Coverstock: Activatorâ„¢ Aggressive Reactive

Color: Fire/Smoke

Hardness: 77-79

Factory Finish: High Gloss Polish

Core Dynamics:

RG Max: 2.513”

RG Min: 2.463”

RG Diff: 0.050”

RG Avg: 2.6

Hook Potential 115

Length 105

Breakpoint Shape 80

16.02lb, 3.1 top, 1.5 inch pin.

Pin low, 4 1/2" x 4", no hole.

Used on 39ft. house cond, wood, 42ft. house cond, wood, and 41ft. house cond, synthetics.

Good skid up front with a smooth move around the corner.  Ball kind of lacks hitting power from my experiences with it.  This ball will cover a wide variety of condtions due to the fact that it does so little in the fronts.  The smooth move around the corner makes it more playable on dry than most high end stuff.  

The only thing is that I can't make it stand out on anything.  It performs OK on most patterns, but not great on any one condition.  If you like to carry only two balls around with you, I would suggest making this ball one of them.  It will give you a good look on all but the super slick or the super dry.

Hopefully I will get some more games on it and be able to tell more of a tale, but in the strong reactive realm I'm still stuck on the Bruiser.
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The Inferno gets better and better the more games I get on it. Got about 50-75 games on it now, and it just keeps hitting harder. I take good care of it, keep it rubbed and polished. In my experience so far, the more the ball is thrown the more predictable it becomes. This has got to be, by far, the best ball big B has ever made.
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Could be one of the best medium dry lane balls on the market.  4 inch pin located above the ring.  Perfect ball for fresh heads and medium oil.  It has excellent carry and hits like a ton of bricks.  Used on multiple shots ranging from short to long oil.  If sanded to 700 grit or so, even usable on oily.  Not to forgiving on off shots, but this will make you a better bowler.

Just got a 16# Inferno drilled up.  I don't know all the specs, but the pin is below my ring finger making it hook up a bit sooner.  I went to my home house and the lane manager just put down a fresh house shot...christmas tree pattern to 42 feet.  After bowling a couple of practice games without keeping score, I then shot a 3 game block keeping score.  I shot 735 - 276(bucket), 212, 247.  I was throwing 10 or 11 board at the arrows, out to only about 8 board.  Pretty much down and in.  This ball hit like a mack truck.  It hooked up early but seemed to retain a ton of energy at the pins.  It actually seemed like when it turned over it picked up steam.  I only ran into problems when I jerked it inside into the oil...it wouldn't finish then, and I left 2 buckets.  Otherwise this ball is smooth, predictable, and hard hitting.  It was definitely forgiving where I was playing, and will become my new go-to ball at this house.

On a side note, my dad also got an Inferno drilled up, but his is drilled for length with the pin above the ring finger.  It was much more of a skid/snap ball for him, but equally as effective.

I have had 3 Infernos already since they came out, so I figure why not do a review on them. I am a high speed cranker, just for reference.

My first Inferno was drilled 5 1/2 x 4 1/2, a perfect pin over the bridge, mass bias strong flip. For me, this Inferno was STRONG. It got down the lane very well, started reving strong in the midlane, and unleashed a MAJOR flip on the backend. With this Inferno, I could open up a house shot the entire lane. However, this Inferno was conditional, as it could only be used on house shots with clean backends. The pin over gave the ball some squirt on carrydown, as well as too much length on sport patterns.

My second Inferno was drilled 4 x 5, with the pin directly next to the fingers and the CG just above the thumb, placing the mass bias on the left side of my grip. This Inferno for me was very ROLL-y. It was the weakest in terms of backend and overall hook of the 3 Infernos, but it was the most versatile. This ball was usable on any oil pattern as long as there was some head oil. The ball got into enough of a roll to work on some carrydown (though I had to play straighter with it) and it was the best Inferno for sport patterns, as it had the smoothest, most controllable backend.

My third Inferno was drilled 4 1/2 x 3 1/2, with the pin above the middle finger, the CG outside and right of the grip, and the mass bias strong in the roll position. This Inferno was the strongest for me. The length was slightly more than the second Inferno, but the midlane and backend were sharper and stronger. This Inferno, for me, is still my heavy oil ball. It needs plenty of oil to be usable, as it will flip HARD off of any dry it sniffs.

Just a side note: The Inferno is the HARDEST HITTING ball I have ever thrown.

Overall, the Inferno is probably the best overall ball on the market today, in my opinion. Its drill adaptability is amazing, as it seems to perfectly take the shape of what you drill it to do. Want it to smoothly arc, drill it to smoothly arc. Want skid/snap, drill it that way. Want huge hook potential, drill it as strong as possible. I could even see a weakly drilled Inferno being usable on dry lanes. In closing, I have to say that the Inferno is unbelievable, and if you don't have one, you are missing out.

My Inferno is 15 pounds and came with a 2 inch pin. I kept the factory finish on this ball.

It is drilled with the pin 4 inches away from my axis. The CG is 4 inches
away from my axis as well. This a 75 degree layout. I wanted this ball to go a little long, but be really strong on the backend. This ball is just that.

I bowl on new Brunswick AnviLane synthetics. The pattern is a typical house shot. I was swinging this ball from around the third arrow out to about the 6-7 board and watching it come roaring back into the pocket with tremendous hitting power. Nice ball for medium to heavy oil with dry backends.

The inferno had a great yet a little too much reaction.  It was great ball and for tournaments else where outta LaCrosse...it worked pretty good.  But around the area...too much ball...i got rid of it so I could buy the hot wire and the barbed wire.  Overall for me...when the condition is right....6 out of 10!!!  I will say....the inferno series saved Brunswick though...hats off to Brunswick!!  ; )
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