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Equipment Boards => Brunswick => Topic started by: charlest on July 14, 2015, 07:54:24 AM
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intended to be the Brunswick equivalent of the Storm Hy-Road or the Rocket?
Was it designed to be this or has it turned out to be roughly equivalent to the HR?
Just out of sheer curiosity.
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Hard to say Charlest. Based on core design and reaction shape I see it as being more along the lines of the IQ Tour or Venom Shock. It has very good length and is very smooth. The Soul rolls more like the Hyroad as it is a little more angular at fhe breakpoint but still very predictable.
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It appears to me the Brute Strength has a stronger cover. But my question is does it hit any harder? Is it any comparable to, say, Radical's Reax Gusto?
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Smoother than the Gusto and more forgiving than previous benchmark type balls. The Vandal would be closer to the Gusto.
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Vandal is very similar in shape to the Hyroad, just a little stronger.
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Vandal is very similar in shape to the Hyroad, just a little stronger.
But I'd like to know how the Brute Strength compares to the Hy-Road!
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not even close, watch the videos on the strength, real rolly off the spot, rolls just like a fusion which happens to be a hybrid cover with low rg/low diff setup, hyroad is super continuous and smooth, lt48 rolls very similar to it
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Got a chance to throw this at a Tradeshow. Was impressed with the length I got from it. also the reaction was very smooth and controllable, did not see that over under motion
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Just looking at the specs ( low rg, low diff ) tells you it will be not much like a Hy Road. I also think it would be more like the IQ Tour depending on surface prep. Manufacturers are starting to get the message that there is a market for equipment which matches up better on flatter patterns. Brunswick in it hay day was noted for making rolly stuff that a lot of power playing league bowlers didn't always like, but made a lot of money for straighter guys on flatter patterns. Brute Strength looks like a ball out of that mold.
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I like my Reax Gusto pieces. I just saw Parker Bohn on Xtra Frame using a Brute Strength. It looked pretty good and a control piece worth having -- I'd also digress to say PBIII can make a house ball look good going down a lane as well.