Grudge Hybrid

DV8's Newest ball in the Grudge line the Grudge Hybrid. The Hybrid gives me a few more feet down lane before making a a stronger arc off the end of the pattern than the original Grudge. This ball will be great when you see your original Grudge not turning the corner and need more continuation through the pins. Check out my video review https://youtu.be/PhFB2TcxPrk Matt Bollhalter (The WIng) DV8 Advisory Staff

Grudge Hybrid is a brother ball to the Original Grudge. The cover is very clean through the front part of the lane but is a little quicker to see friction than the original. The ball retains its energy with the hybrid cover and doesn't miss the friction off the end of the pattern. Less prone to carry down as well. I Drilled both my Grudge and Grudge Hybrid 65 x 5 x 80. The main difference I saw is the Grudge is smoother down lane than the hybrid with roughly 3-5 board more total hook. When the Grudge isn't making the corner I can switch to the Hybrid and keep my same zone. <iframe width="560" height="315" src=" https://www.youtube.com/embed/PhFB2TcxPrk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

In my opinion this ball (Grudge Hybrid) overall is an 9 out of 10 to me. Original Grudge was a couple of feet earlier off the spot . This ball is a hybrid and reads mid-lane extremely well. With my surface adjustment my Grudge Hybrid at 3000 polish worked very well on wood lane conditions. I switched it to 2000 polish for synthetic lanes to get a much sooner read. This ball is an versitle asymmetric ball. DV8 has outdone themselves with this new edition to there arsenal . I highly recommend use of this weapon on all lane conditions. All i would like to know is whats next?

Left Handed PAP: 4-7/8x1/4 Rev Rate: 355 Speed: 18.5 mph at release Rotation: 40° Tilt: 11° Drilled 45x4-3/4x35 Lane conditions: 43ft 11:1 25.5mL THS and 43ft 20.3mL 2012-2013 PBA Shark The Grudge Hybrid is the second release in the Grudge line. While the original Grudge handles the heaviest of oils and provides bowlers with a strong, smooth ball motion. The Grudge Hybrid is cleaner and much more angular down lane. This is a great step down as the lanes transition and you need to chase it in and open up your angles. Don't be fooled though, the Grudge Hybrid still uses the fast revving, low RG Grudge core, and the Composite Hook Hybrid cover is still plenty strong. This ball will be best on medium-heavy oil conditions. I decided to drill this ball with the same layout that's on my original Grudge. On the THS, I had to move 3 board left of where I was with the Grudge but the shape on the backend was much more angular. The Grudge Hybrid allowed me to relax and not worry about the shots wide of target down lane. With the cleaner reaction in the front of the lane, it allowed the ball to not lose energy too early and hit weak in. Instead, the ball had good continuation through the pins and enough pop to send the pins flying. On the Shark pattern, the Grudge Hybrid was strong enough to use at the start, but afforded me less miss room than the original. I liked the look, but with the 43ft pattern, and being the lone lefty, I decided to wait until I had taken a little more oil from the end of the pattern and allow me a bigger target window. Once the lane started to transition, I was ready to open up my angles and let the ball shine. I love hybrid balls because they give you the best of both worlds, a little more traction in the mids like a solid and a stronger response of the dry like a pearl. I will report back with how it looks on some medium length sport and challenge patterns. This ball will be right at home for many league and tournament players. Low rev guys are going to really like the motion they'll see on the backend.