Excellent ball, this ball has the recovery on the backend and will push to the right real easy. This ball has carry charicteristics like i've never seen, I am an average player with meduim to fast speed and I still get messengers that should not be there. Drilled up stacked leverage and 1/2 positive side with a weight hole at 7 1/2" this ball is great on medium lane conditions, if you need something to get the corners out without strapping the ball you have to have this one.

Drillmn300

First ball out of the bag night in and night out.  Gives you the good hard Proactive hook with the backend snap of resin.  Goes longer than most Brunswick balls, but still has a tendency to blow up in the midlane if there's not enough oil.  Fortunately, it carries well from the inside line, so getting deeper on the lane isn't a problem.

The Navy Quantum with DTX-1 coverstock is the most versatile of the Brunswick ProActive coverstocks.  I currently own the following Brunswick ProActive balls, and I'll be making comparisons between these and the Navy:  Jade Quantum, Zone-Pro Azure, Zone-Pro Teal, Zone-Pro Deep Violet, and Zone-Pro Danger HPH.  The Navy Qunatum by far goes longer than any of the ProActives I mentioned.  I have most all of my ProActive's drilled in a 12:00 stacked-leverage pattern, and most have 2" to 3" pins.  The Navy does exactly what the DTX-1 chart shows.  It delays its traction to about 35 to 40 feet down the lane, and makes a nice arc to the pocket.  This ball hits with mega-power, and is also very predictable as most of the ProActives seem to be.  For those who have Columbia, AMF, or Track equipment which has the TEC coverstock, I'd most compare the Navy to the Extreme Chaos.  Both are very similar in their movement, but the Extreme makes a more snappier movement when it turns the corner.  Both have similar hitting power, which is very strong.

Stokers to Power players should have great success with the Navy, and this ball clears the heads much better than the ETX/MTX ProActives.  I tend to like the ETX coverstocks more because of their consistency, but when the lanes dry out the Navy is ideal.  I'd suggest the Navy, Deep Violet Zone-Pro, and the Teal for Power players who would like to throw the ProActives.  The Teal is very mellow in its movement and seems to require more hand to make a sharper snap on the back end, but it is ideal for bowlers bowling on a flood of head oil, with squeaky clean backends because the Teal seems to ignore the fresh backends.  Well, enough of the other recommendations, but I thought I'd talk a little about the Teal Zone-Pro since it is not available to review.

The Navy Qunatum is an everyday ball for most styles, and is very versatile.  It can handle almost all conditions except heavy, heavy oil, and the dries.  Like most of the ProActives when the heads really burn up, you have to find oil or switch to Reactive, but that is what reactive is for (to ignore the heads more and react to the backends).

Of the ProActives I have I'd recommend the Navy Quantum the most.  For those wanting to throw just ProActive a Zone-Pro Azure, a Zone-Pro Deep Violet (or Imperial Quantum), and a Navy Quantum would be an ideal arsenal.

 I got this ball 2nd hand with the sole purpose of reacting in 40ft. of oil with dirty backends ( in my place they don't clean the backends ). I had it resurfaced and drilled axis leverage maximum flare. I stand at the 20th board and throw at the 2nd arrow for a down and in shot. The Navy goes down the lanes smoothly and makes a crawling motion midway towards the pocket. It hits hard and keeps the pins low. Although, I do not advise the drilling for med/dry conditions since its seems to roll out. It's perfect for heavy oil though. I'm not exactly a Brunswick fan but with the last 2 balls I've purchased I would sugggest to the others to take a second look at Brunswick equipment.

Why does Brunswick discontinue the best line of balls ever made by the company?  The Quantums have proven to be the best in my book.

The Navy is no exception.  Mine is simple 4 1/2" pin with the CG kicked back a little bit.  I guess I don't really get all over it, but I don't puck it either.  I found my best reaction with it is when I have more room for error at the breakpoint.  I may not have a lot of up front room, but for me it opens up the back substantially more.  I found this out at the roller a couple of years ago and really was the only reaction I had.  No weight hole, but was mostly finished with that "Quick Cut" stuff which left it at about 1000.

How many of you folks are still using your Navy Quantum?  I originally got mine to replace the Forest Green, another great ball. I just took the Navy out of the closet after being "stored" for a few years.  It was a little beat up when I put it away, so I first let it rest for a couple of days in the "Hook Again" tank. It was cleaned up to 1200 grit and finished off with "Black Magic" for a nice shine. I have developed a couple of new releases and find that this ball works great anywhere I play it. It is drilled with the pin over the ring finger at 4-7/8" from the PAP and the CG right of the ring finger at 4-1/4" from the PAP: pin to CG is only 1-1/4".  I bowl in 3 local houses and about 10 tournaments, so conditions vary from 9 to 9 and 32 to 40 feet of oil. It works well down and in or inside with a little swing, being careful not to go out beyond the breakpoint and put it away when it gets too dry. I have played off 8 board with a suitcase grip release and inside to 15 board with the thumb at 2 o'clock. This is the only particle/proactive ball that I have seen that has not "died". My Mutant and Aggression are both "kaput" even after the "Hook Again" treatment.  Why did I ever put this ball away?  Why did Brunswick stop making Quantums?