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Technology - Hard Arcing Control Brunswick low-load particle balls have traditionally been known for their excellent traction in the oil and controlled hard arcing reactions off the dry. This type of ball reaction has long been a favorite of higher level players looking for a predictable reaction that helps them control the mid-lane and keeps them out of trouble by smoothing out the unpredictable breakpoints sometimes seen with Reactive coverstocks on carry down.

Previous Brunswick low-load particle balls have utilized Brunswick’s proprietary particle systems with a PowrKoil 18 coverstock base. The Impulse Zone moves in a new direction by using Brunswick’s exclusive Activator coverstock as a base. The use of Activator coverstock improves on our already popular low-load particle reaction by increasing length, back-end reaction and hook potential which results in increased forgiveness and improved pin carry.

The Impulse Zone uses a medium-RG version of the Zone Classic Ultra-Low RG Asymmetrical core system. For the Impulse Zone 0.6 pounds has been moved from the inner core to the outer core to provide the desired on-lane performance. This creates a medium-RG core that is a better match to the Activator Low-Load particle coverstock.

The low-load Activator particle coverstock and the medium-RG asymmetric core combine to create a high hook potential ball that reads the oil pattern on the lane well, without over reading it. The Impulse Zone is strong in the mid-lane and back-end without giving up being clean through the front. On a typical house shot the Impulse Zone stays on line in the oil and maintains good contact with the lane without wanting to either hook early or slip in the oil. As the lane condition breaks down, shots that are tugged into the oil hold and hit, while shots that are swung to the dry early recover continuously down the lane and are less prone to the over-reactions sometimes seen with straight reactive coverstock balls.

Reaction Characteristics
Out of the Box: With its high-gloss finish, the Impulse Zone will match up well on medium-dry to medium-oily lane conditions.

When dulled: The Impulse Zone hooking action will increase and its arc will become more even which creates a better match-up for oily lane conditions and helps to smooth over/under reactions seen on wet/dry lane conditions.

Coverstock
Activator Particle
Low Load
Color: Ocean Blue
Hardness: 76-78
Glow Engraving
Factory Finish
High Gloss Polish
More Information

Core Dynamics
RG Max: 2.553
RG Int: 2.540
RG Min: 2.515
RG Diff: 0.038
RG Asy: 0.013
RG Avg: 3.9
Approx. Spin  
Time = 12 sec
Performance
Hook Potential 130
Length 85
Breakpoint Shape 70
Available Weights
12-16 Pounds

This is what I have seen in the first twenty or so games.

I needed a ball to get deeper inside on second shift conditions where there was carrydown and an erratic outside.  My Triple X wasn't good for me inside as it kept leaving soft tens or worse when I tried to crank it up a notch.

Had the 16# Impulse Zone drilled with the pin under the ring finger and a little to the left, mass bias just right of the thumb.  It needed a balance hole to get back to legal specs.  I throw medium speed and revs with a lower track usually, but this ball tracks higher for me.  It does exactly what I was hoping for.  It moves down the lane fairly straight, breaks into a heavy roll and just carries well no matter where in the pocket it hits.  It works especially well on the light pocket hits that used to give me weak hit splits.  The best part is the less effort I put into the shot the better this ball reacts.  On shots where it felt like there was no way it was going to do anything, it still picked up a nice roll and carried.  

I can compare it to my Apex Addiction drilled similarly.  The Addiction, with its rougher finish, starts earlier, covers more boards and has a more arcy action on the carrydown when I play it inside, whereas the Impulse Zone has a later sharper hook.  

The Impulse Zone works on fresh conditions too. You need a little more time in the oil to keep the ball from hooking too soon, but it carries great.  I just prefer to use a smaller hook when possible and this ball fits in.  You can still sail it out into the dirt and go coast to coast, but why?

Another thing I noticed was just out of the box, the hook wasn't much for the first game, but since then it has been getting stronger and stronger, while still getting down the lane.  Nice!

Okay, I'm not one to over-hype a bowling ball on here.  This is simply the best Brunswick ball I've drilled in several years, that includes the Ultimate Inferno. The best way I can describe it is that it clears the heads as clean as the Fuze Eliminator did, but with way more back-end.  I have high ball speed, high revs.  Placed the pin 4 in from my PAP and a 1 in hole, 3 inches deep on my axis.  On a fairly flat pattern, I could bring it back from any where.  Every reveiw is subject the the lane condition is was bowled on, but this ball has the best roll I've seen in a long time.

I got this ball out at the Mini last week, and was very impressed by it.  My specs:

16#
Med-High rev rate
16mph at delivery
PAP 5 7/16 x 5/8

Ball was laid out and drilled to provide a good look at the pattern at the Mini.  Pin is 6" from the axis point with a 30 degree angle swung between the PAP, pin, and PSP (Mass bias).

This ball provides excellent mid lane read with impressive backend.  The flare lines stay real tight early on, allowing the bowler to be a little inconsistent with speed, while the ball still stays on track.  I used the ball at several of the events, tweaking the surface between box and about 400 grit.  Both surfaces performed well, however I felt the performance was better at box.  This ball could be a big hook, but I don't beleive it's suited for that.  If you have any questions, feel free to email me.
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Ed Smaglik

Ball specs: 15.4 lb 4 ounces top undrilled, 3 inch pin to PAP.  Layout:  Pin below fingers on grip center line, 4.5 inches to PAP.  MB straight below thumb about 1.5 inches, cg kicked out about 3/4 inch.  Box condition moderately high polish.  

I left this in box condition and tried it on the same conditions described in my Classic Zone review.  

On the house wall I got a strong, but controllable move off the dry with a good reaction in the pocket.  I was able to play closer to the oil and tighten down with similar good carry.  The ball was stronger overall than I expected compared to my previous experiences with the Fuze Eliminator and Raging Inferno ( other lower load particles ).  

On the flatter longer pattern the Impulse was pretty helpless.  I could square up and jam the pocket on one particularly tight lane but carry was poor.  On another lane with a bit of a track burned in around 8 board, I got a better reaction downt the lane, but carry was still spotty at best.  

For this lower rev player the Impulse is going to be pretty condition specific.  It needs some dry boards somewhere, preferably outside or on the back end, not in the heads.  I probably will end up doing a mild scotch bright buff just to take the shine off to get what I was looking for.

As an experiment I set both balls up in conformity with USBC proposals.  On the Impulse, I think a balance hole on the axis would give me a better look for the type of conditions I want to use it on.

I am somewhere between a tweener and stroker. Ball is drilled 4 x 5 (pin under ring finger and MB 5" from PAP) with a weight hole on the VAL.

This ball NIB worked fairly well until it started tracking, which it did so at 10-12 games and began hitting like a marshmallow. Tried re-polishing and it didn't help. Tried re-sanding with a scotch brite pad and polishing, and didn't help. Tried sanding with Abralon pads in the grits of 360-500-1000-2000-4000 with both polishes and no polishes on the 360-500 1000 grits and didn't help. Tried different polishes and 3M Rubbing Compound and that didn't work. My pro shop was not able to do anything that helped the ball for me either. Finally a member of this BR site messaged me with a sanding polishing method and it worked as well as it is going to work for me.

The ball previously hit like a marshmallow, but the ball now has some "smack"  on the back end although not as hard as my other balls. It works pretty well on freshly oiled lanes with clean back-ends until carry down starts. It will not handle carry-down. Once carry down starts, it starts pinging 10 pins and carries very few strikes. I find it to be a condition specific ball, but it does do well on the right conditions.

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Experiencing the power of TRACK balls  

Very good roll on backend. Strong but smooth. My first game out of bag was 299 withn this ball. Good control with decent hook.

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Specs in profile....

I've got about 10 games on it now.  I hit it with 600 grit sandpaper and 2000 grit Ebonite polish.  

This ball doesn't flare much for me, which was rather surprising.  This drilling gives an old urethane look.  It comes off the end of our THS rolling, then makes a nice even controllable arc to the pins.  The strength of the arc is rather surprising on fresh oil and clean backends.  

Carrydown?  It seems to hate it.  I started 11-7 today hitting dead flush.  As I carried the oil down, the reaction got weaker and weaker until I was barely hitting the headpin.  I moved 2 right with my feet and played up 9-10 and was back in the hole.  

I am still very impressed with the reaction and ball itself.  I haven't had a ball this controllable and arcy in quite some time.

This ball was Bob Hansons, see his reviews below.
Andrew
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Formerly known as agroves....

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