900 Global-Honey Badger Intensity-15 lb.-Bowling Ball-No Thumb
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Bowler Ratings
PATTERN
ST
TW
CR
Oily:
8
8
8.2
Medium:
8.5
8.5
8
Dry:
NA
NA
NA
Sport:
7.5
6
7.5
Bowler ratings are from 1 to 10 in order of Stroker (ST), Tweener (TW), Cranker (CR)
General Info
Brand:
900 Global
Name:
Honey Badger Intensity
Reviewed:
March 2021
Empty
COVERSTOCK SPECS
Name:
S70 Solid
Type:
Reactive Solid
Box Finish:
4000 Abralon
Color:
Pink / Blue Navy
Empty
CORE SPECS
Name:
Grapnel 2.0 Asymmetric
Type:
Asymmetrical
RG:
2.54
Diff:
0.048
Int. Diff:
0.012
900 Global’s new Honey Badger Intensity is the latest addition to the Honey Badger family. This ball uses the same Grapnel 2.0 Asymmetric core from the Honey Badger Revival and pairs it with the S70 Solid coverstock, which was recently found on the Ordnance. Between the 4000 Abralon finish and the weaker overall coverstock, this ball provided less total hook than the Aspect. The Honey Badger Intensity’s core, coverstock, and box finish combination tended to provide our testers with their best matchups in transition, with the best oil pattern depending on each tester’s individual style.
Stroker had the best overall reaction with the Honey Badger Intensity across the test patterns. On the medium house shot condition, he played a very small swing, allowing the asymmetrical core to rev up and the 4000 grit surface to read the midlane for a smooth arc downlane. On the fresh, he had more length than the Aspect, along with a smoother back end motion than the Ordnance C4. Between oil getting into the fresh cover and the lanes drying out a bit, Stroker’s reaction improved in transition. His ball saw more friction on the lane, but it created a sharper motion for better pop downlane, suddenly providing more back end hook than the Ordnance C4. On the heavy oil pattern, the ball’s box surface didn’t have enough teeth for Stroker, as it slid too far down the lane and didn’t go through the pins very well. After adjusting the surface down to 2000 grit, the ball read the lane much better, but it was still smoother and had less hook than the Reality. As with the medium pattern, the ball’s reaction improved in transition, with better midlane hook and a more defined breakpoint, even when Stroker took the ball back to its box finish. As the coverstock accumulated some lane shine, the Honey Badger Intensity became a nice complement to the Reality for the transition phase of the heavy pattern. On the fresh sport pattern, the smooth reaction from the box finish was a nice benefit for Stroker. While he wasn’t able to overpower the lane like he could with the Reality or Volatility, it was very easy for him to control the breakpoint with the Honey Badger Intensity. He played this pattern very similar to how he attacked the fresh medium pattern, but his ball was sensitive to the out-of-bounds to the outside. He found the Honey Badger Intensity to be most useful after the transition with the box finish. The extra angularity he saw after the pattern had broken down allowed him to open his angles more through the front and see a stronger motion downlane. Stroker’s best look came on the medium pattern, but the Honey Badger Intensity consistently performed better for him in transition than on the fresh portion of any of the patterns.
Cranker’s high rev rate allowed him to have a slightly better reaction than the other two testers on the fresh heavy oil pattern. He played pretty straight up the lane on the fresh and needed to keep his speed down to give his ball enough time to hook at the back end. Like what Stroker saw on the medium condition, the combination of lane shine on the ball and some transition of the oil pattern vastly improved his reaction. After around a game of use, he was able to open his angles through the front and see lots more recovery downlane. At the box finish, he felt that the Reality was a better option for the fresh, with the Honey Badger Intensity being a ball-down option that hooked a bit more than the Zen while providing a slightly smoother shape. On the fresh medium pattern, Cranker had to work to find a good reaction. The ball was too aggressive to allow him to play straighter, but it was sensitive to the oil when he moved inside. In keeping with the trend, the ball’s reaction greatly improved after some friction had built up in the midlane. With no need to change his surface, the ball’s shape downlane was much sharper, while providing more total hook with a smoother shape than the Honey Badger Revival. With some polish added, the ball fit just below the Zen in terms of strength and back end. Cranker liked his reaction on the sport pattern with the box finish. The ball was smooth at the breakpoint, providing more hold than balls that are stronger downlane, and his reaction continued to improve in transition. He simply needed to make small moves left and open his angles, allowing the oil inside and the ball’s box finish to do the rest. For Cranker, the Honey Badger Intensity provided a more angular shape than the Aspect while being smoother than the Zen and Volatility Torque. Overall, Cranker’s best reaction was on the heavy oil pattern, but he liked his shape in transition on the heavy, medium, and sport conditions.
Tweener needed to keep his angles tighter with the Honey Badger Intensity on the fresh medium pattern. The ball was a bit touchy when he got fast with his speed or missed his target downlane. After adding polish to the coverstock, Tweener saw a big increase in downlane motion, along with a higher strike percentage and more room for error. This surface change provided a better reaction right away, without needing to wait for the pattern to develop. In transition, he simply followed the oil left, with his ball creating more total hook than the Honey Badger Revival, but less than the Volatility Torque. The box finish forced Tweener to play pretty direct to the pocket on the fresh heavy oil pattern. He saw his ball want to push a little too far downlane before the core revved up enough to pick up the lane. He could improve his reaction either by waiting for the cover to develop some lane shine and provide a stronger change of direction downlane or by sanding the cover to get it rolling quicker. These two different surface changes provided two different ball motions and shapes on this condition. The duller finish grabbed quicker, increasing the overall hook potential and allowed him more swing room. Waiting for the oil to gather on the shell gave him a stronger downlane motion and was more angular at the end of the pattern. This motion allowed Tweener to stay closer to the track and let his ball turn over strongly at the back end. The sport pattern was more of the same for Tweener. The box finish gave him over/under, so he adjusted his ball with a 2000 grit pad on the spinner. This added surface kept the ball from being so sensitive to the oil on the outside part of the lane and helped smooth out the motion on the back end. Once the pattern developed, the ball’s original finish was back in play, using more of the lane friction and providing a solid downlane motion. Tweener’s best reaction was on the medium oil condition, but he needed to do more tweaking to the coverstock to get the right matchup. Like the other testers, his best looks with this ball came after the patterns had transitioned a bit.
Performance Ratings
NAME
VALUE
COMMENTS
Torque
6.5
The Honey Badger Intensity provides one of the smoother downlane motions in this line, adding another shape to the Honey Badger nameplate.
Length
15.5
The 4000 Abralon finish and higher RG core shape keep the ball from hooking as early as balls like the Reality and Aspect. The Intensity reads earlier than polished offerings like the Honey Badger Revival.
Back End
16
The Honey Badger Intensity’s smoother shape at the breakpoint tames down its back end reaction, making it better suited to more direct lines of play on fresh conditions.
Total Hook
56.5
The total hook of the Honey Badger Intensity places it above the Honey Badger Revival in the current 900 Global lineup.
Strengths
The Honey Badger Intensity has a smoother motion with more total hook than the Honey Badger Revival. As the cover developed lane shine, it became stronger at the breakpoint and back end, making it more effective in transition.
Weaknesses
The Honey Badger Intensity was sometimes a little on the touchy side on our fresh patterns. Depending on bowler style, it might be too strong to play in the dry, but not angular enough to open up the lane. If needed, surface adjustments can be used to fine-tune its reaction.
Overall Summary
The Honey Badger Intensity fits 900 Global's overall goal of releasing products without overlapping reactions. It provides a different shape compared to the rest of the Honey Badger family, while using a versatile coverstock that responds well to surface changes. It can be an option on fresh or transition, but it seemed to match up best for us once a bit of friction had developed on our test patterns.
PATTERN
ST
TW
CR
Oily:
8
8
8.2
Medium:
8.5
8.5
8
Dry:
NA
NA
NA
Sport:
7.5
6
7.5
Bowler ratings are from 1 to 10 in order of Stroker (ST), Tweener (TW), Cranker (CR)
General Info
Brand:
900 Global
Name:
Honey Badger Intensity
Reviewed:
March 2021
Empty
COVERSTOCK SPECS
Name:
S70 Solid
Type:
Reactive Solid
Box Finish:
4000 Abralon
Color:
Pink / Blue Navy
Empty
CORE SPECS
Name:
Grapnel 2.0 Asymmetric
Type:
Asymmetrical
RG:
2.54
Diff:
0.048
Int. Diff:
0.012
900 Global’s new Honey Badger Intensity is the latest addition to the Honey Badger family. This ball uses the same Grapnel 2.0 Asymmetric core from the Honey Badger Revival and pairs it with the S70 Solid coverstock, which was recently found on the Ordnance. Between the 4000 Abralon finish and the weaker overall coverstock, this ball provided less total hook than the Aspect. The Honey Badger Intensity’s core, coverstock, and box finish combination tended to provide our testers with their best matchups in transition, with the best oil pattern depending on each tester’s individual style.
Stroker had the best overall reaction with the Honey Badger Intensity across the test patterns. On the medium house shot condition, he played a very small swing, allowing the asymmetrical core to rev up and the 4000 grit surface to read the midlane for a smooth arc downlane. On the fresh, he had more length than the Aspect, along with a smoother back end motion than the Ordnance C4. Between oil getting into the fresh cover and the lanes drying out a bit, Stroker’s reaction improved in transition. His ball saw more friction on the lane, but it created a sharper motion for better pop downlane, suddenly providing more back end hook than the Ordnance C4. On the heavy oil pattern, the ball’s box surface didn’t have enough teeth for Stroker, as it slid too far down the lane and didn’t go through the pins very well. After adjusting the surface down to 2000 grit, the ball read the lane much better, but it was still smoother and had less hook than the Reality. As with the medium pattern, the ball’s reaction improved in transition, with better midlane hook and a more defined breakpoint, even when Stroker took the ball back to its box finish. As the coverstock accumulated some lane shine, the Honey Badger Intensity became a nice complement to the Reality for the transition phase of the heavy pattern. On the fresh sport pattern, the smooth reaction from the box finish was a nice benefit for Stroker. While he wasn’t able to overpower the lane like he could with the Reality or Volatility, it was very easy for him to control the breakpoint with the Honey Badger Intensity. He played this pattern very similar to how he attacked the fresh medium pattern, but his ball was sensitive to the out-of-bounds to the outside. He found the Honey Badger Intensity to be most useful after the transition with the box finish. The extra angularity he saw after the pattern had broken down allowed him to open his angles more through the front and see a stronger motion downlane. Stroker’s best look came on the medium pattern, but the Honey Badger Intensity consistently performed better for him in transition than on the fresh portion of any of the patterns.
Cranker’s high rev rate allowed him to have a slightly better reaction than the other two testers on the fresh heavy oil pattern. He played pretty straight up the lane on the fresh and needed to keep his speed down to give his ball enough time to hook at the back end. Like what Stroker saw on the medium condition, the combination of lane shine on the ball and some transition of the oil pattern vastly improved his reaction. After around a game of use, he was able to open his angles through the front and see lots more recovery downlane. At the box finish, he felt that the Reality was a better option for the fresh, with the Honey Badger Intensity being a ball-down option that hooked a bit more than the Zen while providing a slightly smoother shape. On the fresh medium pattern, Cranker had to work to find a good reaction. The ball was too aggressive to allow him to play straighter, but it was sensitive to the oil when he moved inside. In keeping with the trend, the ball’s reaction greatly improved after some friction had built up in the midlane. With no need to change his surface, the ball’s shape downlane was much sharper, while providing more total hook with a smoother shape than the Honey Badger Revival. With some polish added, the ball fit just below the Zen in terms of strength and back end. Cranker liked his reaction on the sport pattern with the box finish. The ball was smooth at the breakpoint, providing more hold than balls that are stronger downlane, and his reaction continued to improve in transition. He simply needed to make small moves left and open his angles, allowing the oil inside and the ball’s box finish to do the rest. For Cranker, the Honey Badger Intensity provided a more angular shape than the Aspect while being smoother than the Zen and Volatility Torque. Overall, Cranker’s best reaction was on the heavy oil pattern, but he liked his shape in transition on the heavy, medium, and sport conditions.
Tweener needed to keep his angles tighter with the Honey Badger Intensity on the fresh medium pattern. The ball was a bit touchy when he got fast with his speed or missed his target downlane. After adding polish to the coverstock, Tweener saw a big increase in downlane motion, along with a higher strike percentage and more room for error. This surface change provided a better reaction right away, without needing to wait for the pattern to develop. In transition, he simply followed the oil left, with his ball creating more total hook than the Honey Badger Revival, but less than the Volatility Torque. The box finish forced Tweener to play pretty direct to the pocket on the fresh heavy oil pattern. He saw his ball want to push a little too far downlane before the core revved up enough to pick up the lane. He could improve his reaction either by waiting for the cover to develop some lane shine and provide a stronger change of direction downlane or by sanding the cover to get it rolling quicker. These two different surface changes provided two different ball motions and shapes on this condition. The duller finish grabbed quicker, increasing the overall hook potential and allowed him more swing room. Waiting for the oil to gather on the shell gave him a stronger downlane motion and was more angular at the end of the pattern. This motion allowed Tweener to stay closer to the track and let his ball turn over strongly at the back end. The sport pattern was more of the same for Tweener. The box finish gave him over/under, so he adjusted his ball with a 2000 grit pad on the spinner. This added surface kept the ball from being so sensitive to the oil on the outside part of the lane and helped smooth out the motion on the back end. Once the pattern developed, the ball’s original finish was back in play, using more of the lane friction and providing a solid downlane motion. Tweener’s best reaction was on the medium oil condition, but he needed to do more tweaking to the coverstock to get the right matchup. Like the other testers, his best looks with this ball came after the patterns had transitioned a bit.
Performance Ratings
NAME
VALUE
COMMENTS
Torque
6.5
The Honey Badger Intensity provides one of the smoother downlane motions in this line, adding another shape to the Honey Badger nameplate.
Length
15.5
The 4000 Abralon finish and higher RG core shape keep the ball from hooking as early as balls like the Reality and Aspect. The Intensity reads earlier than polished offerings like the Honey Badger Revival.
Back End
16
The Honey Badger Intensity’s smoother shape at the breakpoint tames down its back end reaction, making it better suited to more direct lines of play on fresh conditions.
Total Hook
56.5
The total hook of the Honey Badger Intensity places it above the Honey Badger Revival in the current 900 Global lineup.
Strengths
The Honey Badger Intensity has a smoother motion with more total hook than the Honey Badger Revival. As the cover developed lane shine, it became stronger at the breakpoint and back end, making it more effective in transition.
Weaknesses
The Honey Badger Intensity was sometimes a little on the touchy side on our fresh patterns. Depending on bowler style, it might be too strong to play in the dry, but not angular enough to open up the lane. If needed, surface adjustments can be used to fine-tune its reaction.
Overall Summary
The Honey Badger Intensity fits 900 Global's overall goal of releasing products without overlapping reactions. It provides a different shape compared to the rest of the Honey Badger family, while using a versatile coverstock that responds well to surface changes. It can be an option on fresh or transition, but it seemed to match up best for us once a bit of friction had developed on our test patterns.
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