| Coverstock Info | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Name: | MicroTrax Pearl Reactive | ||
Type: | Reactive Pearl | ||
Box Finish: | Power Edge | ||
Color: | Red / Cherry / Shadow | ||
| Core Info | |||
Name: | Morph-Wing | ||
| Type: | Asymmetrical | ||
| RG: | 2.51 | ||
| Total Diff: | 0.051 | ||
| Int. Diff: | 0.015 | ||
The Transform Pearl is the second ball in the Roto Grip line to use the Morph-Wing core shape. This is the same weight block that was featured in the Transformer, with changes coming to the coverstock, color, and box finish. This ball uses the MicroTrax Pearl Reactive coverstock. This is a particle-based pearl coverstock that was previously used on balls like the Duo, Exotic Gem, and Optimum Idol Pearl. The Transform Pearl is finished with Power Edge, but despite the shiny box finish, we saw this ball as slightly on the earlier and smoother side for a polished pearl.
Cranker had the best reaction out of the three bowlers on the medium oil pattern with the Transform Pearl. His rotation and rev rate allowed the ball to continue a little bit better through the pin deck than the other two bowlers were able to see. This gave him better entry angle into the pocket and better pin carry than they had on this condition. He was a good five boards right with his laydown point compared to the Transformer on this pattern. The Transform Pearl was much smoother off the spot than the RST Hyperdrive Pearl or the Gremlin, requiring him to move his breakpoint closer to him than the breakpoint he used with those balls. Once he got his eyes used to the shape that this ball...
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