General Info
| Brand: | Jet |
| Name: | Turbulence |
| Reviewed: | April 2013 |
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| Coverstock Specs | |
|---|---|
| Name: | NF-40 Reactive Pearl |
| Type: | Reactive Pearl |
| Box Finish: | 4000 Grit Polished |
| Color: | Titanium / Deep Sky Blue |
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| Core Specs | |
| Name: | NA |
| Type: | Asymmetrical |
| RG: | 2.50 |
| Diff: | 0.054 |
| Int. Diff: | 0.016 |
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Jet’s first asymmetrical core design comes to us in the Turbulence. This ball combines a strong core shape with the most versatile cover we have tested from Jet Bowling.
The Turbulence offered a phenomenal reaction on our medium test pattern. All three testers were able to produce hook in the oil, while maintaining a strong back end motion. All three could strike away from where they usually attack this pattern as well as when they cheated right or left with their feet. This ball kept the same motion as the pattern broke down. All testers just followed the oil and no matter how open their angles became, even Stroker with his lower rev rate got the Turbulence back to the pocket time after time. Usually when Stroker and Tweener start getting farther left, the flat 10 is right around the corner. Not with the Turbulence. The 6 pin managed to nudge the 10 out each shot. This ball will be hard to beat on patterns like this.
Moving to the heavy test pattern, both Cranker and Tweener were able to keep the ball at the box finish. The Turbulence is strong, but not in any one particular part of the lane. Stroker needed a little help getting it back to the pocket, so we removed the polish with a 3000 Abralon pad. We went ahead and hit all three test balls with the 3000 pad and saw earlier hook, while taking away just a little bit of motion at the breakpoint.
We really liked this ball at the box finish on our sport pattern. We had miss room right and left with this ball, always a big benefit on a flatter pattern. We were able to attack this pattern from farther right and move in as we opened up an area to throw to.
This ball did not offer much reaction on the short pattern. Patterns like this are where the Pilot would come into play.
Strengths
This ball is strong and predictable. It gave us control when it saw friction and hook in the oil.
Weaknesses
There are few weaknesses to the Turbulence. So few, in fact, we could not find one to list.
Overall Summary
The Turbulence is a terrific overall bowling ball. If a bowler was limited to a smaller arsenal, the Turbulence should be one of the balls in it.
