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Apex Series
Apex Intensity
Intensity's two-in-one Fusion™ core combines a high-flare hourglass core and light bulb core to produce a redesigned, precision-balanced density change that boosts core torque and mass bias strength over the original Apex. This combination provides more length while increasing overall hook and breakpoint angle so players can really open up the lane. Reach for the original Apex for more control and predictability, the Apex Intensity for more power - it-s a winning combination that has everybody talking.

  • Color: Purple/Yellow Particle
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 27.97
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 9.3
  • Ball Speed: Faster
  • Axis Rotation: Maximum Side Roll
  • Axis Tilt: Low Track
  • Revolutions: Low/Medium Revs & Power Player
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Heavier Oil
  • Backend Condition: Carrydown

    Available In 12 - 16 Pounds
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    Apex Particle Resin Blue/Red
    The Big Easy™ coverstock, a low volume particle load, allows this high performance ball to get through the front of the lane easier. The Fusion™ core, a two-in-one core design that combines a high flaring cylinder core inside a mellow light-bulb shape, creates a mass bias ball reaction that saves its tremendous energy for the backends. The 1200 grit sanded surface takes polishing easily, allowing the Apex to be the most versatile particle ball on the market today.

  • Color: Reflex Blue/Red Hot Particle
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 27.97
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 9.3
  • Ball Speed: Faster
  • Axis Rotation: Maximum Side Roll
  • Axis Tilt: Low Track
  • Revolutions: Low/Medium Revs & Power Player
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Heavier Oil
  • Backend Condition: Carrydown

    Available In 12 - 16 Pounds
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    Matrix Series
    Matrix Dynasty
    The ability to assess lane conditions quickly and adjust your game with phenomenal results is now within reach. The thinking that went into the latest addition to the Matrix line balances power and predictability for peak performance in most lane conditions. Get the new Matrix Dynasty, and play it smart.

  • Color: Trophy Gold/ Black Pearl
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 19.1
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 15.7
  • Bomb Location: Six and three-quarter inches from the pin in the
    BOMB's Down positions (on Center of Gravity [CG])
  • Bomb Strength: .018
  • Flare Potential: High
  • Breakpoint Angle: 7.5
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Light to Medium Oil

    Available In 12 - 16 Pounds
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    Matrix Dominator
    Ebonite Matrix Dominator Navy/Green The The latest in the successful line of Matrix reactives, the Dominator surpasses its predecessors in hook potential. Ebonite has added a high flare cylinder to the two-in-one Fusion™ core, converted it into a Bomb’s Away design, and wrapped it in the aggressive Big Wheel™ reactive coverstock. Finely sanded with 1200 grit, this new weapon will allow all styles to be the Dominator on medium to heavier oiled lane conditions. Go forth and conquer.

  • Color: Navy/Green Sanded
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 28.48
  • Ball Speed: Faster
  • Axis Rotation: Minimal Side Roll
  • Axis Tilt: Low Track
  • Revolutions: Low/Medium Revs
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Heavier Oil
  • Backend Condition: Carrydown

    Available In 12 - 16 Pounds
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    Matrix Trimax III
    The Trimax III was designed with lighter to medium oil conditions in mind. The highest RG core in Matrix history was placed inside of the aggressive Big Wheel™ reactive coverstock to create an sharper angle at the breakpoint, more than 8% stronger than the Matrix Trimax I and II. The factory polished Trimax III will appeal to medium to slower ball speeds or light to medium oil conditions. Big Wheel keeps on turnin’.

  • Color: Burgandy Pearl
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 18.27
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 20.4
  • Ball Speed: Slower
  • Axis Rotation: Minimal Side Roll
  • Axis Tilt: Low Track
  • Revolutions: Low/Medium Revs
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Medium Oil
  • Backend Condition: Fresh

    Available In 12 - 16 Pounds
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    Vortex Series
    Vortex Afterburner
    The most versatile reactive ball on the market, the Vortex II, needed a companion. Something hot, on fire. Something to get through broken down heads and be able to kick it in down the lane. Shift into another gear. Well, turn on the Afterburner. Its Big Easy™ coverstock, pearlized and fortified with PET particles, allows the ball to be clean through the fronts. And, in conjunction with the medium RG, medium high flare domed R2 core, really haul some butt in the backends. Factory polished, this will be great for all styles when the lanes are medium to drier. Turn and burn.

  • Color: Green/Blaze Orange Sparkle
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 18.5
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 16.2
  • Ball Speed: Slower
  • Axis Rotation: Minimal Side Roll
  • Axis Tilt: Low Track
  • Revolutions: Power Player
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Medium Oil
  • Backend Condition:Carrydown

    Available In 12 - 16 Pounds
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    Vortex II Trimax
    What’s that you say? Ball shoots off your hand like a speeding bullet? Do you bowl in a center that believes in oiling to the pin deck, or so it seems? With its 1200 grit sanded Trimax reactive coverstock, the Vortex II is the answer. Known by better bowlers as the most versatile reactive on the market, this center-heavy, extremely low RG version of the Nitro R2 core, is designed to rev quicker and hook sooner. Strong and steady. No surprises.

  • Color:Black/Blue Sanded
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 27.72
  • Length (Scale 1-30):9.0
  • Ball Speed:Faster
  • Axis Rotation:Maximum Side Roll
  • Axis Tilt: Low Track
  • Revolutions:Low/Medium Revs & Power Player
  • Best Lane Oil Condition:Heavier Oil
  • Backend Condition:Carrydown

    Available In 12 - 16 Pounds
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    Vortex III TPS
    Want a particle ball that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg? Looking for versatility and power? The Vortex III features the medium power of the Nitro R2 core to retain energy and the 800 grit sanded TPS particle resin to provide powerful traction. And it also can be polished easily to handle over-reacting lane conditions, making it an excellent choice for a multitude of bowling style

  • Color:Royal Blue Particle
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30):25.2
  • Length (Scale 1-30):6.0
  • Ball Speed:Faster
  • Axis Rotation:Maximum Side Roll
  • Axis Tilt: Low Track
  • Revolutions:Power Player
  • Best Lane Oil Condition:Heavier Oil
  • Backend Condition:Fresh

    Available In 12 - 16 Pounds
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    Cat Series
    Predator
    Hunting is a means of survival. And so is beating the competition. The Predator is deadly on the lanes. The Mega-Bite Super Tack Particle (STP) does the stalking, the modified Puma core does the talking. Engineered for heavier oil patterns, this 800 grit sanded, medium-load particle provides that heavy roll associated with particle balls along with the predictable backend power generated by light-bulb cores. Time to go on the prowll!

  • Color:Blood Red/White Particle
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 28.98
  • Length (Scale 1-30):5.7
  • Ball Speed: Faster
  • Axis Rotation: Maximum Side Roll
  • Axis Tilt: Low Track
  • Revolutions: Low/Medium Revs & Power Player
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Heavier Oil
  • Backend Condition: Carrydown

    Available In 10 - 16 Pounds
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    Savage
    The core of the most devastating ball of its time is back with a vengeance. The medium RG Turbo/X core has been retooled for the tighter lane conditions of the new century by adding a flare increasing domed cap. And, by adding the Big Wheel™ reactive resin®, sanded with 1200 grit, Ebonite is recreating the medium length and strong change of direction that made its forefather a legend. Savage. The name says it all.

  • Color: Midnight Blue/Rubine Red Sanded
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 28.25
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 10.8
  • Ball Speed: Slower
  • Axis Rotation: Minimal Side Roll
  • Axis Tilt: Low Track
  • Revolutions: Low/Medium Revs
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Heavier Oil
  • Backend Condition: Carrydown

    Available In 10 - 16 Pounds
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    Tiger
    Like its namesake, the Tiger pounces on its prey with swiftness and ferocity. Clean through the fronts and strong at the breakpoint. If you need to create angle from the breakpoint to the pocket, or if you just like watching your ball doing it, the Tiger will provide excitement. Excellent playing inside angles on light to medium oil conditions, the Tiger will be excellent for slower to medium ball speeds and help those “rotationally challenged” players create a strong angle of entry.

  • Color: Black/Orange Sparkle
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 17.64
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 20.1
  • Ball Speed: Slower
  • Axis Rotation: Minimal Side Roll
  • Revolutions: Low/Medium Revs
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Medium Oill
  • Backend Condition: Fresh

    Available In 10 - 16 Pounds
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    Pantera
    The Pantera will be your choice to go hunting through that thick, heavily oiled jungle. Potent 1200 grit sanded Super Tack Plus Reactive Resin® claws through longer oil patterns, and the center heavy, high torque light bulb core provides the strong angle of entry. This allows faster ball speeds and lower track players to catch their prey.

  • Color: Black/Red Sanded
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 28.48
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 9.6
  • Ball Speed: Faster
  • Axis Rotation: Maximum Side Roll
  • Axis Tilt: Low Track
  • Revolutions: Low/Medium Revs
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Heavier Oil
  • Backend Condition: Carrydown

    Available In 10 - 16 Pounds
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    Stinger Series
    Stinger 2-Piece Sanded
    The best entry-level performance reactive line in the market just got better. By using the predictable power of the Mega-Bite™ Super Tack Plus coverstock (same as the Tidal Wave Wipeout), the Stinger 2-Piece Sanded provides more “bite” into the oil, not out of your wallet. Sanded with 800 grit, faster ball speeds and those who bowl on heavier oiled lanes will benefit from the added power of the 2-Piece Sanded. The elliptical shaped core provides a predictable transition at the breakpoint and through the pins.

  • Color: Black
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 23.94
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 12.0
  • Ball Speed: Slower
  • Axis Rotation: Minimal Side Roll
  • Axis Tilt: Low Track
  • Revolutions: Power Player
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Medium Oil
  • Backend Condition: Fresh

    Available In 10 - 16 Pounds
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    Stinger 2-Piece Pearl
    The best entry-level reactive on the market. And the best priced to boot. The smooth rolling, elliptical shaped core will provide a medium hook potential while exhibiting the control necessary to set your mind at ease. The factory polished Detonator Plus reactive resin™ allows those with slower ball speed, or releases with more forward roll to have a continuous hook style and experience the “sting” when it hits the pins.

  • Color: Royal/Red
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 13.48
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 21.6
  • Ball Speed: Slower
  • Axis Rotation: Minimal Side Roll
  • Revolutions: Power Player
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Medium Oil
  • Backend Condition: Fresh

    Available In 10 - 16 Pounds
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    Tornado Series

    Just starting out? You want a ball that will grow with your skills. A ball that can remain a valuable piece of your arsenal. The new Tornado series combines the features of entry-level simplicity, kicks it up a notch with a higher tech weight-block for more backend punch, and wraps it inside of the consistent power of the Mega-Bite™ Super Tack Plus coverstock. Available in the blue sanded version (800 grit) for faster ball speeds, a factory polished pearlized sparkle, and a factory polished two-tone sparkle for medium to slower ball speeds.
    Tornado Reactive Resin Red/Silver Pearl

  • Color: Red/Silver Pearl
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 13.0
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 23.7
  • Ball Speed: Slower
  • Axis Rotation: Minimal Side Roll
  • Revolutions: Power Player
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Medium Oil
  • Backend Condition: Fresh

    Available In 10 - 16 Pounds
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    Tornado Reactive Resin Blue/Violet Sparkle

  • Color: Blue/Violet Pearl
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 13.0
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 23.4
  • Ball Speed: Slower
  • Axis Rotation: Minimal Side Roll
  • Revolutions: Power Player
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Medium Oil
  • Backend Condition: Fresh

    Available In 10 - 16 Pounds
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    Tornado Reactive Resin Sea Foam/Blue Sanded

  • Color: Sea Foam Blue Sanded
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 20.79
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 13.2
  • Ball Speed: Slower
  • Axis Rotation: Minimal Side Roll
  • Axis Tilt: Low Track
  • Revolutions: Power Player
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Medium Oil
  • Backend Condition: Fresh

    Available In 10 - 16 Pounds
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    Optyx Series
    Formula 1
    Combine reactive resin™ with our history-making clear technology and you get "Formula 1." It’s the high-end, high-performance OPTYX ball with the most powerful thin-shell reactive formulation ever created by Ebonite. It’s big on both hooking power and attitude – a combination we call "hookitude" – and once around the track with this baby is sure to earn you the checkered flag

  • Color: Clear Reactive
  • Overall Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 18.65
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 15.3
  • Best Lane Oil Condition: Medium Oil

    Available In 14 - 16 Pounds
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    OPTYX - Snake
    Stun the competition with the new OPTYXTM Snake, the industry's first-ever polyester spare ball featuring a three-dimensional hand painted core. With three venomous snakes wrapped around the core, this cold-blooded ball takes the game ssssseriously. Your prey will never know what bit them.

  • Coverstock: Everclear Thin Shell Polyester
  • Box Finish: Factory Polished
  • Color: Clear
  • Core: 3-D Handpainted Snake Core
  • BOMB Location: None
  • BOMB Strength: None
  • Flare Potential: None
  • Length (OPTYX's scale of 1 to 10, early to late): 10
  • Overall Hook (OPTYX's scale of 1 to 25, least to most): 1.0
  • Breakpoint Angle (OPTYX's scale of 1 to 10, most smooth to most angular): 1
  • Best Lane Condition: Dry Lanes, Straight Ball and Spare Shooting

    Available In 12 - 16 Pounds
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    Bud Light
    There’s one beer you reach for to have a good time – and now there’s one ball to go with it. Our newest Everclear Fun Ball may be "Light" but when it comes to an eye-catching spare ball, the Bud Light® Fun Ball has personality written all over it. Go ahead. Start your own party with this one.

    Available 14 Pounds
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    Budweiser
    The wildly popular Budweiser® Fun Ball is back and it’s never looked so good. Pull this out midgame as a spare ball and the whole bowling center will stop to see what’s up. This Bud’s For You®. Really.

    Available 14 Pounds
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    Skull
    From the cult movie "Mystery Men" to a bowling center near you, The Skull is still turning heads. And for plenty of bonehead good reasons. It’s the spare ball you’re dying to try. Besides, nobody can resist going head-to-head with this ultimate fun ball from OPTYX.

    Available In 15 & 16 Pounds
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    OPTYX - Spider
    Just when you thought you had seen it all from Ebonite®, along comes the new OPTYXTM Spider. It may look harmless, but this clear thin-shell reactive resin ball strikes on light to medium oil with a hook that makes grown men shudder. With a sharper breakpoint angle and more overall hook potential than the OPTYX Formula 1, the new OPTYX Spider is the ball to pick up when you're ready to put some real bite back into your game.

  • Coverstock: Formula2 Clear Reactive
  • Box Finish: Factory Polished
  • Color: Clear with Tarantula Spider Applique on Gold Core
  • Core: BOMB's Down Dominator
  • BOMB Location: Approx. 6-3/4" from pin
  • BOMB Strength: .015
  • Flare Potential: 6"
  • Length (OPTYX's scale of 1 to 10, early to late): 5.1
  • Overall Hook (OPTYX's scale of 1 to 25, least to most): 16.0
  • Breakpoint Angle (OPTYX's scale of 1 to 10, most smooth to most angular): 9.0
  • Best Lane Condition: Light to medium oil, shorter oil patterns

    Available In 14 - 16 Pounds
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    Dragon
    There’s no crouching tiger but we’ve got one heckuva Dragon to unleash. And with OPTYX’s clear technology, there’s nothing hidden. See what this fire-breather looks like going down the lane and you’ll know why bowlers are lining up for our greatest new spare ball.

  • Length (OPTYX's scale of 1 to 10, early to late): 30.0
  • Overall Hook (OPTYX's scale of 1 to 25, least to most): 1.0

    Available In 10 - 16 Pounds
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    Snuffy
    Meet Snuffy, the limited edition Optyx fun ball that’s putting a smile on everybody’s face. With his sunglasses and sunny disposition, Snuffy is the very definition of cool Add him to your spare ball collection and have a nice game.

  • Color: Sunshine Yellow
  • Length (OPTYX's scale of 1 to 10, early to late): 30.0
  • Overall Hook (OPTYX's scale of 1 to 25, least to most): 1.0

    Available In 10 - 16 Pounds
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    Ghost Face™
    It’s enough to turn tough guys into fraidy-cats and cocky bowlers into cowards. It’s the new Scream Ball from OPTYX and it’s the kind of hard-working spare ball that screams out the attitude of its owner. Just remember: even though it’s called The Scream, the pins know it’s really a silent killer..

  • Length (OPTYX's scale of 1 to 10, early to late): 30.0
  • Overall Hook (OPTYX's scale of 1 to 25, least to most): 1.0

    Available In 10 - 16 Pounds
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    Maxim Series
    THE MOST POPULAR POLYESTER BALL IN THE WORLD. For the bowler who puts a high priority on looking good and getting everyone’s attention, we’ve got a ball for you . Notice Maxim’s wide variety of colors and selection of styles. So cool, people will be watching it come back up the ball return.
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  • Color: Navy/Maroon/Green Sparkle
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  • Color: Teal Sparkle
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  • Color: Black/Silver Sparkle
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  • Color: Peek-A-Boo Blue
  • Ebonite Hook Rating (Scale 1-30): 1.0
  • Length (Scale 1-30): 30.0

    Available In 6 & 8 - 16 Pounds
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  • Color: Royal Blue Sparkle
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  • Color: Purple Sparkle
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  • Color: Red Sparkle
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  • Color: Teal/Violet/Red


  • Glow Balls
    Maxim Glow Captain Nemo

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  • Color: Captain Nemo
  • Every model is a wickedly fun
    glow-in-the-dark ball,
    perfect for night
    and black light bowling..
    Maxim Glow Captain Firefly

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  • Color: Captain Firefly