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BVP Sidewinder
« on: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »
Coverstock: Solid / Pearl Hybrid - Low Load Particle
Weight Block: Rocket (14-16 weights)
Ball Color: Black Solid / Green & White Pearl All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown.
Ball Finish: Rough Buff
Hook Potential: 120(High) on a scale of 10-175 Low-High
Length: 90 (Early) on a scale of 25-235 Low-High
RG Differential: 0.045 (Medium-High Flare) on a scale of .000-.080 Low Flare-High Flare
RG Average: 2.53 (Medium-Low) on a scale of 2.43-2.80 Very Low-High Break Point
Breakpoint Shape: 65 (Arced-Angular) on a scale of 10-100 Arced-Angular
Recommended Lane Conditions: Medium Dry to Medium Oily
Description: The Brunswick BVP™ series has been developed to provide the widest range of reactions available at the popular mid-price point. The BVP series provides any bowler the ball performance they’re looking for at a price they can afford.
The BVP Sidewinder features Brunswick’s first Solid / Pearl Hybrid - Low Load Particle coverstock. Known for mid-lane recovery with controlled and continuous breakpoints, the Brunswick low load particle ball reaction has been a favorite for many types of bowlers on both high scoring house shots and more demanding sport lane conditions. The Sidewinder’s version of the low load particle coverstock is an updated version of the same coverstock made popular by the Fuze® Eliminator, Danger Zone® Pro HPD and Navy Quantum®. The Sidewinder version is Solid / Pearl hybrid with a low load of traction increasing particles distributed in all colors.
The Sidewinder upgrades the performance of the BVP Ambush by using Brunswick’s new lower RG Rocket core system. The lower RG of the Rocket core helps the Sidewinder get into an earlier roll which helps create more mid-lane recovery on today’s high viscosity oils and hard synthetic lane surfaces.

 

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Re: BVP Sidewinder
« Reply #16 on: January 31, 2009, 10:27:37 PM »
I love this ball, for my first particle i was overwhelmed how versatile this ball was, and one thing i loved about this ball was carry, this ball hits so hard and rolls extremely smooth, and at its price, what could beat it?

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Re: BVP Sidewinder
« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2009, 12:52:27 PM »
I purchased this ball for some tournaments I bowled in. I am a high rev and high speed cranker, so this ball is simply to aggressive for me on dry league oil patterns. This ball needs oil, but I think all particle balls are like that.

I have it drilled with the pin between and above the fingers with cg kicked out about 2 inched from the centerline (required a weight hole). It has great mid lane reaction and strong arching motion. Exactly what I wanted for heavier oil tournament conditions. Using this ball, I won enough jackpot in the tournaments to buy 10 of these.

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Re: BVP Sidewinder
« Reply #18 on: April 23, 2009, 12:42:23 AM »
The ball: 16 pounds, 2.5-inch pin, 2.3 oz. starting top weight.
The drill: Pin over the middle finger, CG out to the negative side down and left of the middle finger. Works out to a 5x5.5 drill for me. Surface is box.
Me: PAP 4 over 3/8 up, tweener revs, good speed, typically high axis rotation with low tilt but can adjust

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Bought this ball because it was a particle hybrid and I'd never thrown one. I also wanted to put a weak drilling on a strong-cover ball and see if I could create a look I don't otherwise have in my bag.

I decided to send the pin above the fingers, over the middle -- a drilling that tends to give me almost too much length sometimes. I also kept the CG on the negative side. The ball almost looks like it's drilled for a left-hander.

The coverstock keeps this ball from getting too far down the lane. I have one of the particle hybrid versions rather than the reactive hybrid version, but the load doesn't appear to be as large as in other particle balls. The stock cover, however, is not as shiny as you might think. The ball feels quite aggressive out of the box.

Tested this on both fresh and broken-down THS. The ball revs up nicely, makes a predictable move in the midlane, then lays off in the back due to the drill pattern. This pattern and this cover proved to be a nice match ... the cover keeps it from getting too far out while the drill pattern keeps it from wanting to do all its work in the front half of the lane.

This ball is much like the great Brunswick balls of 10 years ago, along with some of the better Lane #1 balls from the Brunswick era. It is a midlane controller, and it basically ignores the pattern. Volume doesn't seem to have much to do with its performance. The ball smooths out rough edges of the pattern and allows me to use subtle hand position changes to tailor the reaction.

Only when the heads totally fry out did I feel I couldn't use this ball anymore. And when I did finally have to move, I moved from this ball to a Visionary Slate Blue Gargoyle -- a pearl urethane ball. That should tell you what range of conditions this ball was able to handle. A summary follows:

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Positives: Great midlane control, handles one of the widest range of conditions imaginable, responds well to hand position changes.

Negatives: Not for very dry lanes, won't come back from way outside on big misses

Overall: A blue-collar bowling ball that, due to its versatility, takes the place of multiple pieces of equipment in a bag.

Jess