Ebonite
Energy Source

Bowler Ratings

PatternStTwCr
Oily:
Medium:
Dry:
Sport:

(1-10 in order of Stroker (ST), Tweener (TW), Cranker (CR))

General Ball Info

Coverstock Info
Name:
XL4500 Hybrid
Type:
Reactive Hybrid
Box Finish:
500 / 500 / 500 / 1000 Abralon / Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish
Color:
Black / Red / Silver
Core Info
Name:
Mission
Type:Asymmetrical
RG:2.49
Total Diff:0.050
Int. Diff:0.013

The Energy Source joins the Source and Legacy in the Upper Mid Performance price point for Ebonite. This ball takes the Mission core that was in the original Source and wraps it with the new hybrid XL4500 coverstock. In addition to the different coverstock makeup, the box finish is also different from the Source. This ball is finished at a rougher grit before the polish is applied in the last step of the finishing process. These two new elements combine to give the Energy Source quite a different reaction shape from the first Source.

The Energy Source gave our testers a much smoother reaction on our medium test pattern than we saw from the original Source. The hybrid cover picked up stronger up front and in the midlane, giving us a more ...

Performance Ratings

NameValueComments
Torque
(1-10)
Length
(1-25)
Back End
(1-20)
Total Hook
(1-100)