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170 reviews from r/Bowling, r/PokemonScarletViolet, r/bootroom and 6 more subreddits

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#1

Poké Ball

4.7
(38)
"Beast ball."
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"Luxury."
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"I'm debating on luxury ball and moon ball."
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"Most I pop in Luxury balls if its a Pokemon I care enough about."
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"Definitely thinking of using the beast ball i think it suits Ray Ray."
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"Beast Ball!"
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"I will go with the beast ball just because of the effect when the pokemon appears."
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"Luxury ball."
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"Luxury is the only correct answer here."
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"Luxury 1000%."
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#2

Storm

4.3
(12)
"The new Road Warrior is my choice for dry lanes, it's always my game 3 ball."
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"My Storm Summit Peak always delivers."
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"Ball chews through heavy oil and hits like a tank."
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"I just got a Storm Road Warrior drilled and used for the first time last night."
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"Ocean Vibe is a great ball, but depending on your revs, may be too much."
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"My guy set me up with the Storm Lightning Blackout."
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"I picked up an ocean vibe yesterday for the burn."
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"Great ball for the price."
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"Ocean vibe is great"
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"If you want to stick with Storm, definitely try out the Ion Max."
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#3

Hustle

4.0
(7)
"I like a hustle solid for end of the night."
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"Hustle rip would be a good choice here."
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"I’ve heard good things about the hustle line or maybe a hammer arctic vibe."
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"Anything from the hustle line."
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"Hustle, Rhino, Tropical Surge. All will give a smooth backend motion."
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"When the lanes are absolutely torched at late night bowling, I like my Hustle."
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"Weakest: Hustle, Medium: Venom Shock, Strongest: Summit Ascent."
#4

Venom Shock

4.0
(5)
"Motiv venom shock is also a good choice."
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"Any solid would work. Venom Shock/Black Venom."
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"Venom Shock"
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"Venom Shock/Hyper Venom. Venom ball good"
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"If you like the venom shock, try the coral of hyper"
#5

Black Widow

4.5
(4)
"Big fan of my black widow 3.0 especially on heavier oil"
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"I’ve really enjoyed my black widow ghost pearl."
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"My coach suggested 4 balls as possibilities for my next ball which were the sublime Focus, Optimum Idol, Black Widow 3.0, and the Phaze II."
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"Black widow 3.0 is a good one."
#6

Venom

4.5
(4)
"The venom shock is one of the goats when it comes to symetrical balls."
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"Great and versatile ball to get better with."
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"The best ball I've ever used."
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"The black venom is a good ball but there are plenty of better first ball options."
#7

Ion

4.3
(4)
"I think that the ion max and mesmerize are the two best in this category at the moment."
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"ION Max."
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"Ion max. smooth strong control."
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"So if you’re medium to heavy oil…I like Hammer Effect, BW 2.0, Ion Max in that order."
#8

Rhino

4.0
(4)
"Get a Rhino."
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"15 lb Rhino, Hammer Raw, or Hustle should be good."
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"I'd say Rhino, Hustle, or Raw would be a good first ball."
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"The 'normal' Rhino is a very good ball for light to medium conditions."
#9

Select

5.0
(3)
"Select numero 10 is the ball everyone recommends for just about everything."
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"I find the ones with classic 32 panel designs feel better because the material isn't as thin. The select numero 10 is a very popular affordable choice."
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"The balls my players will consistently ask to use are the Select Numero 10 (both turf and standard editions) and the adidas Euro 2024 Competition Soccer Ball."
#10

Srixon

4.7
(3)
"My preferences are srixon z star diamonds or srixon z star XV."
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"I've been playing Srixon z star diamonds recently and like them a lot."
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"I love the srixon Q star tour, but also use the Titleist AVX."
#11

Arctic Vibe

4.3
(3)
"If I had to suggest a 1 size fits all League Ball... It'd probably be the Arctic Vibe at the moment"
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"Arctic Vibe"
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"I have an arctic vibe and love it it’s really good to control on shot house shots."
#12

Callaway

4.3
(3)
"I found a Calloway Warbird and I loved how it felt."
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"Usually use softer ball for winter golf (callaway chrome soft triple line — lol, I really like putting feedback)"
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"I have become a fan of the Callaway ERC Reva or erc. Nice spin, not too soft, but soft enough."
#13

Motiv

4.0
(3)
"Motiv max thrill pearl is a good choice."
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"Motiv Tag Cannon is my go to for burnt up."
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"Motiv thrill/hyper venom"
#14

Hammer

4.0
(3)
"Hammer tour pearl or anger."
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"Hammer Envy tour pearl."
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"It is my favorite burn ball."
#15

N/A

3.7
(3)
"One of the rhino pros, purple fireball, pihrana power cor, one of the vibes."
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"Something shiny with as low an RG as your budget allows."
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"Try to keep your balls warm. You will play better."
#16

DHS

5.0
(2)
"For training I like Nittaku J-top and JOOLA Spinball (orange/white bicolor)."
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"My personal favourites are the DHS DJ40+."
#17

Selkirk Pro S1

5.0
(2)
"Selkirk Pro S1, Diadem Warrior, and CORE outdoor."
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"Selkirk's Pro S1s performed the best under his testing methodology."
#18

Phaze II

5.0
(2)
"My default recommendation for an all around great ball would have to be Phaze II!"
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"Phaze II is always the answer"
#19

Tropical

5.0
(2)
"I have a tropical surge. I love it."
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"Personally I'm a big Tropical Surge (make sure it's the pearl) when the lanes get toasted."
#20

Pentel

5.0
(2)
"Pentel energel and v7 rt are my fav"
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"Pentel energel and v7 rt are my fav"
#21

Bullpadel

4.5
(2)
"I’m very happy with the Bullpadel Pascal Box."
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"Works good for me."
#22

Tropical Surge

4.5
(2)
"Tropical surge 100%."
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"Storm Tropical Surge, Brunswick Rhino, Hammer Raw will all work just fine."
#23

TaylorMade

4.5
(2)
"TP5 is high end and the feel is beautiful."
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"I’d recommend the tour response or the TP5."
#24

Radical

4.5
(2)
"My strongest ball is Radical Ludacris and it hooks a ton."
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"The Radical Sneak Attack is a very low-differential solid, meant for smoother overall ball motion."
#25

Nike

4.5
(2)
"I got my daughter a Nike Academy ball. $40US. Even when properly inflated it feels great on the foot."
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"Nike prem league academy ball - approx $45 cad. Has that aerosculpt padding."
#26

NU Rattler

4.0
(2)
"Rattler nu or hustle RIP or M&M"
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"Rattler NU has become my go-to when the lanes try out."
#27

Eternity

4.0
(2)
"Eternity Pi."
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"A ball that I have and like quite a bit is the ***Eternity Pi***."
#28

Optimum

4.0
(2)
"My coach suggested 4 balls as possibilities for my next ball which were the sublime Focus, Optimum Idol, Black Widow 3.0, and the Phaze II."
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"Thinking of replacing my idol (2018) for the optimum idol."
#29

Tundra Fire

4.0
(2)
"The Tundra Fire is intriguing"
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"Tundra fire or iq ruby is fine"
#30

Select Numero 10

4.0
(2)
"Select numero 10"
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"Select Numero 10."
#31

Hammer Arctic Vibe

4.0
(2)
"I’ve heard from multiple people and PSO that arctic vibe is best all around ball for the money"
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"Hammer Arctic Vibe."
#32

Hammer Raw Solid

4.0
(2)
"I'll ad the Hammer Raw Solid to the list."
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"Hammer Raw Solid. Cheap, controllable, low flare."
#33

Radical Spy

4.0
(2)
"You could opt for plastic with a core, like the Radical Spy."
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"Radical spy"
#34

IQ

4.0
(2)
"IQ tour ruby or Envy tour pearl."
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"I’m getting the tour pearl soon as I’ve thrown the Ruby."
#35

Bridgestone

5.0
(1)
"They really take off when you make good contact and fly straight."
#36

Double Fish

5.0
(1)
"For training I like Nittaku J-top and JOOLA Spinball (orange/white bicolor)."
#37

Nittaku

5.0
(1)
"For training I like Nittaku J-top and JOOLA Spinball (orange/white bicolor)."
#38

Stealth

5.0
(1)
"I love my stealth pearl for conditions like this."
#39

Phase 2

5.0
(1)
"It’s a great “benchmark” ball that can be used in any conditions."
#40

Night Prowler

5.0
(1)
"I bought a new Night Prowler and love the shape after hitting it with 1500."
#41

Hauser

5.0
(1)
"There's a reason almost everyone uses it."
#42

Saino

5.0
(1)
"I tried it the other day and it's life changing for 5 rupees"
#43

Storm Mix

5.0
(1)
"Check out the Storm Mix."
#44

Roto Grip Hustle M&M

5.0
(1)
"I have a Roto Grip Hustle M&M that I'm extremely happy with."
#45

Hammer Ocean Vibe

5.0
(1)
"The Hammer Ocean Vibe is my one ball to do it all."
#46

IQ Tour Solid

5.0
(1)
"I used the IQ Tour solid as an exclusive ball for house shot league for a while and I loved it."
#47

Hammer Effect

5.0
(1)
"Hammer Effect. Thank me later"
#48

Extreme Envy

5.0
(1)
"Extreme envy, I'm average rev myself and this ball does it all for real"
#49

Mitre

5.0
(1)
"Mitre have the best"
#50

Puma

4.0
(1)
"If it's a gift then a new numero 10 is great, or one of the puma orbitals."
#51

Roto Grip

4.0
(1)
"Roto grip hustle or storm tropical surge."
#52

Brunswick

4.0
(1)
"Brunswick Vaporize is good."
#53

Xiom

4.0
(1)
"I got xiom training ball as a gift from tt11 so I use those at work sometimes and they are good enough for training/work environments."
#54

ProV

4.0
(1)
"Yellow ProV’s have been my go-to for awhile"
#55

Stiga

4.0
(1)
"My recent favorite ball is the Stiga Perform 3 star. It's cheap and feels more solid than the more expensive Nittaku."
#56

Kirkland

4.0
(1)
"Kirkland balls"
#57

New Balance

4.0
(1)
"I really enjoy the feeling of the New Balance Geodesa and the VOIT pro match ball for the 22-23 year."
#58

Primal Rage

4.0
(1)
"New Primal Rage Evo looks pretty spicy."
#59

Radioactive

4.0
(1)
"Radioactive vibe is my burn ball."
#60

Pearl

4.0
(1)
"I vote pearl Hustle!"
#61

Blue NU Hammer

4.0
(1)
"I would recommend the Blue NU Hammer."
#62

Mix

4.0
(1)
"Storm mix and call it a day."
#63

Purple Hammer

4.0
(1)
"Purple hammer for one you be bowling on alot of challenge patterns."
#64

Hy Road

4.0
(1)
"Can't go wrong with a storm Hy Road."
#65

Evoke

4.0
(1)
"I really love my Motiv Evoke and Motiv Hyper Venom."
#66

Teal Rhino Pro

4.0
(1)
"Teal Rhino Pro."
#67

Thrill Pearl

3.0
(1)
"He can try a Thrill Pearl with as long a layout as possible."

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