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DP3

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Brunswick Arsenal....is it complete?
« on: June 18, 2004, 09:39:26 AM »
Ok for the rest of the summer, up until Christmas this is what I have.  I'd rather have an arsenal of 8 balls but I may stick with 6 unless I really need a certain reaction.  I'm a power stroker, about 17-17.5mph speed. 300rpms, PAP is 4 5/8ths right, 1/8th up.  I'm moving my thumb and middle finger pitches left so I can raise my track so my PAP may be around 4 3/4-5inches out when I'm done.  Anyway here is my lineup:

Command Zone Arc: 4x4 with weighthole, Sanded to 600 grit
Golden Nugget: 4 3/4 x 3 with weighthole, box finish
Monster Bruiser: 4 x 4 with weighthole, box finish
Time Zone: 4 x 5, MB under thumb, box finish
Teal Rhino Pro: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2, no weighthole, High Gloss
Blazing Inferno: 5 x 4, box finish

I also have a Revmaster(5 x 4), a NIB Track Enforcer on the way, a Savage(3 3/8ths x 4, high gloss polish), and a Tiger(2 1/2 x 4, box finish) to experiment with but I'd much rather keep it all brunswick.  The only brunswick ball that I'm not too sure if I would like or not is the Bruiser, I was thinking about holding off on it since it's not here yet and replacing it with a NIB X Zone High Diff that I can get, a NIB Rebel ECX that I can get or a Classic Zone maybe.  

Does the Bruiser yeild more of an arc or snap?  The weightblock can flare a ton and the Cover is really a high polish so it looks all skid flip but alot of the people I see rolling it, it looks really rolly(but none of them bowl like me).  Any help would be appreciated.  How complete does that setup look?  And what would you consider replacing or adding?(The only balls definately staying are the Teal Rhino, Blazing, and Nugget)
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RSalas

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Re: Brunswick Arsenal....is it complete?
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2004, 02:30:10 PM »
Your stats and specs seem rather similar to mine;  maybe I rev it less and track a little bit higher.  For me, the Bruiser is an everyday ball.  Yes, because of the shiny cover, it does seem to want to bounce hard off of the dry, but I find that it doesn't hydroplane in the oil, so I can keep it tighter and still score.  When they get dry, I can move deeper with it, and use the bounce off of the dry to my advantage.  OBTW, mine is drilled pin below ring, CG stacked below, no XH.  I'm thinking of drilling another one, using layout 2L on the Brunswick drill sheet.

Regarding the rest of your arsenal, do you primarily bowl on house shots or variants thereof, or do you bowl on Sport or PBA conditions as well?
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DP3

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Re: Brunswick Arsenal....is it complete?
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2004, 03:36:32 PM »
My Summer leagues are both on house shots, but during the fall I bowl mostly on sport and PBA Patterns with an occasional house shot here and there in collegiate play.
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