| Coverstock Info | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Name: | R2S DEEP Hybrid Reactive | ||
Type: | Reactive Hybrid | ||
Box Finish: | Reacta Gloss | ||
Color: | Copperhead / Jade / Phantom Black | ||
| Core Info | |||
Name: | Sentinel | ||
| Type: | Asymmetrical | ||
| RG: | 2.48 | ||
| Total Diff: | 0.050 | ||
| Int. Diff: | 0.021 | ||
The Storm Absolute introduces both a new coverstock and a new asymmetrical core design to the brand. The new Sentinel core has a low RG (2.48″), a high total differential (0.050″), and a high intermediate differential (0.021″). The coverstock is a new formulation called RS2 DEEP Hybrid, the next step in the evolution of the incredibly successful R2S coverstock family. It comes out of the box with a polished Reacta Gloss finish. Between the new fast-revving core shape and the new coverstock, the Absolute creates big traction in the midlane that sets it up for an incredible move at the breakpoint and a large amount of back end recovery. The Dark Code was the last ball in the Premier line with a polished box finish. The stronger coverstock kept the Absolute from having as much length as the Dark Code, while providing a stronger move off the friction and more total hook for all of the testers.
Stroker had a fantastic look with the Absolute out of the box on the fresh medium oil pattern. The ball was strong enough to provide a big move at the back end, but it still allowed him to stay straighter with his angles and play to his strengths. Once he was lined up with the Absolute, he changed to the Dark Code and found that it would go longer, hook less, and leave him 2-pin combinations. The Absolute was stronger in the oil than other polished balls like the Fate, Revenant, or Phaze V. Moving left was no issue with the Absolute, as it gave Stroker plenty of hook to handle the oil in the middle of the lane, despite its polished shell. He was able to play a nearly identical line to the pocket on the heavy oil pattern as he did on the medium pattern. He needed to be a little more consistent with his ball speed and make sure to not get it going too far right on this pattern, but he could still strike quite a bit. After seeing his look on the medium pattern, he thought he might need to scuff up the surface to get it to roll sooner on the slicker stuff, but the Absolute rolled so heavily in the midlane that it took a pretty big miss from him to keep it from getting back to the pocket. The Super Nova and Infinite PhysiX allowed...
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