Abralon Polished