Review #3 (albeit nine years later!)
I was fortunate enough to find a lefty-drilled, fifteen-pound Command Zone on the house rack at my local center. The coverstock had one major nick in its hide, but after a good resurfacing and finishing (4000 Abralon and polished by hand), this ten-year-old relic looked good as new.
I have never used a negative-weighted ball before. I decided not to plug the holes the pin was over lefty middle finger (ring finger for righty), and the CG was 3/4" left of grip center with no X-hole. This setup enables the ball to roll early with an arcing backend motion.
At first, I was not impressed with what I saw. In its 1999 heyday, the Command Zone was the highest skid-snap ball Brunswick ever made, and initially, that was the reaction I was getting today in 2009. After feeling out the ball and increasing my speed on the approach, the Command Zone was pure gold! On the open shot with broken heads, I could hug the middle without the snap of which this particular Zone is known. In my final game of league play, I rolled 279, as a 4-pin in the eighth frame (due to laying off the speed and snapping a bit high) cost me a perfecto!
I have now used three different Command Zones over the years: one label leverage, one pin-up positive, and one pin-up negative. I guess you could say that I have taken good command of this Zone!
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The three-inch tie, The Dark Side Of The Moon, and PowrKoil18: timeless!
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