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Monster Frenzy
« on: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »
Specifications are as follows:


Coverstock: N'Control PowerStock - Reactive

Color: Blue Pearl/Red Pearl

Hardness: 77-79

Factory Finish: Rubbing and Finishing Compound Double Buff

Core Dynamics:

   

       
  • RG Max: 2.577

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  • RG Min: 2.536

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  • RG Diff: 0.041

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  • RG Avg: 4.5

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Performance:

   

       
  • Hook Potential: 90

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  • Length: 125

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  • BreakPoint Shape: 85

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Available Weights: 12-16 Pounds



View the official Spec sheet including Drill Instructions

 

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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2003, 06:44:20 AM »
Drill Pattern:  The pin is 4” from my Positive Axis Point, the CG is 2” from the PAP.  Balance hole is located on the PAP, with 1/2oz of positive side weight.  Box Surface

Bowler information:  Soft release but high rev rate, medium axis tilt, 18-19MPH  

Ball Characteristics:  So far, I am very impressed with this ball.  With this type of pattern, it reacts more like a polished solid rather than a skid/snap pearl ball.  On house conditions without a lot of hold in the middle, this will give you a little room for inside mistakes.  When you miss on the outside it has enough energy and a soft backend to make it back without a violent turn.  It reads the lanes very well making it easier to adjust.  Pin action is good unless you tug it inside on lanes with a lot of hold in the middle, this will result in flat corners most of the time.  If you start out and they seem a little too oily for the ball, but not oily enough for your more aggressive piece, you can catch it with your fingers at the bottom a little bit(for those that don’t understand, you can put more rotation on it) and it will recover more on the backend.  The reaction is very predictable.  It is also very versatile I can stay behind it and get a hook/set reaction to play straighter in the middle or move inside and get around it more and it will change direction good on the backend.  I did notice when I got it into the dry too quickly it hooked early, but lost most of its energy.  I have not had a chance to bowl on a tough condition yet.  I think it will work well on shorter or lighter volume sport conditions.  Bryon Smith used this ball when he won the ABC Masters, with the same type of layout.  The price tag is also something you CANT beat.  

Thanks for reading, I hope this helps

TreyP

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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2003, 02:14:28 PM »
I have an Inferno and am looking for something to compliment it. Something that goes a little longer and hooks a little less, for when there are drier lane conditions. I am thinking of the Monster Frenzy. Any advice sent to AFFLFLAG@hotmail.com would be appreciated.

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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #18 on: March 27, 2003, 07:31:06 AM »
Wow this ball hits like a truck. I had it drilled skid snap. Drilling is pin 1/2inch under my ring finger and the cg kicked out. I have a track money that moves  pretty well but it was going longer than normal. The frenzy on the other hand made the lanes look a bit dry especially on the backend. I shot 795 out of the box. I know im a quiter.lol. But it is very versitile. I was playing straight up the 3rd plank, and was able to swing it like crazy. This is a overall great ball.
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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #19 on: June 14, 2003, 02:54:05 AM »
Ball is drilled pretty simple. CG about 1/2 in below the midline in the center of grip, the in is about 1 1/2 in below the ring finger.

I have 2 views on this ball. #1 great ball to score with. very controllable and readable off of the breakpoint which I did not expect with the coverstock this ball has. It hits the pocket and the pins fall, out of 16 games, I have only left 3 ten pins.
View #2--this ball scares me. Every time I throw it I think I am going to leave a 10 pin. It does not hit particularly hard, but that is probably the drilling more than anyting. The lack of violence on the backend is good because it will not overreact, but when it hits the pocket the 10 pin is usually the last to go down, and it leaves the taste in my mouth that there should be alot of weak 10's. Only 3 so far though, so this ball does carry well.

I give this ball 8 out of 10. If you get one and are dealing with dry backends, use this type of drilling and you have a very consistant ball.
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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #20 on: June 26, 2003, 12:57:58 AM »
lets see.... this was my first ball in 15lb. im not a very technical talker because i dont drill balls. ill do my best:

pin almost between fingers
cg a little more than an inch below it. no extra hole.

this ball was the only one i used for about three weeks... now its dead. i bought a duece and then this was my spare balll until i got a white dot.off topic oops.

anyway this ball for me seems to not like heavy oil and likes more medium to dry. i haven't come across many dry conditions except my tuesday night league which is a sport league and they put out a dry shot. about 30ft of oil. this ball hooked about from 8 board to 19. i was standing about left foot oin 27 and right on 23. i drift 5 boards to the left in my approach.

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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #21 on: July 10, 2003, 04:36:08 PM »
ball is 15 lbs with the pin at 2:00 from my ring finger
i had this ball drilled to have an even roll because the shot is changed almost every week and backends have become unpredictable

Length- This ball gets as much length as any ball that i have ever thrown it is really good in the dry giving me that even roll that i looked for

on light/med shot this ball gets to the break point and makes a nice arc back to the pocket

med-heavy this ball begins to not round the corner it looks as if it is going to move but doesn't the drilling is not suited for this condition anyways so
i'm not dissapointed here

Hook- This ball can cover alot of boards when it hits the drive but it still never gets to over reactive it makes a nice hard arc on conditions that range from dry to med oil anything heavier than that and it goes to long and can't recover for the drilling i have on it

Control- One of the easiest to control balls i have ever thrown when you let the ball go you know exactly what it is going to do their is never any doubt if you miss you mark you know it is going to come back a little harder or hold a line

Hit- for the price it is one of the best i have thrown so far while not as impressive as some of my other equipment i have thrown this ball about 20 games and i believe i have left 4, 10 pins that to me is impressive

overall this is one of the best balls in my arsenal right now and i really love the way it is so easy to predict the move of this ball hook, hit, carry and control for 100 bucks what more could you ask for
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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #22 on: September 10, 2003, 12:28:02 AM »
I drilled this up over the summer and just have never gotten around to reviewing it, so here it goes.

Specs:
15 lb. 3 oz.
3 oz. TW
3" pin

Drill specs:
Label leverage
Box finish

I purchased the Frenzy with the hopes of having something for medium/medium dry.  Bad choice.  The N Control cover is strong, a whole lot stronger than I figured.  If I had known this pearl cover was this stout, I definitely would have gone with a weaker drilling (probably 4 1/2 X 4 1/2).  

I've had this ball since May and have gotten to throw it on a ton of different conditions: league shots, sport shots, Vegas, etc.  After all of this I can say one thing confidently...the Frenzy could well be one of the best house shot balls I've seen.  Now, I want to qualify this a bit.  Most house shots are in the medium range, have good head oil, and strong backends.  What the Frenzy does so well is get through the first 15 and then immediately pick up the lane with a hard, but controllable read.  

With my label leverage drill, I can throw the Frenzy for a long, long time on most house shots.  What amazes me is that I have yet to see this ball jerk out of the dry, no matter how much head oil there is or how dry the dry is.  The Monster Frenzy is the epitome of continuous motion.  I can move deeper and deeper with this baby and it will make the turn.  The only time it has to be bagged is when the heads are completely gone.  In all honestly, the Frenzy handles carrydown as well as any pearl I've seen in a long time.

I'll be honest, I've ragged on the Big B for a long time.  Over the last year or so, they have really gotten on the ball and put out some quality stuff.  The Inferno and Monster series are both really quality lines.  The Monster Frenzy would be an excellent medium ball for any bowler.  The guys with bigger hands will love its smooth transition and power.  The straighter guys will love how it gets through the front part of the lane.  The tweeners, well, they'll just love it.


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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #23 on: January 04, 2004, 03:03:49 AM »
I bought my Frenzy about 5 months ago because I liked the way my SmashR rolled and performed.  Since they both share the same core, I felt the Frenzy would go longer than my SmashR, but still have a strong move off dry.

My Frenzy is drilled with the pin under my ring finger [4 1/4 inches from my PAP] with the CG below the midline [3 1/4 inch pin out ball] and swung right to create a 60 degree drilling.

On most house shots with medium to medium dry lane conditions, this ball is the best hitting ball in my arsenal.  The Frenzy clears the heads with relative ease and begins to rev up nicely towards the back part of the mid-lane before making a very hard move to the pocket.  I would not classify the back-end move as a skid/flip reaction, but more of a strong rolling angular move, which is what I wanted from this layout.  I would expect that drillings with the pin above the fingers would produce more of a skid/flip reaction.

I have found that the N'Control pearl coverstock is not for DRY lanes.  The coverstock is too strong and reads the dry much too soon to be a good dry lane ball.  Besides, there are better choices specifically designed for dry lanes.

Ball comparison:
The Frenzy is stronger than my Trauma (pinned above my fingers 5 1/4 inches from my PAP w/mass bias in the strong position).  My Frenzy reads the lane sooner and is stronger on the back end.

The Frenzy is not as strong as my polished SmashR.  Even polished, the powerkoil 18 cover on the SmashR (with a weaker drilling) is stronger than the N'Control cover of the Frenzy (both balls have the same core/RG/diff).


Overall I would rate this ball a 9.5 out of ten when used on the right lane conditions.  I would highly recommend this ball.

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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #24 on: September 30, 2004, 07:16:20 PM »
I have a monster frenzy and I love the ball I bowled a 625 with it in the second week of bowling

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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #25 on: January 30, 2005, 06:07:45 PM »
GREAT BALL FOR LANES WITH MED. TO MODERATE OIL.  I SWING THE BALL ABOUT 10-13 BOARDS AND THIS BALL HAS NO PROBLEM GETTING BACK TO THE POCKET.

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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #26 on: July 31, 2005, 03:59:11 AM »
Me: Right-handed Power Stroking ninja bowler (can't hear it hit the lanes)

Ball: 16 lbs, pin above bridge 5" from PAP with 3" cg kicked slightly left, kept in OOB condition.

Got ball with drier lanes in mind and with the drilling and coverstock the ball does go long, but is too strong of dry to be effective for toast.  Would be a great benchmark ball with a more forgiving drilling say 4" pin under ring, or straight up stacked at 3 3/8", but the long pin distance makes the ball squirty on fresh lanes.  Ball has worked best on medium patterns (volume and length) with slight carry down to tame the reaction.  I get a similar look on the lanes with my polished Absolute Inferno drilled the same, but a smoother mid-lane transition and a few more boards of backend.  A good one-two punch for most house shots.

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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #27 on: December 05, 2005, 10:25:38 AM »
Coming back for a re-review of this Monster.
I bowled on one league each year and 3 years ago they got a new lane machine and went nuts with the oil. It rendered this ball useless and I had to get a heavy oil ball in place. My Monster Frenzy has been sit in the basement for 3 years until now. We switched houses because of maintenance issues. Now my X-Factor Vertigo would barely hook or hit weak. I couldn't understand why. I find out that it's burning up before getting to the pocket because of the light oil condition. So with some helpful advice, I got my Monster Frenzy out of the grave and had it resurfaced and sanded to a 1200 grit finish.
Bowled with this ball for 3 weeks at my house and just love the reaction.
It goes long and flips hard. Something that I haven't seen in 3 years.
A lot of people have commented on how hard this ball flips.
I must have bowled over 500 games with this ball and it still has a super strong reaction.
This will definately be my first ball out of the bag for a while.

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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #28 on: September 15, 2007, 04:04:58 PM »
pin above and to the right of ring finger. cg closer to palm.

this ball is long and and strong but still smooth. i love the control. coverstock is very good for higher rev players and core just has that awesome hitting power. can play many differnt line and still carry well. for me this ball plays about the same line as my contact zone, but seems to have more length and a smoother read. hooks more then my violet classic zone (black pin). this ball looks like the new fury pearl with the colors. anyways a great classic that can still produce hight scores.
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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #29 on: February 09, 2008, 11:11:36 AM »
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This was a greatly under appreciated ball by Brunswick.  I loved the length this ball provided and the snap in the backend.  It hit hard, carried well and was overall a very nice ball for a THS.  Obviously this ball did not do well on extreme oil or dry.  While I retired this ball from my regular lineup a few years ago, I still get a chance to use it on drier conditions now and then, and it doesn't disappoint.  Every once and a while I'll search for one on eBay hoping theres one in some obscure pro-shop's basement waiting for me to drill it up.
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Re: Monster Frenzy
« Reply #30 on: March 12, 2008, 10:22:40 AM »
very good ball... i have improved my average 56 pins since i first started bowling using this ball and my brunswick sidewinder... HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BALL TO ANY BOWLER!!!
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