| Coverstock Info | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Name: | HK22C - Optimize Hybrid | ||
Type: | Reactive Hybrid | ||
Box Finish: | 500 / 1000 / 1500 SiaAir / Factory Compound | ||
Color: | Violet / Purple / Silver | ||
| Core Info | |||
Name: | Crusher | ||
| Type: | Asymmetrical | ||
| RG: | 2.489 | ||
| Total Diff: | 0.056 | ||
| Int. Diff: | 0.016 | ||
The Crusher Hybrid is the follow-up to the Crusher for Ebonite. It uses the asymmetrical Crusher core from its sibling but with a change in coverstock and box finish. The coverstock is HK22C – Optimize Hybrid, finished with 1500 SiaAir and Factory Compound. This shell is the third ball to use Optimize Hybrid, but this marks the first time it has been an HK22C formulation. This change helped the Crusher Hybrid to hook more than the Emerge Hybrid. The glossy box finish gives this ball more length than the original Crusher but makes it smoother at the breakpoint than balls like the Real Time and The One Reverb. The Crusher Hybrid started earlier and created a big sweeping arc through the entire lane for us. We found our medium oil house pattern to be the best matchup for this ball.
Stroker easily had the best reaction out of our bowlers on the fresh medium oil pattern. His ball cleared the front better than the other two bowlers and was much more consistent at the breakpoint. The ball set up right in front of the pocket for him, having excellent drive through the pin deck. He started farther left than he did with The One Reverb and the Real Time, and he didn’t get the Crusher Hybrid as far right at the...
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