Ebonite Predator Sparkle Bowling Ball

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The newest addition to the Predator pride is most at home on medium oil conditions. Combining the higher-flare Savage core with a light load of particles in its Trimax reactive coverstock, the Fire Red Predator Sparkle provides smooth, yet powerful, reactions that make it the choice on medium conditions for slower ball speeds or for high rev players ready to tear the competition to shreds.

Coverstock: Trimax particle resin, a lower loading of silica particles with PET sparkles
Box Finish: 800 grit sanded, then factory polished
Color: Fire Red Sparkle
Core: Medium RG, high flare Savage
Core Flare Potential: High
Length: 15.20 (Ebonite's scale of 1 to 30, early to late)
Overall Hook: 19.50 (Ebonite's scale of 1 to 30, least to most)
Breakpoint Angle: 7.1 (Ebonite's scale of 1 to 10, most smooth to most angular)
Best Lane Condition: Medium Oil

Weights (in lbs.) Available Radius of Gyration RG Differential
16 2.522 .055
15 2.530 .055
14 2.542 .060
13 2.508 .030
12 2.577 .032
11 2.624 .032
10 2.724 .031

Line Cat
Color Fire Red Sparkle
Coverstock Trimax particle resin, a lower loading of silica particles with PET sparkles
Core 2-piece
RG 2.522
Differential 0.055
Intermediate Diff n/a
Factory finish 800 grit sanded, then factory polished
Weights 10 thru 16lbs
   

9 Reviews

  • ebonite predator

    Posted by ebonite predator on Feb 22nd 2005

    I LOVE IT I WOULD LIKE TO BUY ANOTHER EBONITE PREDATOR SPARKLE IF ANY BODY HAS ONE FOR SALE A GOOD RESONABLE PRICE IF YOU HAVE A OUT RAGISH PRICE STILL E-MAIL ME AND WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HELP AND SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS AND LETS GET SOME GOOD SCORES OUT THERE GUYS AND GALS O AND IF ANY BODY HAS A NON- DRILLED LANE #1 DIRTY BOMB FOR SALE LET ME KNOW TO AND I MIGHT BUY IT FOR A GOOD PRICE AGAIN PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT BRADLEY_GANSCHINIETZ@hotmail.com

  • doc300golf2

    Posted by doc300golf2 on Jul 25th 2003

    this ball is good dont get me wrong i would recomend it. the fact is if ur for a looking for a good heavy oil ball this isnt it. its a low load particle so it isnt as aggresive as say one of the V2's.its still good enough to get to in the pocket on oil thats a little bit heavy than say a medium oil. carry's well but i had some problems straight out of the box with the carry it took about a game in a half of good shots to get it to take care of the pain the ass back row. so dont forget about that if u throw good shots with it and it doesnt carry right away. all i have to say is have fun shootin high with it.

  • jeffersoneffery

    Posted by jeffersoneffery on Apr 16th 2003

    Out of the box this ball was great on Medium Oil and carrydown was almost non-existant, but was a little too much for my regular league patterns. I shined it up with a bit of Neo-Tac Control-It and this ball has worked great on my regular house shot which has been drier lately. I've heard talk of certain balls losing reaction over time but this is not the case with the Predator Sparkle or any other Ebonite ball that I can remember (like my Father's old Riptide that still outhooks a lot of newer particle balls I am seeing thrown in my area). This ball was drilled with the pin directly below and between the fingers with the Mass Bias kicked slightly out to the right and produces a strong arc reaction. Overall I would recommend this ball if you normally play on a Med. - Med. with carrydown pattern, or you could shine it up a little and use it on drier conditions like I have.

  • packers

    Posted by packers on Mar 27th 2003

    I LIKE THIS BALL BECAUSE IT HAS A NICE COLOR.THE BALL IS A GOOD BALL FOR ANY ONE.MY AVERAGE WAS AT 158 LAST YEAR NOW IT IS AT A 171. I HAD 8 STRIKES IN A ROW NONE WHERE HIGH.IF IT WENT TO FAR OUT IT CAME BACK IN THE POCKET AND CARRIED LIKE A APEX.SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BALL TO ANY ONE WHO IS SERIOUS ABOUT BOWLING OR JUST GET ANY HIGH PERFORMANCE BALL FROM EBONITE.THIS BALL CAN BE USED BY PEOPLE WHO THROW IT SLOW OR PEOPLE WHO THROW ALOT OF REVS.

  • BOGEY283

    Posted by BOGEY283 on Mar 11th 2003

    NEW BALL, LOVE COLOR AND WEIGHT. TRACK IS GREAT ,COMES IN LATE WITH A POWER PUNCH. THIS SHOULD HELP ONCE I PRACTICE MORE WITH IT. I HOPE TO SEE MY AVG-188 GO UP A FEW PINS.THIS WILL REPLACE MY FOREST FIRE STORM AND I HOPE THIS TAKES ME TO NEW HEIGHTS. STILL WAITING FOR MY FIRST 300. HOPE THIS DOES THE TRICK. FIRST LEAGUE USE IS TOMORROW AND HOPE TO ASSOUND MY PARTNERS AND MAKE THEM JEALOUS. MAYBE EVEN THEY WILL BUY ONE ONCE THEY SEE MINE BREAK.EBONITE SHOULD BE PROUD OF THESE NE BALLS. NOW ONLY IF I COULD GET A NEW ONE. JUNGLE GREEN MAYBE NEXT<

  • Rx7

    Posted by Rx7 on Feb 18th 2003

    After hearing all the hype on Ebonite I figured I would try one out. Went with the Predator sparkle. Has to be the worst ball I've ever owned. It skids in oil and takes off in dry. Moved way right and tried to go up the boards, hooked off my hand. Went deep inside tryin to play the normal regional tournament type shot and it skid, skid, skid. Really couldn't find much at all, found a decent line starting it about 18 out to maybe 12 and it would hit, but many 10s standing. And on a house shot, I just don't think you should have to split boards to score. Overall this ball is junk, DO NOT buy it!

  • StormFreakin

    Posted by StormFreakin on Jan 9th 2003

    I have never thrown such a great ball this is 2nd best to my x factor. This ball is nothing but money very foriving and hard hitting. the drill style is for high rev and low track flare but still have a 5 inch flare. Cover stock is freat dosent require alot of maintence. A great tournie ball and great for any high rev player. Lane Condition: Medium to heavy oil with carrydown, good for players with low tracks, maximum axis rotation, and faster ball speeds. This ball has completely restored my faith with ebonite and that they will continue to dominate the market.

  • esskater69

    Posted by esskater69 on Jan 7th 2003

    good ball for medium light oiled lanes i like for school bowling on medium oil lanes i recomeeen getting it sanded before use hit hard when in the pocket some times leaves 10 pins speed up for spares but if have a differnet ball use that one for spare not sparkle one of the best balls i have ever used if you misse your mark the ball is not coming back at all unlesss you slow it down alot if you try to put extra hook on it the will not work and will slide alot so thats my review

  • Ebonite4Life1000

    Posted by Ebonite4Life1000 on Sep 22nd 2002

    this ball is great for the medium oil but if u have like 40 feet or more it will not hook as hard as u think but if ur house oil like 36 feet it will hard real hard in the backend i dont like to crank this by i like to roll it up the second arrow it hits like a dream if u try to crank it will skid out to the 6 pin on u should play down-in with this ball it is great u should drill it above the fingers thats the way i got it drilled BY THIS BALL<