Post by: admin on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
Color: Heavy Metal
Cover Stock: Radioactive TM+
Core: U235 Super Dense Patented Diamond
Hook Rating: 110
Backend Hook: 70%
Flare Potential: 5â€
Pin Placement: 12 O’ clock 1-4†out
Construction: Modified 2-piece
Finish: Highly Polished
Available Weights: 13,14,15, & 16 lb
Post by: iamnas22 on December 30, 2005, 10:16:16 PM
Top: 2.76
Pin: 2-3
Label drill with pin kicked right per drill sheet. Speed 17-18 and 400-450rpms. Stroker with high track. PAP 5 1/4.
Ball is absolutely strong. 6-8 boards more so than my Absolute Inferno. I had a hard time with it the first time I threw it going 139,223,172 for a whopping total of 534. Not the best start. But I was still very, very impressed. It was mostly my fault for forgetting how to play the lanes with a ball that flat out hooks and missing easy spares. Oops. Doesn't get as long as I thought it would all the time. Very sharp move to pocket when it goes longer. Keeps pins very lown and haven't left many 10 pins. I shot 247 for one game in league on 12-28 before a good guy on our league shot a 300 and then had a heartattack. True story. Check the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Back to the ball....
I shot 622 on second full set, and that was not throwing the EU as much as my AI, because it was way too strong. I am very impressed with the reaction of the ball. Able to speed it up and know it's coming back. For those of you looking for a new Buzzsaw, pick this one up. I'm glad I waited to get this and not the Tsunami H20. I think this is alot stronger. Everyone is already asking me what ball I'm throwing because of the hook.
Post by: Doug Sterner on December 31, 2005, 12:11:55 AM
Gross wt: 15# 4 oz
Pin out 3-1/2"
Top weight: 3.2 oz
Drill patterm:
5-1/2 x 3-1/2
Pin over Bridge
CG on midline
Weighthole 1" below midline on VAL
Ending weights:
Gross wt: 15-1/2
Side: 3/4 oz
Finger: 1/4 oz
Top: 1 oz
The first night I shot the ball was on our SPORT pattern. I was able to play the ball up the outside and get to the pocket consistently. The carry was great as long as I hit my mark and kept the speed in check. My 4x4 Tsunami would not even get to the pocket on this shot. The ball revved up around 35 feet and made a smooth arc into the pocket. Even with the outside line I did not leave a single 10 pin which is a feat on this shot.
Night #2 (Thursday) was on the house shot...32 feet oil with the buff, 12 to 12 55 units, 12 to 8 about 20 units, outside of 8 there are about 5.
The ball again rolled smoothly but started up too soon. The heads did not hold up so therefore I had to put it away. Going deeper didn't work either. The ball still revved up too fast.
After league I cleaned it up and added a coat of Track Delayed Reaction. This did the trick. Threw it again Friday night on the same house condition as Thursday but this ball got down the lane much better and had a slightly more angular look on the backend. I was able to play it straighter or swing it and recovery was excellent. The pins absolutely explode when this thing hits.
I think this is going to be a great ball for nearly any bowler with the proper drill pattern and surface prep.
Thanks again Lane 1....another great addition to the Saw Line!
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Post by: da Shiv on December 31, 2005, 01:13:47 AM
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I got the ball a week ago today, but last night was my first chance to try it out. Here's some relevant info. I'm a right handed tweener with slightly above average speed and decent revs--I don't have the exact numbers. I'm slightly speed dominant. The lanes are Brunswick Anvilanes and they are in good shape. I don't know the oil pattern, but it is always slicker than the wood lanes I usually bowl on. I am a sixth man in this league and they have not needed me until last night, so I had not bowled in this particular house since summer practice sessions.
I was able to get there early enough to practice. With school out, the lanes had seen a lot of open play, so I didn't really even know what to expect. My plan was to simply compare three Buzzsaws--my Uranium Solid, Tsunami, and the new Enriched Uranium. The Uranium Solid has been my benchmark ball for a long time. I have kept it at about a 1500 grit medium shine, but for this test I took it back to approximately OOB condition with a gray Scotch-Brite pad. The EU was in OOB condition, and the Tsunami slightly shined up from OOB condition.
All three balls are drilled more or less the same, with the following slight differences. The Solid has a leverage pin, just southeast of ring finger and CG in grip center. The Enriched and Tsunami both have the pin IN the ring finger, about 4 inches from PAP. Tsunami CG is in grip center with mass bias spot below and just to track side of thumb. The Enriched CG is just below grip center, but well away from thumb.
Well, you can forget all that about the Tsunami--I never actually got around to using it. I started out with the EU. In retrospect, this was not the best idea. I should have used my benchmark ball, but I was over-anxious to throw the EU. I was initially dismayed at the ball reaction of the EU--it didn't seem to want to do anything, and I finally ended up moving way outside and going up the boards, getting only a little wrinkle at the end. I switched to the Solid and immediately realized the situation. The Solid just went dead straight--not even the wrinkle I was getting from the EU. I could watch it revving along, trying to get a foothold, all the way to the pins. If it ever got into a roll, I didn't see it. The problem was carrydown. The heads and mids had held up, but the kids bowling all around me had produced a bad carrydown situation. I was on the high end of the house, and the lane man was in the process of running the lanes from the low end toward me; putting down a fresh shot for the leagues that would be starting soon. Having realized the situation, I found the reaction of the EU more impressive. Even though it was not getting into a good roll, it was by far outperforming a Solid that had a substantially rougher surface. Due to this lane condition, I didn't even bother with the Tsunami. It goes longer than my Solid even when the Solid is in a smoother surface condition.
This little exercise didn't tell me too much, but it was enough to see that the EU is a stronger ball than the Solid.
When the league started, I quickly learned that the house has gone to a heavier oil condition than it had last year. I confirmed that in conversation with some of the good bowlers--just in case the condition I had noted was something about me rather than the lanes. Having a fresh, THS condition I was able to get a little more info about the EU. The new shot was a little too heavy for my Solid--very surprising to me. I guess my usual two leagues are an even lighter condition than I thought. The lane condition, however, was a good one for the EU. According to the Lane #1 notes, the EU is supposed to have more overall hook than the Solid, with more of it on the backend. What I found last night is that the EU had more overall hook than the solid, and more backend, but also started earlier in the mid-lane. It is entirely possible that on a lighter condition, the Solid will start up earlier and the EU will skid longer, but somehow I doubt it. I probably won't be able to find out until my Friday and Saturday leagues start up again in a week and a half.
I had two good games with the EU, and finally, in the third game, the lanes started to break down and I was forced to move in. The lane transition kept ahead of me on account of cautious moves and I blew the third game badly. I could have changed balls, but the team was winning and we were WAY ahead for totals, so I continued the experiment. On shots that I tugged inside, the EU's hold was decent, but not great--it tended to want to get into a roll even in the oil. On shots missed to the outside, it's recovery was breathtaking. My normal line for the night kept the ball inside the six board at it's most outside. I missed one shot by such a large margin that I started to turn around in disgust at what I was sure would be a gutter ball. As I was turning, I saw out of the corner of my eye that the EU seemed to start to turn a bit, so I turned back around and watched as it teetered on the brink and then came back and struck! This does not happen to me.
The early evidence suggests this to me: The EU is a stronger ball than the Solid in every way I could see--especially considering the similar drill and the shinier surface on the EU. The EUs ability to hold a tugged shot is not so good--it's too aggressive--but it's ability to recover from a shot missed out is excellent.
This is an early report, and should be taken as such. Not too much has been posted about this ball yet, and I wanted to get something out there. I had been thinking that the Solid might be the more aggressive ball, but I don't think so now. I am probably going to tinker with the surfaces of the EU and the Solid again before trying them on the lighter condition of my two regular leagues. I think the way I have them prepared now is likely to make both of them too aggressive for those leagues. I will probably either leave the EU as is, or put a touch more surface on it for when my usual lanes are oilier; which happens sometimes. The Solid, I will have to polish back up some or it's entirely possible I won't be able to use either ball in my regular leagues. If I come up with anything else of interest, I'll post it.
I should note that carry was excellent. I carried both light and high. The bad third game was a result of missing the pocket due to bad adjustments, and to operator error in general.
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Post by: PBA2000 on January 01, 2006, 09:18:04 PM
Drilled it up stacked leverage. This ball did just what I had hoped it would do.
Bowled on a fresh house shot. Fairly easy house. But I bought the ball to use on heavier oil patterns in Midwest regional tournaments.
I've got to say this ball is very strong!
I started throwing between the third and fourth arrows out to 4. Shot 201,280,248 for a 729. Struggled with release consistency the first game but after a little tape all was ok.
The ball has a lot of energy when it hits. Backend is fairly snappy, but also easy to control. Reads the midlanes very well and gets through the heads with ease.
If you are looking for a medium heavy to heavy oil ball this one won't let you down.
Good luck and good bowling to you all!
Lane 1 believer
Post by: BENDERBOWLER on January 18, 2006, 02:14:34 PM
Post by: GTX on January 23, 2006, 02:08:17 PM
pinout 2.5
topweight 3
drilled 5x5
great ball for heavy oil. I was able to play extreme down-n-in as well shark/scorpion swing shot with the ball finishing hard
comparing to the Solid Uranium I have which is drilled 5x5
the SU graps the lane quicker, prolly 1-2 feet .. but the EU covers more board at the backend
for sure I will get another EU to have it drilled 3-3/8 x 3-3/8
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Post by: jg71 on March 01, 2006, 12:39:15 AM
Drilled Stacked
Out of box condition
Two Finger Cranker
First time Lane#1 user
Ball worked great in oil. Ball actually came back with oil on it. First game shot 256 ball carried well. Second game lost shot due to oil break down but managed finishing with 192. Third game made adjustment to extreme left throwing out to 4 board and EU snapped back crushing the pocket finishing with 206. Needless to say the ball is very versitle. Can't wait to throw it again. This ball was well worth the money.
Post by: billwv68 on March 04, 2006, 03:03:37 AM
3.3 top weight
1-2"pin
had this ball drilled instant roll with negative side weight max allowed.
wanted a hook monster got a hook monster drilled really too aggressive for my usual bowling
bowled home lanes just three games really old lanes no back end really. usually fresh oil on the set of lanes i was on goes straight to the pin deck really slick ball played out around the five board out to the 1 stand right throw down the right ball came back extremely hard. played a few lines with it u can miss right with it in these lanes for sure but u cant really tell what it will do in oob condition lanes almost all hard breaking ball act the same but have to say hit in the pocket in this condition is good but not that thunderous clap like my black cherry bomb did in comparison
2nd try in another house with good backend heavy fresh oil for me. ball is an absolute monster when this ball hits dry with this condition it goes left and there is nothing going to stop it. i asked for aggressive i got it. when it went into the pocket it totallly knocked the pins thru the wall.
This is the sound im used to by lane 1. This is definately a certain condition ball for me for sure. Id say if i went with stacked leverage or even an arcing type drilling i could use this ball in this condition but not this instant roll. i got a place i want to try to use it which is reverse block u might as well say dry in the middle slick outside i want to get it to strike outside and see if i can strike from 5 board. did it once last year but all others just skated to the 10 pin with no break and tons of oil coming back on ball so it will be interesting it is a good ball just make sure u have it drilled right for u. It is a hook monster for sure
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doesnt look like im in kansas anymore toto
Post by: billwv68 on March 07, 2006, 02:29:39 PM
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doesnt look like im in kansas anymore toto
Post by: doggie on March 08, 2006, 10:11:44 PM
shot down and in. the ball pin is next to ring cg
stacked no wt hole. i was playing straight down
and in across the 2nd arrow.
this ball is strong. if u miss outside it will come
back. has a heck of a backend. ive thrown only six
games with it but this is definitely a ball u can
do some scoring with. this ball needs to be placed
consistently and firmly otherwise it could take off
on you so i wouldnt recommend this to someone who
is not consistent in their delivery.
overall im impressed u throw it right u will strike
i tugged it a couple of times and it held the line without
going thru the nose or jersey. so im impressed
threw 226 226 222 first time i used in league
nice job lane1 !!!
doggie
Post by: MattCCTProShop on March 23, 2006, 04:17:20 PM
Layout: Label
Pin distance: 2.5 - 3 inches
Style: High rev rate
Ball Speed: 16.5 mph
I drilled this ball for more or less medium/heavy oil. Medium oil its fantastic.....Heavy oil on the other hand.....not so good. When the backends are a little weak it doesnt make the corner. It's either a stone ten or a weak two pin or worse. Once the lanes open up a little bit it worked great. My first set was a little wierd. I shot 164-242-231. The first game is where I encountered the weak ball reaction. They opened up and I scored very well.
If you want to drilled this ball drill it MORE AGGRESIVE and then polish it if you need too.
Thanks, Matt at CCT Pro Shop
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Post by: bowlingbeers on July 18, 2006, 04:39:18 PM
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i like my women like i like my bowling balls, 3 holes and as smooth as possible.
Post by: HHHilberg on October 02, 2006, 11:48:39 PM
overview: hate it (enough said)
reason: very eradic skids to much.. doesnt carry. i only attempt to use it now when all else fails. Terrible waste of lots of money
Post by: michaelkarnes on November 17, 2006, 03:59:17 PM
Post by: The Hunkster on November 21, 2006, 12:11:10 AM
I have bowled for over 25 years and never had 3 consistent games like I did with this series. Gonna try the HRG this week.
Post by: whtabtbill on December 30, 2006, 09:56:50 AM
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Post by: Brickguy221 on January 09, 2007, 10:05:47 PM
Lane Conditions: Medium Oil
Typical Conditions: House Shot
Type of Lane: All Synthetic
Weight of bowling ball: 14-6
Top Weight: 2.7 oz.
Pin: 2"
Surface of bowling ball: Factory/Box
This ball has Unbelievable Pin Carry and Versatility. The perfect ball for my style. First ball out of my bag. Explosive carry. Throws pins every where. Extra clean thru the heads. Drives thru the pocket and never backs off or rolls out. Takes out the corner pins the best of any ball I have ever had.
I drilled it 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 with Pin under RF. Ball ended with 1 oz side weight so no weight hole required. This ball gets thru the heads the smoothest-cleanest of any ball I have ever had, and all the while it is revving hard and when it sniffs the dry, it turns and arcs VERY hard to pocket and never looks back. I've never had a ball that strikes as often as this ball does. Throw it too wide and it still makes it back to the pocket and strikes. Tug it and it holds and still hits the pocket and strikes.
I have had this ball a bit over a month and have approx 40 games on it and have yet to find a single negative thing about it. I have raised my average 14 pins in the 6 weeks I have had this ball. I did not have a 600 in this synthetic house this year prior to getting this ball. I have not bowled UNDER 600 in this Synthetic house since I have had this ball.
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Brick
Post by: sacbert on March 02, 2007, 08:57:16 PM
Pin under middle finger, X-hole under VAL @ 3 3/8"
(2 1/2 deep x 1 1/4")
I got this layout from Brunswick's Fury Video, I wanted to try something completely different from what I have.
I'm very please with this layout, in house shot, oil @ 38ft. goes long with ease and turn the corner hard... in fresh oil, 3 games and this baby still grabs the lane strong...
I'll try this ball in a more demanding and a little bit longer oil at the end of the month, I'll try to post more news about it.
Very nice ball...
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- A wise man told me once, "If you want to do the best job, you have to have the best tools".. I would add "... be sure to know how to use those tools"...
Post by: AllWalledUp on October 22, 2007, 08:02:52 PM
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It's not the lane nor the ball,
ITS OPERATOR ERROR......
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Post by: rockerbowler18 on October 22, 2007, 08:09:34 PM
For whatever reason, this ball rolls out horribly unless you play it straight up the boards. Any time you try and turn the ball, even a little, it rolls out horribly. The thing is: this ball carries everything, rollout or not! It's absolutely amazing. In 40 games with this ball, I can't remember leaving a 10 pin I didn't deserve, and I have NEVER left a pocket split with it!
I would reccommend this ball if you just want to pick it up to experiment with, but for actually bowling with, the ball isn't suitable for everyone, and there are multiple balls which would be better suited for most lane conditions.
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Hammer: Black Widow
Brunswick: Radical Inferno
Average: 205
Post by: JessN16 on January 04, 2008, 09:56:45 PM
* Surface at box, with light buff
Bought this one used and ended up with a shorter pin than I would cared to have gotten. I got this ball because I've owned two Lane #1 balls in my life, a Buzzsaw C/2 Pearl (great experience) and a Gold Nugget (horrible experience). I wanted to see if the Gold Nugget was just an anomaly or if it was the beginning of a trend.
Unfortunately, my experience with the EU is more like the Nugget than the C/2 Pearl. The ball skates in oil too much, but also has a tendency to roll out to soon when it hits dry.
Oddly enough, though, I can move into the oil, slow the speed down and get the ball to read much differently than it does at normal speeds. Speed sensitivity is a pet peeve of mine in bowling balls; unfortunately, this ball has it.
Like the C/2 (and to a lesser extent, the Nugget), this ball also has some carry issues through the pindeck. Lots of flat-10s and back-row leaves that I didn't expect. A smidge high, and the 4-9 pops up more often than one would expect.
I'm still searching for a condition the ball is happiest on, but I don't know what else to try. I've used it on carrydown shots, dry lanes, medium lanes, and even somewhat heavy-oil shots, and consistency shot-to-shot is a big concern. The ball is not very forgiving in my hands. I probably will not try another of the Brunswick-shelled Lane #1 pieces if I can't figure something out and quick.
Jess
Post by: pocketsmasher51582 on January 30, 2008, 03:38:36 PM
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Post by: Zef Olantar on October 29, 2008, 12:06:10 AM
Layout is 4 /1/2" X 4"
If you can find any of these around, and want a very versatile ball, I recommend you pick one up. You definitely will not be sorry.
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George
Post by: kingpin268 on December 14, 2008, 03:02:59 PM
Right-handed tweener
High trak
300+ rpm
High axis rotation
Moderate tilt
Ball:
14lbs
3" pin
2000 grit
Drilling:
Pin 2 o'clock to ring finger
4.5" from PAP
CG in palm
Reaction:
I've had this ball for a few years now and have finally figured it out. Initially had the ball drilled up with pin below the bridge, CG kicked out, and that reaction gave me a very unpredictable reaction more times than not. Overhook inside, not enough outside. I redrilled the ball with a weaker drilling, pin above bridge and it has since made all the difference.
On the lanes, the Enriched is very clean through the heads and reads the dry very well on encounter. Revs up nicely and makes a strong but very smooth drive left. I've had great success playing on fresh oil with this ball, even on sport/college patterns. With its ability to get downlane and read the lane, it's a great piece on both fresh and broken down lanes. Carry is very good when matched up, as to be expected with Lane1. I've become a big fan of the Diamond and Bomb cores in recent years and the Enriched does not disappoint.
I bought the ball used and have since put many hundreds of games on the ball and it is still going strong. The Brunswick coverstocks have performed beautifully and I have only seen an increase in reaction out of them. The silver coverstock does however pick up belt marks and dirt fast than any ball I've thrown. In that sense, it does require a lot of maintenance to keep clean. Other than that, the ball has been a solid peformer. I am nothing but impressed. 9/10
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Post by: djbigsmooth on January 05, 2009, 02:07:39 PM
this ball is one of the unexpected monsters of the modern bowling era, also, one of the most underated. this ball goes long and tears through the pocket like gangbusters. the 2% particle coverstock is key on heavy mediums, spotty, and the viper patterns, combining skid/flip and roll/arc characteristics.
i leave mine in oob condition and it really does the job.
Post by: wychevm on December 31, 2009, 10:55:22 AM
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