Reactive Bowling Ball – Why Is It Most Useful?

The primary outcome of a reactive bowling ball is that it has enough potential to hook than a ball with urethane cover stock only. The reason is that the added grip of the ball to the lanes permits it to hook more intensely.

It has a urethane coverstock mixed with particles of resin which provide the ball a tackiness that amplified the grip the ball on the lane. Bowling ball manufacturers had made balls with the solid urethane compound in the past.

The reactive bowling ball is mostly accurate in the backend of the lanes, which is 15 feet nearby to the pins. This additional grip has also created a stronger rotational spin, increases centrifugal force, and creates extra power as the ball strikes the pins.

It means that a bowler’s margin of mistake amplified when he tosses a strike ball, instead of requiring hitting an exact point within the pocket to get more strike. Here we will discuss the sub-categories of reactive bowling balls, i.e., solid cover stock, the pearl cover stock, and hybrid bowling balls.

Solid reactive coverstocks Reactive bowling ball:

Solid reactive coverstocks have the highest amount of mini reactive pores on the ball surface compared to other reactive bowling balls. The solid cover stock has sanded, or polished finishes, and the degree of surface friction can control by rubbing the compound buffed finish.

It usually offers a higher coefficient of friction than pearl cover stocks. Solid reactive balls tend to hook early than reactive pearl balls due to enough surface friction. It also has a reduction of energy when they travel down the lane as compared to pearl reactive balls.

It tends to hookless sharply as leaving it on the oil medium on the back third of the lane surface at the breakpoint to the pocket.

Pearl reactive coverstocks Reactive bowling ball

Pearl reactive coverstocks manufactured with the inclusion of mica or resin particles and materials mixed into the reactive coverstock material.

The addition of these additives crumples out the mini pores causing the ball reaction to being prolonged in length on the front ends of the lanes on dry condition. Pearl reactive balls create stricter hooking ability on the back ends of the lanes and skid on the front end of the lanes.

The coefficient of friction is lesser than other reactive balls which consequently the lower loss of stored energy and a faster reaction from the breakpoint to the pocket as the ball travels down the lane. It can react speedily to high friction portions of the lane.

Hybrid reactive coverstocks:

Hybrid reactive coverstocks are a mixture of solid and pearl reactive covers with the purpose of taking benefits of both kinds of coverstocks. Such coverstocks deliver the back end reaction of a pearl reactive coverstock and the mid-lane reaction of a solid reactive coverstock.

This kind of balls will provide you the front end slide you need to medium oil conditions and react at the breakpoint to the pocket in the same way as do reactive pearl ball. Hybrid coverstocks permit for modifying surface textures similar to pearl and solid reactive balls.