| Coverstock Info | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Name: | HK22C+ Solid | ||
Type: | Reactive Solid | ||
Box Finish: | 500 / 2000 SiaAir | ||
Color: | Navy / Royal Blue | ||
| Core Info | |||
Name: | Vexed Variant Asymmetric | ||
| Type: | Asymmetrical | ||
| RG: | 2.490 | ||
| Total Diff: | 0.045 | ||
| Int. Diff: | 0.015 | ||
The Vexed Variant is Radical’s newest innovation for the 2026 fall season. This ball uses the same strong HK22C+ Solid coverstock as the Vexed. It is finished with 500/2000 SiaAir, which makes it rougher than the 500/1000/3000 SiaAir combination on the original. The Vexed Variant’s weight block has mass properties that differ significantly from the original’s Vexed Asymmetric core design. This ball has a slightly lower RG (2.490″), a higher differential (0.045″), and a higher intermediate differential (0.015″) compared to the original Vexed. The beefed-up core shape and added surface texture gave the Vexed Variant much more total hook than the Vexed. We found this ball most useful on our heavy oil pattern, but as long as we had decent pattern length and volume, the ball was in play for us.
Stroker had plenty of effortless hook and motion on the fresh heavy oil pattern. Balls that don’t require him to reduce his speed or point the ball toward the pocket off his hand are the ones he likes to start with on this condition. The Vexed Variant revved up quickly, and the cover had no trouble digging into the pattern. He saw more downlane motion than the Guru Oracle, giving him very good pin carry. The adjustments needed to stay in the pocket on this condition were small and very easy for him. When the ball started to leave...
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