Posted on Saturday, 25th October 2008 by bhalstrom
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The new Virtual Gravity™ is the latest endeavor using the well received R2X™ coverstock and the high performance Shape Lock HD™ (High Density) Core.
Pin to PAP(4 1/2″ over 1/2″ up) - 5″
Mass Bias Position - 3″ right of Center Line
Balance Hole - None
Surface Preparation - Left at Box Finish (4000-grit Abralon)
What I Was Looking For In This Layout: Knowing that this ball was going to hook, I decided to place the pin under my middle finger to try to get the pin a little further away from my PAP in order to get a little more length out of the ball.
What I Ended Up With In This Ball Layout: Let me start by making a bold statement…This is the most aggressive by I have ever thrown. Really, the movement this ball makes at the breakpoint is insane. While testing the ball with my co-workers, we were having fun seeing how far left we could stand and how many boards we could cross. This being said, any bowler that is looking for a strong ball in oil, no matter if you are a stroker, tweener, or cranker, this ball is the ball you need to have in your bag.
We started out using our Virtual Gravity’s on a freshly oiled house condition. Normally I would stand around 20-22 and play in between the 2-3 arrow. Left at box surface, this proved to be a bit too aggressive for me. I started standing on 28 getting the ball close to the 4th arrow and out to 6. Once the ball reached the breakpoint, it forgets to put on its turn signal and just makes a left turn. This ball does not have Deflection in its vocabulary.
To test the balls limits, I decided to stand on 45 (pretty much lining me left foot up with the left gutter) and going in between the 5th and 6th arrows. While throwing through this line, my target breakpoint was still around the 6-8 board. Once again, off the breakpoint, the ball makes a left turn and absolutely destroys the pins. We will have great video footage of our testing posted shortly.
My recommendation is that if you’re going to miss, miss right. This ball will not have any problem recovering from the outside. This ball will react best on medium-oily to heavy oiled lane conditions. If you loved the Gravity Shift, then you are going to love the Virtual Gravity.
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