Author Topic: Monster Bruiser (Read 21774 times)

admin · « **on:** December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »

The Monster Bruiser is one tough customer. Brunswick engineers have combined the steely heart of a Low RG Quantum core, with a thick-skin of PowrKoilâ„¢18 Reactive coverstock to create one pin-punishing brute.

The shiny coverstock was designed to slice through the heads, while the Low RG dynamics deliver strong traction through the mid-lane for devastating back-end knockouts. The Monster Bruiser â€“ made for bowlers who want to break out of their old game in a very bad way.

The Monster Bruiser uses a new Mushroom shaped core derived from the very popular Quantum family of high performance balls. Designed to match up to the slicker lane oils used today, the Bruiser features a high density inner core to produce a low average RG and medium flare potential ball. This strong core, in combination with the High Gloss PowrKoil18 coverstock allows the Bruiser to generate strong mid-lane recovery with a powerful but predictable back-end breakpoint, making it the strongest Reactive Monster ever.

Utility:
Out of the Box: With its high gloss surface the Monster Bruiser matches up well on medium-oily to medium-dry lane conditions.

When dulled: The Monster Bruiserâ€™s hooking action will increase and its arc will become more even, creating a better match-up for oily lane conditions and for smoothing over/under reactions seen on wet/dry lane conditions.

Reaction Setup
The Monster Bruiser can be drilled using the standard drilling techniques developed for two-piece balls, see the included drilling instructions for reaction characteristics and layout details.

The Monster Bruiser is finished with a high gloss surface which enhances its appearance and reduces hooking action in the oil. High gloss finishes can sometimes cause over/under reactions, too little hooking action in the oil, then too much hooking action off the dry, which can be hard to control. To increase hooking action and smooth out the ball reaction dull the surface, first with a fine 800-1000 grit abrasive. If more hooking action and a smoother reaction is desired dull the surface of the ball with a coarse 320-400 grit abrasive.

Bring your Monster Bruiser back to its original Factory Finish with Brunswickâ€™s new High Gloss Polish. Available at your local proshop.

Brunswickâ€™s Monster-Series delivers the bowling industryâ€™s widest range of Proactive and Reactive ball reactions available at the mid-price point. At rock bottom prices to boot.

SAR1stuNNa1 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 16, 2003, 09:47:40 PM »

This ball absolutely destroys the pins. One of the hardest hitting balls
I own. Clears the heads pretty clean, but if they are fried put it away. Ball
has a strong backend and when it hits the pins don't stand a chance.

BRYCE25 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 24, 2003, 04:42:02 PM »

just drilled this ball a week ago and bowled with it twice.I have shot a 650 and a 710.Have this ball drilled to go long and snap hard.This ball hits like a truck.Great bang for the buck.

Mongo · « **Reply #18 on:** December 02, 2003, 11:32:11 AM »

I haven't reviewed anything lately, have I?

Wellll......

Specs:
15 lb.
2" pin
3 1/2 TW

Drill specs:
5 X 4 (pin under bridge)
Box finish (light shine)

Remember the Pulse? Well, multiply the hook and you have the Monster Bruiser.

The Bruiser has quickly become my "first out of the bag" ball. I really like it as it gets through the heads OK, but will read the lane and let me know where the dry spots are without overreacting.

Rather than tell how the ball stacks up, yada, yada, yada. I'll give you a situation (last night, in fact) that sums up the Bruiser.

Practice: Pull out the Bruiser to see what the lanes are like, they've been pretty tight lately, so I start out going 10 to 5. The ball skates and never really picks up the lane, so I bag it an pull out my Deuce.

Through games one and two, the Deuce holds up pretty well as I go 2teen, 230. The house shot this year has been tough on me as they've pretty much forgotten how to clean the lanes and I have no backend reaction, but that's another story. Anyway, toward the end of the 2nd game, I start leaving flat corners as the Deuce is burning up. Rather than move, I pull out the Bruiser and my reaction is back. With the added friction, the Bruiser starts up and really performs well. The left lane blows up and I pop the nose the last two times I'm on it and turn a 260 into a 200.

My point? The Bruiser is a great benchmark ball. It is the medium of mediums for me these days. It has that perfect amount of hook that tells me if a lane is dry (and where) or if a lane is slick (and where).

I would love to tell you that this is Superball and that it does all of these wonderful things, but I'm not going to. What I will tell you is that the Bruiser is a consistent, predictable ball that can be used by a wide range of people.

I would tell anybody who needs a benchmark ball, that the Monster Bruiser fits that role to a "T".
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Garcia · « **Reply #19 on:** December 13, 2003, 12:23:19 AM »

Drilled - Pin below ring finger, Cg kicked out, X-hole 1" below PAP
Coverstock - Grey scotchbrite, reshined with NeoTac #2

Probably Brunswick's benchmark ball. On any medium condition, this ball gets to the breakpoint with ease, revs/reads in the midlane and hard arcs on the backend. Players with lots of hand or slower ball speed will benefit with most. The carry was great unless I got too fast, then I would hard ring 10, but cant blame the ball on a bad shot. If I had to walk in the bowling center with one ball, it would be this one. Its versatility is its biggest strength. And the cost is next to nothin.

Pinchaser · « **Reply #20 on:** December 16, 2003, 03:41:20 PM »

This ball is absolutely unbelievable. I was averaging 191 before i got this ball, and now i'm at 223. Got this ball at the beginning of the year and so far it shows no sign of wear or tear. I'm a lefty with medium revs who typically plays down and in, but can swing the ball if needed. I got this ball drilled up stacked leverage with the pin above an a little to the left of my ring finger, with cg below. I use this ball on synthetics only.(the wooden houses around the mississippi gulf coast will track the hell out of a ball). Since the beginning of the year i've shot 5 700s, 2 269s, 2 279s, a 290, a 284, and a 299(my first honor score). Now for most of you these are every other week things, but i'm in my third year of bowling so for and others like me this is a feat. The ball itself is too predictable for its own good. This drilling sends the ball down the lane with ease and makes a right turn as soon as it hits the breakpoint. Oh yeah the carry is phenomenal. overall a 20 out of 10. Trying to turn others around my area on but the mississippi gulfcoast is 95% Storm whores. (too bad for them)

TheBowlingKid25 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 04, 2004, 07:25:18 PM »

I am just editing this review, as the last one I had on it was utterly useless.

Me: Medium speed, around 15
Medium revs
Tweener

Ball: has a 5 inch pin. Label drilling. Pin above and right of ring finger, about 1 inch. Cg in grip center. Ball is polished up a little bit, not a whole lot. Im not sure of the grit, since it was done in a Luster King type machine.

Likes: This ball can get through the heads very cleanly, does not need a whole lot of oil up front. It checks up a little bit in the mid lane and starts to go into its roll, but holds its line long enough to get a good strong backend arc. The surface of this ball is so easy to tweak and mess with it can be used for a large variety of bowlers and lane conditions. Right now it takes the place as my medium/light oil ball. It also helps even out Over/Under VERY well. Eliminates it almost completely.

Dislikes: It doesnt like a lot of oil, and it doesnt like very little oil. Truthfully this is just about the only thing I can say bad about the ball, EXCEPT, that it does not like dry heads/mids. Since it checks up in the mid lane so well, if its too dry in the mids it checks up a little too strong, and starts to turn too soon, and rolls out. Also, doesnt like carry down.

Will edit this later if need be.
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agroves · « **Reply #22 on:** January 06, 2004, 03:59:36 AM »

Please ck out profile for specs.

Ball Specs
15lb
3 X 3 drilling

Factory finish--I wanted a ball that gave me some control on the backend. I wanted it to read the midlane, hook, then roll to the pocket. I started on your typical fresh house shot, 38 feet long. It is med oil with nice fresh backends. With the high gloss finish I liked this ball. It would do a good job of read, hook, roll but I wasn't overly impressed. I pretty much kept it up the boards. I tried swinging it but just didn't want to make the turn. I stood 20 (slide 24) played up 11 and scored fairly well.

Wet sanded to 1000 grit--I liked this ball shiny but I really like it dull. I can swing the ball alittle more now and still play up the boards with it. I was suprised at the area I was able to create.

Overall, I am pleased with the reaction of this ball. I will be keeping it dull from now on. With the low rg mushroom core and pk 18 cover you can't go wrong. The low rg core really gave me what I wanted for the read, hook, roll.

Andrew
Go Big B!!

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stringin_strikes300 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 15, 2004, 05:50:08 PM »

This ball is great. Got it a week ago. Drilled to go long and with a strong backend. Used it for the first time in a tourney and shot 237, 214, and 200. Works very well in medium oil and just destroys the pins. Hits like a truck.
Pins look like

when im done with em.
Its great ball for the money.

RevLefty · « **Reply #24 on:** January 24, 2004, 10:39:27 AM »

I am a lefty that throws 17-19mph and has many revs. Overall this is a great medium oil ball that saves energy for back end and hits like a tank.

I drilled this with a 4in pin. Pin is above bridge with cg kicked a bit to left of ring finger and about 2 in below it.
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0 0
cg
0

That gives the basic idea of it. I use this ball for a down and in shot when it is medium oil with little carry down. Works great for that. It gets through heads really well and starts reving in midlane and makes it move late. Not a good swinging ball unless have lots of dirt. This ball doesnt like puddles. Not good for heavy oil at all. Hits very well. Have had two award scores with it this year 299,300. Love the quantums though and that basically what this is with different coverstock. Keep up good work brunswick glad you finally made the quantums affordable.

A_P_K · « **Reply #25 on:** February 21, 2004, 06:55:59 PM »

Specs on me and the ball are in the profile together.

After putting many more games on this ball I've decided to touch up my initial impressions.

This is one of the most all around most versatile balls I've ever thrown. I don't know if it's the PK18 doing this or the ball altogether itself. I can play on any oil pattern, condition, or lane surface with this ball. If the lanes are freshly oiled with clean backends then I can stand right and play a 10 to 5 belly coming up the back and let the ball roll into the pocket. If I'm on less than fresh I'll keep moving left to find a line oily enough to control the ball. This ball even works well on dirt if you keep your speed up and hand out of the ball.

Because of the drill pattern on it and the fact my Bruiser is taken down to 600, it isn't a slouch by any means and will hook aggressively even through upper medium oil. It also will finish through mild carrydown when alot of my other equipment squirts to the deck. I use this ball to compliment my Hercules or Burgundy when the head oil goes towards the backs, and the particle equipment slowly burns up. When nothing else will hook because of either too much carrydown or toasted heads, this ball always gets the job done.

It isn't sensitive to any release mistakes, but it reacts wonderfully to release changes on purpose. My Bruiser is definitely speed sensative and will go through the beak every time I pull the ball. It will also definitely recover from being tossed too far outside.

Depending on how you release the ball the reaction shape will either be a strong arching but smooth crescent, or a slight hockey stick if you're coming through heavier mediums. The hit and carry department is wonderful and it basically matches up to any condition except for dirt.

The only negative is that PK18 gets tracked up pretty quickly.
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Mongo · « **Reply #26 on:** March 16, 2004, 11:20:47 PM »

One thing I can honestly say about myself, when I find a ball I like, I tend to stick with it. Previous success, plus since this was a freebie, means Mongo drills up Bruiser #2

Box specs:
15 lb
3" pin
3.2 oz TW

Drill specs:
4 1/2 X 3 (pin under ring finger 1" above midline)
Sanded to 600

Like I said in my review of my first Bruiser (see here http://www.ballreviews.com/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ManufacterID=2&BallID=443&ReviewID=19457), I feel that the Bruiser is the closest thing to the original Pulse I've seen since...well...the Pulse.

I've been complaining about blowing through the breakpoint for some time now, so I drilled this Bruiser to pick up the lane much, much sooner than the original. I've been wanted to see what a low pin would do for me and, since this was a freebie, I saw my chance.

I will say this, the Bruiser, with this layout, rolls like a...it rolls and hits. I've bowled 5 games with it and am simply amazed. With the dull surface and low pin, it reads the lane a good 3-4 feet earlier than my first Bruiser with a much more pronounced move at the breakpoint. Amazingly, I can throw this ball for a solid league session as long as I don't get burned heads and carrydown. The great thing is, if the heads do go away, I can go to my shiny Bruiser, move out, and have the same look.

Like the first Bruiser, this ball is incredibly predictable. No snap hook reactions, no nose dive big 4's, just smooth.

For those who can't throw the big core stuff or are looking for a ball they can drill a couple of different ways to match up slick/dry....I would highly recommend the Bruiser. It's not the greatest at going coast to coast, but it is very easy to read and, for the price, one of the best balls out there.
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Deadbait · « **Reply #27 on:** May 02, 2004, 01:55:18 AM »

First, I think B has run their course with the Monster line. Look for a change. B will probably do what all will, use proven tech., saving money. Things are tight.

Monster Bruiser. Good ball. Proven coverstock, PK18. Proven core, Quantum line.

Put the two together = good ball.

Coverstock is tunable. Core gives good revs. Use a drill to give it a little length and smoothness, plus a 1-2" pin and you've got a "Monster".

Monster Stitch · « **Reply #28 on:** August 30, 2004, 04:42:33 PM »

Specs:
15lbs 4oz
3 inch pin
3.2 oz top weight
Pin over bridge with the cg kickout slightly with no hole.
Drilled 4 x 2
In box condition

Player:
Right Handed
270 rev rate
45 degree axis tilt
14 to 16 mph

I tried this ball at two different houses.

One was on AMF lanes which are oiled 30 to 35 feet with med oil, with a nice strip of friction betweeen the 5 and 10 and with an OB 5 and out. This ball reacted nicely with a skid and mid lane roll which reved up and arc to the pocket. This ball is really consistent. It doesn't over react at all. You can change hand positions and it responds instantly. When the ball hits friction it doesn't jump. It grabs and starts to make it's move. I am very impress.

I then tried it at on Brunswick HPL Lanes which are oiled 35 feet one to one with clean back ends. Again this ball skided through the front and start to rev in the mid lane and took a pretty hard angle to the pocket. I was really surprised. I thought it would just skid and come up slowly. Then i tried coming through the back of the ball with a straighter axis and the ball would come up slow. You can play a fine line. When this ball hits light it rips the pocket.

I can see now why this ball is so versatile. I am curious how much more even it will become if i dulled the surface.

Plus i would recommend getting this all as a Benchmark. You can get a good read right a way.

MajorHook · « **Reply #29 on:** November 20, 2004, 12:19:39 AM »

I am a bowler trying to perfect my hook on all lane conditions. I am in 2 leagues, one is on a dry lane and the other is on a heavy oil lane. My average was very low on both leagues 135 and a 150. So I decided to get the Monster Bruiser. Let me tell you, this ball will hook when you get it out of the box. It had so much hook I could barley control it. It took me couple of weeks but when I got used to it, my scores started to rise. This ball explodes through the pins. Even if you hit light on the head pin this ball will still find a way to knock down all the pins. My average rose from a 135 to a 160 and on the other league 150 to a 170. I also got my first 600 series with it. Let me tell you one thing, keep the ball factory finish if you want hook. DO NOT use this ball on heavier oil lane conditions because it will not hook at all. It was just skid down the lane. It's a great ball for light to medium oil lane conditions. I just got my high game of 236 on a medium oil lane.

Update here, I've had this ball for about 6 months and it is about the same. Good when other balls are hooking too much. When my absolute is hooking out of the house i bring out the bruiser. And this ball is very predictable(if the lanes aren't too dry). I recently shot my high series of 651 with it. After 6 months this ball still has great pin action and hits like a truck. I recommend this ball to anybody who wants a great back up ball to your other stuff.

a_ak57 · « **Reply #30 on:** November 20, 2004, 08:51:01 PM »

Get in control with the Bruiser

General Info:

Lane Conditions: medium
Typical Conditions: Different shots
Type of Lane: Wooden
What part of the lane did you play? Various lines
Weight of bowling ball: 15
Surface of bowling ball: Polished
Likes: Excellent control ball.
Dislikes: Not real snappy.

Ball specs before drilled:
Ball Weight:15 pounds
Top Weight: 2-3ounces
Pin Distance: 1-2 inches
Drilling: Pin under ring, CG below

Hook Potential: Medium
Hook Shape: Arc
Flare Potential: .043 (medium)
Radius of Gyration: 2.50 (low)

Bowler: I am a tweener, with med-high speed. Revs are medium-medium/high. High tracker.

*All ratings are of 12 strikes. 1 strike being the lowest, 12 strikes being the highest of ratings. A spare denotes a â€œhalfâ€ rating. A gutterball is, well, 0.
Ex.) 6 Strikes and a spare= 6.5/12 rating.

LANE CONDITIONS:

Flood: Not exactly the condition for this ball. Looking for a flood ball, look elsewhere. 1 strike.

Heavy oil: Not really the condition for this either, unless youâ€™re a supercrank and dulled it down or something. 3 strikes and a spare.

Medium-Heavy oil/Carrydown: If dulled you can use this ball on carrydown pretty well. The smooth reaction will help you predict what it will do. Pretty good. 8 strikes.

Medium oil: Probably the best condition for this ball. Excellent control and arc, and on medium oil itâ€™s hitting power will be fantastic. I personally believe this is about the best control ball for medium oil that you can get. 11 strikes.

Medium-light oil: Not exactly the condition for this ball. Might burn up, depending on surface condition. Better off using something else. 5 strikes.

Light/Dry: This really isnâ€™t the ball to use on dry at all, unless the pin to PAP distance is over 7â€ or something! I recommend the power groove or something for drier conditions. 2 strikes.

Sport Shot: Have not used this ball on a sport shot yet. BUT, I think this would definitely be an excellent ball since it is very predictable and doesnâ€™t really have over/under, pretty much key if you want to play on a sport shot. PREDICITON: 10 strikes.

Hit: Though this category is vague due to all the factors affecting carry, I found that for the most part this ball hit quite well. I have had many a flush strike with this ball, but that is probably due to my incredible talent.

But, in regards to hitting power ,this ball fails in comparison to the almighty Messenger Ti Lightweight. That ball is the hit champion.

10 strikes.

Looks: For those insecure, superficial freaks who care about it, this ball looks pretty nice. The blue and black mixed quite well on my ball and it looks pretty nice. But not nearly as sexy as that one ball, Grizz.

9 strikes.

OVERALL: Overall, I think if you are lacking a medium condition ball, you should give the bruiser a whirl. Better yet, if you need a controlled reaction, then this is definitely the ball to buy. Besides, itâ€™s made by Brunswick. What other facts do you need?

9 strikes and a spare.

Questions? Comments? Help me make my review better, PM me.

Format Â©- the BR member â€œKingâ€.

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