Post by: admin on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
Technology – Skid/Snap Power
The BVP Punisher combines the inverted bell core introduced in the BVP Nemesis and BVP Goliath with a new reactive coverstock, N’Control PowerBoost, to create a medium hook potential ball that delivers a very strong skid/snap arc characteristic.
The combination of the new N’Control PowerBoost coverstock with the medium-RG BVP inverted bell core creates more length in the oil than previous Brunswick balls with medium hook potentials. This exceptional length characteristic helps the Punisher save reaction for the back-end, allowing it to match up well on medium and drier fresh lane conditions. The Punisher is also an excellent go-to ball when the heads have broken down and higher hook potential balls are reacting too soon on the lane.
The new N’Control PowerBoost coverstock gives the Punisher strong back-end recovery with good entry angle into the pocket on medium volume patterns when other balls are arcing up too soon and are flat on the back-end. While most medium hook potential balls struggle when encountering carrydown, the Punisher bites through it and still delivers pin punishing power.
Reaction Characteristics
Out of the Box: With its High Gloss Polish finish the BVP Punisher will match up well on medium-dry to dry conditions.
When dulled: The BPV Punisher hooking action will increase and its arc will become more even, creating a better match-up for oily lane conditions and help blend the over/under reactions seen on wet/dry lane conditions.
Coverstock
N'Control PowerBoost
Color:
Blue Pearl / Silver Pearl
Hardness: 76-78
Factory Finish
High Gloss Polish
More Information
Core Dynamics
RG Max: 2.580â€
RG Min: 2.536â€
RG Diff: 0.044â€
RG Avg: 4.6
Performance
Hook Potential: 90
Length: 135
Breakpoint Shape: 95
Available Weights
10-16 Pounds
Post by: Garcia on December 02, 2004, 04:32:24 AM
Cg kicked, small low Xhole
Coverstock - box coverstock, shiny
Punisher is a pearl version of the Nemesis, and in my opinion, a much better version of the Slayer. Pearls generally dont roll well for me, especially shiny. The normal conditions I face are fairly slick with a hooking track. The first few shots I noticed alot of length with hard arc backend. I had some trouble getting a consistant reaction (a problem i have with most pearls), so I touched the surface very lightly with a grey scotchbrite... the surface was still fairly shiny but not the glass-like box finish it had. The reaction was much better and carry was really good.
The centers I usually bowl at use very dense oil's, pearls usually dont read the lane as well as solids or particles. But Im pretty happy with this one after some use, the more I use it the better its getting. I bowl several tournaments so I know it'll have its place after they breakdown some. Its a good ball for someone with slow ball speed or someone looking for a tournament ball for late blocks.
Post by: ESPNMAN1974 on January 30, 2005, 06:05:23 PM
AS FAR AS THE BVP PUNISHER ALL I CAN SAY IS AWSOME!!!!!
I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THE LANE CONDITIONS FROM LATE LAST SEASON TO NOW. I NORMALLY THROW THE MONSTER FRENZY THAT HOOKS LIKE MAD FOR ME.
I RECENTLY BOUGHT THE PUNISHER AND NOW HAVE A STEAK OF 7 600+ SERIES IN A ROW. IM NOT A PRO BOWLER BY ANY MEANS. I HAVE INCREASED MY AVG. BY 9 PINS SINCE BUYING THIS BALL. THE BALL IS EASY TO CONTROL AND PREDICTABLE AND FORGIVING ALL WRAPPED INTO ONE NICE LOOKING BALL. A BIG THANKS TO BRUNSWICK.
IF YOUR LOOKING FOR AN AFFORDABLE BALL THIS IS THE ONE. NO COMPLAINTS.
Post by: katel on February 07, 2005, 06:28:09 PM
First I thought the ball was a little bit inconsistent; it also left many, many 10 pins. Then I tried out to put some more Revs in the ball and -WOW !- it awoke :
Use the ball on dry or lightly oiled lanes , take at least 300 RPM in it and
it goes down the lane looong, then suddenly it makes an extremely arcing hook with very hard hit and impressive pin carry.
It`s spectacular to play under these conditions !
High Revs players who have problems on dry or light oiled lanes with too early ball reactions will love this ball.
I gave the ball a solid 9 out of 10; good job big B !
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Post by: Dusti111 on April 01, 2005, 10:08:27 PM
Post by: DKarnes on April 12, 2005, 12:18:58 PM
Im using impact zone ball now.Im hoping to replace it with this ball. I bowl using the second arrow. stright first the i start moving left.when it start hooking too much i use the third arrow. I guess you figure out im right handed bowler by now. any how you think this ball for me????
thanks
Post by: bOwLiNgPiMp243 on July 08, 2005, 01:26:02 AM
Lane Conditions: Light Oil
Typical Conditions: Variety of Shots
Type of Lane: Combination
What part of the lane did you play? Second Arrow
Did the ball track out? Normal
Weight of bowling ball: 15
Surface of bowling ball: Polished
Likes: Great for a Light Condition and Carries alot of things u wouldnt believe
Dislikes: Medium Oil, Heavy Oil
I got this ball off of eBay , cuz i've adored it forever! So i get it.. and plug it and drill it to how i want it.. with the pin above the bridge in the center w/the cg out a lil to the right. I polished it up and WOW! it really conquers alot of the house shots in tampa,fl so thats always good.. this ball was a replacement to my AWESOME EBONITE STINGER 2-PIECE LOW-FLARE PEARL! Its soo awesome but out of date! PUNISHER RULES! IT Goes right under my original inferno and ultimate inferno!
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Post by: MelvinBrunsTrack on September 11, 2005, 07:31:59 PM
1. UI
2.AI
3.Time Zone
4.Punisher
Getting A Rampage this week for dry condition, to go long.I am still thinking of getting Impulse from Brunswick.I need a particle in my line up.
Post by: MelvinBrunsTrack on September 11, 2005, 10:28:22 PM
1. UI
2.AI
3.Time Zone
4.Punisher
Getting A Rampage this week for dry condition, to go long.I am still thinking of getting Impulse from Brunswick.I need a particle in my line up.
Post by: djones on October 02, 2005, 02:30:12 PM
For the most part the ball gives me what I wanted, good length, hard break and a step down from the OI. It is not as angular as I expected, but have been pleased, anyway. This ball works best for 2 different situations. On a fresh wall shot with good backends, and on a broken down shot where the shot is 4th arrow or deeper. In other words, it needs help from the lane on the backend. Construction is not as strong as the Inferno line, so deflection will be more, but this is not a bad thing with the conditions it is used on. Not as strong as the OI, a good step down when the OI is too much.
For me, the ball works good with different releases.
I have not used it on any real tough conditions. I don't think it would work well, with this drill and in box condition, under a sport or flatter pattern.
Overall, I am please with this ball, as long as it is used under the right conditions.
Post by: MelvinBrunsTrack on November 09, 2005, 12:51:01 PM
Thank you
Post by: martin2005 on November 14, 2005, 10:42:43 AM
Post by: djbowler1 on November 30, 2005, 05:10:04 PM
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Post by: twoheadedboy on February 18, 2006, 01:54:33 PM
Drill - 5" pin so about 1 1/2" above and a little to the right of ring, CG in palm
I reviewed this once before but deleted it to provide more detail here. I had this ball previously and replaced it with this one, almost identical to the first. Jeremy Vitug mentioned this ball is one dimensional...I would have to agree, but then in my hands, pearlized skid/snap reactive balls are, and the "one dimension" this ball has, for me, is out of this world. This is my "game 3" ball when people with a smaller arsenal are still sticking with whatever they were throwing in games 1 and 2 and alternating between going through the nose or getting hung up in carrydown. I will go as far to say, with the caveats above, that this is the best skid/snap pearl reactive Brunswick has ever made, and I have thrown or seen quite a few of them. The coverstock, as you might recall, is a slightly tamer version of what appears on the Command Zone, and the core is the excellent BVP core which causes a ball to stand up very hard off the dry. What you get is a ball that gets through the heads almost like plastic, has a small read period at the end of the midlane, and then snaps hard in the backend. This ball comes back from ANYWHERE that you can find dry, which is both good and bad...it's good that you get back to the pocket, but some of the entry angles are so sharp that you may leave some 9's. When that happens, just move your whole line left a little bit and as long as you're still finding dry at the end, you're striking.
The flip and length of this ball make it very good for when I have to go 4th arrow or deeper when the heads are drying up. I've never had a ball I liked so much from that deep.
In summary - one dimensional? Maybe, I get two dimensions from it (drying track shots and super-deep swing the lane shots). But sometimes you don't need all the versatility in the world. Sometimes having a ball that does one (or two) things extremely well is exactly what you need. This ball won't fit in every bag, but if you like the BVP line or need something a little tamer than what you currently possess but don't want to go as extreme as the Dry/R, this may be the ticket.
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Post by: birdman on March 02, 2006, 07:32:55 PM
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Post by: EFalk on March 24, 2006, 11:16:13 PM
I got this ball for dry to medium conditions and to use on the 3rd game of my league when the lanes break down. I was surprised that the ball actually hooks very well in medium conditions. It has an incredible backend reaction and a huge snap into the pocket. First game out of the box was a 223 with it and I really like it. I definetly recommend this ball to anyone who wants a relatively inexpensive ball and is looking for a good backend reaction.
-EFalk
Post by: Corey C on March 30, 2006, 11:48:37 AM
This ball surprised me with how well it read the midlane with the high RG drilling. I was expecting a dry lane ball with lots of skid/snap. The reaction is very predictable. My flare rings are about 1/4" apart in the oil. This ball can really open up a medium dry house shot. This is a perfect compliment to the Rampage(4.5" pin to PAP low pin) when it reads to early. A very good medium dry shot ball. Not for fried lanes. I think I am going to have to drill a Power Groove for dry.
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Brunswick Amateur Staff
Post by: williamrox1 on October 17, 2006, 06:48:03 PM
Lane Conditions: Dry
Typical Conditions: Variety of Shots
Type of Lane: Combination
What part of the lane did you play? Third Arrow
Did the ball track out? Normal
Weight of bowling ball: 15
Surface of bowling ball: Factory/Box
What grit was the surface of the ball? 220
Likes: This ball is wonderful on all types of lanes. My Punisher is drilled like a straight ball with a thumb slug and finger inserts. When given the right side rev the ball will hit the pocket with thunderous strikes. I can play anywhere on the lane and do great. Wonderful
Dislikes: Doesn't react in oily lanes
This ball is wonderful on all lane. When given the right amount of side rev and speed the ball will hit the pocket with thunderous strikes. I can play deep without worring that the ball will not come back. I can change my speed, holding positon, and type of release and make the ball work wonderfully. With the ball drilled straight the ball can be change to any bowlers style. On oily lanes the ball will spin in the idealistic direction but it will spin left, straight into the head pin in which it wasn't aimed at. Before I got the ball the guy who owned it before shot a 299 with it, but it was only used in the 9th and 10th frame.
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Post by: silntinsnty on October 18, 2006, 12:23:55 AM
Pros: Excellent in mid to dry conditions. Good carry through, likes to keep the pins low. When the ball gets going there's no stopping it.. it seriously punishes the pins
Cons: A little bit of oil throws the ball out a LOT. Not a ball i would start out with, but only use when the lanes are broken down more.
This was my first purchase when i started bowling. It was good when it came right out of the box, especially because my average score jumped from 100 to 150, but as the title suggests, this ball is a value performance ball, meaning it's mid-range performance. The back end isn't bad for it's price, it has a pretty impressive angle, but when i started bowling with my other balls, this ball kind of started to get out of focus. I would use it only if the lanes are too dry for my high performance balls.
my arsenal
-bvp punisher (150 avg)
-hammer hawg wild (170 avg)
-hammer black widow (170 avg)
-columbia mr. hyde (160 avg)
-brunswick smoking inferno (190)
Post by: Bigmike on December 11, 2006, 12:08:27 PM
I threw this on a few different shots mostly on medium house shots that had broken down some. I also moved a few times to the outside dryer boards on the walls to experiment with playing direct. I could get the ball to the hole but carrying the corners was always a big question mark with this layout/surface. I also used this on some lower volume/shorter length sport patterns in practice. I could not get the ball to lay off in the back at all unless really forced. Then the ball would not hit for me because the ball was skidding and not reading the lane condition.
If I had it to do this one all over again, I would have not drilled the ball in such a strong position, because that eliminated me using it on really broken down conditions as the ball read the dry way too violently. I would have also experimented more with the surface to control the skid distance better. I have had 2 different balls with the NControl coverstock and have been too lazy to experiment with surface both times and paid for it because the balls were so skittish out of the box.
Post by: flying cat on December 15, 2006, 03:30:39 PM
All in all, a great ball for hitting 10 pins and having a bit of a laugh on rundown wooden lanes.
Post by: MelvinBrunsTrack on January 01, 2007, 08:04:35 PM
This is one ball I feel comfortable playing down and in shot. Nice mid price ball and medium hook ball. This I will always keep in my bag for league.
Best light to dry ball thrown. Thank you Big B
Next week I will do my review on the red zone ball I just got drilled up.
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