| Coverstock Info | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Name: | ReX Pearl Reactive | ||
Type: | Reactive Pearl | ||
Box Finish: | Reacta Gloss | ||
Color: | Obsidian | ||
| Core Info | |||
Name: | Warp AI | ||
| Type: | Symmetrical | ||
| RG: | 2.53 | ||
| Total Diff: | 0.029 | ||
| Int. Diff: | NA | ||
The Lightning Blackout is the second remake from Storm under the Blackout nameplate. With a name that is reminiscent of the past, the Lightning Blackout features the symmetrical Warp AI weight block, giving it an RG of 2.53″ and a differential of 0.029″. It uses ReX Pearl for the coverstock, which has been used recently on the Virtual Energy Blackout, Dark Code, Night Road, and Infinite PhysiX. As a lower differential polished pearl, it sits on the lower end of the total hook spectrum, which helped it match up nicely to our medium oil and dry test conditions.
Cranker had an excellent reaction with the Lightning Blackout on the fresh medium oil pattern. The ball cleared the front very easily, but it wasn’t ever at risk of missing the breakpoint. It had plenty of downlane motion without being too jumpy off the spot. From the same part of the lane, his IQ Tour Ruby would hit...
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