Ball Review DV8:
Diva Pearl Hook 49 • Length 17 • Breakpoint Shape 17
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Intent: The DV8 Diva Pearl, sister to the Dude (November 2013) and original Diva (February 2013), pushes through the fronts more easily and creates a stronger backend — designed to conquer medium lane conditions. She fits right in between the Dude and Diva. Core: Diva Pearl is using her sister
Diva’s symmetrical core, with an RG of 2.56 and a differential of .052, creating 3 to 4 inches of flare. This symmetrical core works well for all symmetrical ball layouts.
Coverstock: The Diva Pearl uses the Class 5F reactive, with a sexy look in silver and pink pearl. Out of the box, the cover is finished with a 500 Siaair Micro Pad, polished with Royal Compound and then Royal Shine. This allows the Diva Pearl to glide through the heads and save energy for the backend on medium to light condi- tions, or later in the long blocks. Overview: The Diva Pearl lived up to her name; it’s a sassy pearl
diva. She worked well on the lighter volume house pattern and on the Viper pattern after a few games. She allowed us to get deep inside when the lane was broken down and provided a strong motion into the pins from a steep angle. Her length tends to be too long and she is a little too aggressive on a fresh condition, especially on the longer and heavier pattern, because she skidded too far before making her break to the pocket.
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DV8:
Misfit Orange Hook 45 • Length 18 • Breakpoint Shape 13
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Intent: The newest Misfit is designed to skid through the fronts and make a smooth, controlled back- end reaction on lighter oil conditions. Core: The ball uses the symmetrical Misfit High RG Core at 2.57, with a .032 differential. This core provides 2 to 3 inches of flare on our layout. Coverstock: The Misfit uses the Class 1C Reactive solid coverstock, with neon red and orange coloring. Out of the box, it is sanded with a 500 Siaair Micro Pad, then polished with Royal Compound and finished with Royal Shine. Overview: The newest colored ball in the Misfit line is probably the smoothest reacting of the Misfits (September 2011 and February 2013) when it sees the friction down the lane. I found it best when used on the lighter house pattern and on Viper for a straighter angle. The smooth motion of the Misfit entering the pocket keeps the pins very low. This is truly a great ball for slower ball speeds and seniors on average house patterns. On the house pattern used for testing, it really opened up the lane and was very forgiving when it missed right by not over-reacting back to the pocket (because of its smooth arcing motion). In the DV8 line, the Misfit was about seven boards less than the Diva Pearl on the Viper pattern. High-rev players can easily use this toy because of its length and very controlled back-end reaction on shorter patterns or hooking lanes. We noticed the smooth arc motion gave us a little trouble from the deeper angles, but it worked well from straighter or outside angles.
DV8:
Ruckus Feud Hook 60 • Length 13 • Breakpoint Shape 16
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Intent: The Ruckus Feud looks to be the most hooking ball to date for DV8. The Feud has a lot of traction, but with a strong backend reaction on heavy and long patterns to really open up the lane. It uses a new coverstock around the Ruckus (November 2013) core to create a very aggressive heavy oil ball. Core: The Feud uses the asymmetrical Ruckus medium RG core (2.59), with a differential of .052 and PSA strength of .013. Our layout created 5 to 6 inches of flare on the Feud. Coverstock: The red/black coverstock is the new Class 12 Solid Reactive, sanded with 500 and then 1500 Siaair Micro Pads. This cover cuts right through the oil and keeps a strong reaction off the breakpoint. Overview: This ball will make you
say, “Wow!” on the heavier volume patterns. The Feud will force you about 10 boards left of the Diva Pearl on the Stone Street house pattern. It reads the midlane strongly, but allows you to open up a longer pattern. This ball was a good choice for both Stone Street and Dead Man’s Curve. It worked really well on Dead Man’s Curve from a deep angle and didn’t burn up, providing a good motion through the pins. If you are afraid of long patterns, the Feud will be your new best friend. If your house patterns don’t have enough oil in the heads, you will want to take the surface of the Feud up to a higher grit to help it get down the lane.
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