I still remember sitting in my buddy Chuck's Pro-Shop in Wisconsin with every manufacturer's ball catalog open in front of me, looking for a couple of balls with a different reaction for my bag I had books all over the place, sheets falling out, and a pad of paper with cryptic notes and page numbers scribbled on it. I was thinking to myself, there MUST be a better way. Being a programmer by profession, I went home and spent a week extracting all the ball information from the manufacturer websites, and put it in an excel spreadsheet, this way I could just sort them by RG and Differentials, and find what I was looking for quicker. That little spreadsheet became quite a hit, friends at the pro-shop were soon looking at it to find equipment for themselves.
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| Ebonite Mission 2.0 |
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Ebonite’s Mission 2.0 offers enhanced motion, stronger backend continuation and more striking power than the original Mission. The 2.0 uses the exact Mission 1.0 core of the original Mission, but uses a more aggressive XL1250 coverstock.Overall, with it’s pearl coverstock, the ball does get through the heads easier than the original Mission, with an increased backend reaction.
Ball Test - House Pattern 40' Even though the Mission 2 has a pearl coverstock, it still needs some oil to get through the heads. If the lanes are Medium to dry, being able to get it cleanly through the heads is reserved for bowlers with little hand. Out of the box, the Mission 2.0 comes with a 2000 polished surface. It’s bright orange shell makes it quite easy to spot your ball on the ball rack among your teammates. The Mission 2.0 is a great ball to play deep with. With the really aggressive coverstock, you can really open up the lanes to the right, but your really need to stay alert to the heads, as when they break down, getting this ball down the lane could be a challenge. On the typical house pattern, I lined up playing deep, crossing 20, and swinging it out to 10, the ball really gave me a lot of room to the right, and really hit pretty good. Ball Test – PBA Chameleon Pattern The Chameleon Pattern is a challenging condition for this ball. Typically, moves of 5 or more boards at a time are common on this pattern, especially as the heads break down. The scoring pace is considered medium to low for this pattern. Since the Mission 2.0 seems most at home deep inside the lane, I figured this would be a great sport pattern for the test. I started out playing 20-8 with the ball which is a about normal for where I would play this pattern. This ball actually had an awesome recovery and got through the fresh pattern with ease. As time went on, I pretty much programmatically jumped one arrow at a time left in order still be able to get the ball down the lane.
When to Use this Ball This is a great ball when you have to get deep and swing a lot. On a house shot, you can cover the whole lane and still get substantial backend. The drawback is that this ball tends to fry the heads. If the lanes break down be prepared to move and stay ahead of the breakdown.
Conclusion With the Mission 2.0, Ebonite has put out a great addition to the Mission 1.0. It certainly has its place in your bag as a play deep ball. The only drawback I really saw was the fact that the ball really burned up the heads. You have to be able to stay ahead of the breakdown, or be prepared to switch balls. I would be interested in hearing other comments if you have this ball, what you like and dislike. Login and Comment below!
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