When we first got our Menace tour, the first thing we noticed was that the picture of the ball's core (on the drill sheet) looked like a Columbia Pulse core. After researching this we found that that is exactly what it is suposed to be. The Pulse was a very popular ball in our area, so we looked forward to seeing the Tour Menace perform. We are happy to report that this ball does, in fact behave much like the Pulse. We drilled the first Tour Menace label, with the pin 5 1/2" from the p.a.p. and the c.g at the center of the grip. The shell was sanded to 600 grit and polished with Finesse. This layout and shell prep gave us good length with a smooth, consistant arcing move and excellent carry. As we expected, the ball did not flare very much, about two to three inches is all we could get from it. As with the old Pulse, the only disclaimer with this ball is it's difficulty getting through dry heads. Although alot of people drilled the Pulse thinking that because it was so controlable, it would be good on dry lanes, it really wasn't. The Tour Menace is like the Pulse in that way, it is control all the way, but on dry heads there are better choices. We tested this tour model with a few different surface preparations and were impressed with the coverstock's versatility, one thing never changed, regardless of the shell we never lost control of the break point. We also found this ball to be especially good on walled conditions. If you had and loved a Red Pulse this ball is for you.
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