DV8
Nightmare

Bowler Ratings

PatternStTwCr
Oily:
Medium:
Dry:
Sport:

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

General Ball Info

Coverstock Info
Name:
Class 8 Reactive
Type:
Reactive Solid
Box Finish:
500 / 1000 / 4000 Siaair
Color:
Black / Purple / Lime Solid
Core Info
Name:
NA
Type:Asymmetrical
RG:2.505
Total Diff:0.052
Int. Diff:0.013

The Nightmare is the most hooking DV8 ball to date. The new Class 8 reactive coverstock surrounds a new core design.

The combination of these two elements gave us our best look on the heavy test pattern. Of our testers, Stroker liked the strong back end and total hook of the Nightmare the most. Cranker and Tweener had to get deeper quicker than they liked on this pattern and their angles got tricky for carry. We refinished the cover with a 500/1000/2000/4000 Siaair pad. That improved both these tester’s look on this heavy oil pattern.

The medium pattern was next and again our lower rev tester had the best reaction. This cover/core combination provided the hook to make up for ...

Performance Ratings

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