Ball NPS Score: 100.00
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Specifications are as follows:


Coverstock: Low-Load Proactive /Particle

Color: Royal Blue

Hardness: 77-79

Factory Finish: Cerium Oxide Trizact

Core Dynamics:

   

   
• RG Max: 2.546

   
• RG Min: 2.493

   
• RG Diff: 0.043

   
• RG Avg: 3.5

   

Performance:

   

   
• Hook Potential: 125

   
• Length: 80

   
• BreakPoint Shape: 60

   

Available Weights: 12-16 Pounds



View the official Spec sheet including Drill Instructions

Brunswick took the popular Fuze core and tweaked the rg down to a low 2.49, then matched up a low load particle cover with a cerium oxide finish on the Eliminator.  The result for me is a highly polished Detonator. The Eliminator rolls heavy through the midlane with a very angular move much like the Detonator but with more length.  My guess is this may be too much of a niche ball for many people, but that doesn't mean it isn't a good one.  There are definitely some places you can use the Eliminator where you can't use the Detonator, but there is a lot of overlap.  For people who like to square up a little the Eliminator lets you point into the oil with excellent hitting power.  For people who like the Detonator, but just can't quite find enough oil to use it the Eliminator would be a great choice.  I still wouldn't call it a dry or even a medium oil ball, but it will give some length where the Detonator just burns too early.  On the downside it will still burn early, like the Detonator if you send too wide into the dry without plenty of revs.  

All in all a real good ball, but if you own a Detonator it will leave you wondering if you couldn't have gotten a similar reaction with a cerium oxide finish on it.

specs
4 pin
2.7 oz top
high revs with 16-17 mph ball speed

1st brunswick ball ive thrown in several years, but am very happy with ball.
drilled ball with my favorite drill, draw a line between the pin and the cg and that is my grip line. pin is above my fingers a little more than 5 inch. from my pap. on a typical house shot with synthetic lanes the ball was fantastic. cleared the heads great and made strong move to pocket, didnt really snap but rolled under controll. i shot 249-275-208 for 732, not bad for first set. last game needed to move in deeper to carry, ball needs oil. started off night standing on 30 and hitting about 20 at arrows, didnt have to move untill last game. would highly recommend this ball. very readable ball.

   This ball has a pin out 2-3. I drilled it with a high track rev leverage layout with a weight hole.   First off this is an absolutely amazing bowling ball. This is my new favorite ball. The cover/core combination is perfect. The Igniter core is modified by raising the density which makes the ball more center heavy which in turn makes the ball rev up early and have and earlier roll with more control. The cover is a low load Proactive particle coverstock which makes the act more like an aggressive reactive that is less susceptible to over/under reactions. The combination of the two make the ball rev up early, have great midlane recovery and a strong backend. With the factory cerium oxide Trizact  finish this ball can handle almost any condition except for heavy oil. The ball has great hit and carry. I shot my highest series with this ball. When I can’t find a strike line on a condition I go to this ball. There is virtually no line you can’t play with this ball. You can swing it, play straight up, and point all with great results. I recommend this ball to anybody.

Drilling - 4.5 by 3.5
Surface left box condition

I must say that I am pleasantly pleased at the roll I'm getting out of this ball.  It doesn't clear the heads quite like I thought it might (hey it's Brunswick, what did I expect?), but nevertheless it is still a definite go to ball in the presence of long oil with clean backends.  It reads the midlane and the breakpoint about as well as any ball I have seen.  It's move at the breakpoint is slightly more angular than I envisioned, but controllable.

This is a definite ball to consider for anyone who is bowling on a longer house pattern with some descent backend.  It won't cut through carrydown but it will sure read the lane in a hurry once it gets off the oil.

Overall a very nice selection by Brunswick.

Randy Russell
Bowler's Aid Pro Shop
Lawrenceville, GA

Test Ball: 15 lb., pin 3-1/4", drilled with pin 4-1/2" from PAP; CG kicked right, approx. 1/2 oz. positive side weight, no X-hole.
BOWLER: RH, 'rotationally-challenged', medium ball-speed.


I have awaited this low-load particle entry for a long time, since most high-load particle balls tend to vacuum "house" conditions into unplayability within a game or so, frying all the conditioner off the heads and making midlanes spotty and unpredictable. The moderate-flaring layout selected was intended as either a beginning ball for fresh 'house' conditions, or a 'go-to' ball for Sport or longer house patterns. It succeeded, but with cautions.

On a standard house oil pattern, this ball, despite the low particle load, is still a VERY STRONG ball. A 'low-load' particle coverstock this may be, but the particles they did put in there, spent a month doing pushups before being blended into this cover. The ball makes a VERY decisive move down-lane, but doesn't overreact. However, on the shorter house patterns, it seems to be 'too much gun': the breakpoint tends to be VERY early on these conditions. It needs head oil, and seems to require a fair amount of midlane oil, as well. When it sees dry wood, it MOVES. The upside of this is, on a Sport or longer oil pattern, the ball will play all day and all night. It saves energy and holds down its lane movement to a degree unexpected for a higher-differential ball; it may move early on shorter oil, but it doesn't seem to want to over-react anywhere. The real thing to watch is the break-point; the break itself won't give you any surprises. If the ball breaks too early, either move left into a lot more oil or put it away til later; if it gets down-lane, smile and prepare to enjoy yourself.

And the HIT!! Lord, does this ball hit and carry. As noted, it seems to save up energy and not waste anything on big, sweeping moves on the lane. The reaction is a strong, continuous arc, very controllable. Low-pocket hits are blown away completely, and flush hits have no chance either. High-flush, it's still possible to get into trouble, since the finish is so strong.

OVERALL: 8.5 out of 10, only due to early break on 'house' conditions. On Sport, it's a 9.999.

MCC

Quick update - 212, 205, 189 and 223, 268, 203. 268 was a ringing 10 and a completely bewildered 5.

The ball likes speed! Again, I've NEVER seen a ball destroy the pins like this one does.

I really love this ball.  I got it when i went back to 14lbs and what a great ball.  Ball is 14lbs and the ball is drilled with the pin under the finger.  NOt sure where the cg or mass bias is sorry.  I went to Texas Station today and practiced 4 games with it and shot a 191, 190, 162, and a 225 with it all throwing right at 12 board.  These lanes are known for being wet/dry condition.  Oil in the inside and dry on the outside.  I was able to just swing the ball from 12 board out to like 8 or 7 board.  Even if i missed too far right it'd still catch the dry and come back to the pocket.  I tugged it a couple of times and missed my mark severly to the left hitting like board 14 and the Eliminator did not hook nor anything.  Just stayed in a perfect straight line for the pins giving me a strike.  I really love this ball.  Might go get another one and have it drilled a different way.

Thanks Brunswick for this terrific bowling ball

Peter Kramer