Almost what I was looking for.  I was looking for a ball that went long as the heads went away and could turn hard for later shifts.

I was actually looking for a milder backend impact zone.  The impact zone was my ALMOST a great ball for the last year, just often had too much backend.  This ball had the smooth strong backend move that I was looking for but it did not get down the lane the way I was looking for.  In fact it reminded me of a poor man's command zone

arc.  It had a tendancy that when you drifted slightly with your feet inside and then hit a board inside your mark with the idea it would project wide it would not project it would just stay high.  6 pin!

I'm a lefty.  I've never seen so many 6 pins.

Brunswick in their literature does say that this is midlane ball but they also say that it has a length of 4.5 on their scale this is longer than the impact zone on their scale.  So I drilled it 4 1/2 inch pin to pap and 3 inch CG to pap.  This kicked out cg I thought would get the ball rolling just a little earlier so that it would be the same length as my (supposedly shorter) impact zone.  This also allowed me to place a small weighthole on the pap to get a slightly milder backend than the super strong impact zone.  This approach just made this ball early and smooth and with a pretty strong backend. I already had a ball to fill this early league spot my sledgehammer from hammer.  

I think I should have drilled this label for length, or tried the battle zone bullet.  My solution to this slot in my arsenal is my Lightning Flash from Storm.  See posted review.  That ball is incredible for this length with strong backend slot.  This Battle Zone is also a great ball but you must know where it fits in your arsenal.  Will be posted for sale on the auction site.  

Pocket percentage baby!  

 





 

Another eBay bargain...another review.

Specs:
2.5 oz. TW
1 " pin
Box finish

Humm....Brunswick....PowerKoil17....Rhino Pro core.  I think we've seen this before.  Anyway, I was looking for something to give me a nice even reaction, something as a step up from my Pulse.  Put the pin on the PAP with the CG 1" past the axis on the midline.  Drilled the weight out with a 1" hole 6 3/4" past the center of the grip.

Pretty simple, even reaction.  Very little flare, but a bit more hook than I expected.  I was looking for about 3-5 more boards of hook and I got something along the lines of 6-8.  This ball is very much like an aggressively drilled Pulse.

On a 5-to-5 top hat of 37 feet, I was able to stand 20 and swing the dry without an overreaction.  The only problem I ran into was the ball wanted to hook a bit early (imagine that), but I never ran into any jump-snap looks.

Overall, this ball was pretty much what I expected.  An early mover with an overall smooth look to it.  The Battle Zone Missle is a good all-around ball; strong roll, nice midlane move, and smooth backends.  Wouldn't recommend this when the heads go away, but a great ball for medium conditions.

Yet another Ebay special!  Actually I picked up two of these Missiles about a year ago for around 50 bucks each. (I guess somebody was unloading their surplus) I'm glad I bought a couple.  It is the first ball out of my bag and a real pleasure to use in all conditions.  A very good all around ball in my opinion, especially in dry or medium conditions.  I have it drilled for max hook and it has also required a small balance hole. (Tom Underwood tom@urbowling.com) did the work, and he does do a superb job.

This ball hits hard.  It just "sounds" real good rolling down the lane RUH LUH LUH LUH LUH LUH and it hits with a big THUD! and high pitched combination of THWAK! type of sound... I know, that isn't a real professional review, but sometimes these types of descriptions tell the story better.  I've missed by a mile with this thing and it just wreaks so much havoc that you can't help but strike.

I don't think anyone could go wrong with this ball.  A good choice.  If you see one at a good price, pick it up.  You won't regret it.