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Equipment Boards => Brunswick => Topic started by: Snakster on July 30, 2016, 04:35:19 PM
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Can someone compare and contrast these two? Essentially as to their performance on medium oil house shots. Capabilities as benchmark. Whatever else you can think of. :D
Thanks in advance.
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I have not thrown a brute strength but after throwing the danger zone I strongly believe that if the danger zone is not in your bag as a benchmark ball, you're making a big mistake
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I can't really comment on the Danger Zone as I've never thrown one. I love my Brute Strength, for me it is a great benchmark ball. I keep mine dull at 3000 surface and it lets me know if I need to ball up or down and it gives a fairly smooth reaction so I can see if I need to go to a ball that's more angular.
Its been in play on almost every sport pattern I've bowled on since I got it as well
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Although I've owned them both, I can't say that I've used them side-by-side. I believe that the Brute Strength is slightly cleaner and slightly more angular off the friction. I'd probably be playing the same line with both.
Both balls are very easy to tweak the surface with good results, too. If I had to pick one or the other I honestly couldn't say one is better. I'd be perfectly happy with either one. Pick a color?
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I have one of each with the exact same layout and my Brute Strength for me is a bit earlier than the danger zone. The danger zone is also stronger off the spot than the Brute strength. I personally love the Brute Strength on medium patterns and for me is a bench mark ball
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Thanks for the replies. Now what if I threw a Brainiac into the equation?
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The Brainiac is the longest and most angular of the three. The Brainiac will also get noticeably better as the lanes start to transition, allowing you to open up angles more and more.
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I have all 3 and they are all good options on medium oil. Realistically almost any ball that is not drilled too exotically or with too extreme of a surface is useable on a THS somewhere.
My DZ wants to rev up really early and gives me a fantastic read on fresh tougher/shorter patterns. I also have liked my match up a lot better with this ball at 3k as opposed to the box polish.
The Brute Strength won't rev up quite as much as the DZ and is a ball that I like when trying to keep my angles straight (particularly once the track starts becoming wet/dry).
Brainiac is also fairly quick to rev up, but has a much stronger cover that will take a strong directional change down the lane. It is a ball that I like to use after a few games when I am trying to get my feet left and swing the ball to the dry.
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I have all 3 and they are all good options on medium oil. Realistically almost any ball that is not drilled too exotically or with too extreme of a surface is useable on a THS somewhere.
My DZ wants to rev up really early and gives me a fantastic read on fresh tougher/shorter patterns. I also have liked my match up a lot better with this ball at 3k as opposed to the box polish.
The Brute Strength won't rev up quite as much as the DZ and is a ball that I like when trying to keep my angles straight (particularly once the track starts becoming wet/dry).
Brainiac is also fairly quick to rev up, but has a much stronger cover that will take a strong directional change down the lane. It is a ball that I like to use after a few games when I am trying to get my feet left and swing the ball to the dry.
Thanks Brandon that is very helpful. Your description of your use of the Brainiac is the most analogous to what I'm basically looking for (I've decided), so that may be the direction I go in. Besides....it describes me better ;)