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Tenacity
« on: February 07, 2018, 05:06:11 PM »
Ball NPS Score: 100.00
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Every bowler needs some tenacity! That is why Brunswick has released the Tenacity high performance bowling ball. This ball goes long, provides big downlane motion and hits hard. The UR (Ultra Responsive) Pearl coverstock helps this ball come back from anywhere and the Tenacity core utilizes the hard hitting DynamiCore outer core. This ball is ideal for oily lanes.

Color: Black/Silver/Purple Pearl
Core: Tenacity Low RG
Coverstock: UR (Ultra Responsive)
Finish: 500 Siaair/Crown Factory Compound
Reaction: Exceptional length with quick response to friction
RG: 2.537**
Diff: 0.052**
** RG and Diff are based off of 15 lb. balls
Hook Potential: 220 (scale 10-250)
Length: 140 (scale 25-235)
Breakpoint Shape: Angular
Recommended Lane Condition: Heavy Oil

 

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Re: Tenacity
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2018, 06:55:21 PM »
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Re: Tenacity
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2018, 07:59:03 PM »

BALL SPECS


Pin Length: 3.5"


Starting Top Weight: 3.5 oz


Ball Weight: 15 lbs 4 oz



DRILL PATTERN


Ball: 65 x 5 x 35


X Hole (if there is one): none



BOWLER STYLE


Rev Rate: 375 rpms


Ball Speed:17.5 mph off hand



PAP/Track: 4 3/4 over 3/4 up



SURFACE PREP


Grit: 500 Grit with Rough Buff


Type: (Matte, Polish, Sanded): Compound



LANE CONDITIONS


Lengths of patterns: 41 foot house shot



Volumes:  moderate



Type: house



BALL REACTION


Length: Clean through the heads with a very angular reaction



Back End: skid/snap


Overall Hook: Strong


Midlane Read: Very little


Breakpoint Shape: Skid/Snap



COMMENTS


Likes: Super strong with great entry angle and hitting power



Dislikes: none


The Tenacity is the strongest change of direction ever in the Brunswick line.  This ball has the strongest backend reaction of any Brunswick ball I have ever thrown by far.  This ball is about an arrow stronger than my Inferno and has a much more violent change of direction.  The Tenacity is 3 and 1 stronger than the True Nirvana with more length and more continuation.  This ball would go 4th arrow to the gutter on the house shot with plenty of energy left.  Tenacity is the perfect name for this ball.  It is super fun to throw and creates plenty of entry angle.
Chris Garrett
Upstate Pro Shop
Greenville, SC  864-248-4737
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Re: Tenacity
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2018, 09:10:09 AM »
He is the new addition to the hi performance series, the Tenacity.  The Tenacity uses a brand new core, the Tenacity low RG.  The core is wrapped up with the new cover UR for ultra responsive.  This ball also uses the dynamicor to create more hitting power in the pins almost like the Quantum.  The colors on the ball are nice and bright compared to the old color pattern used before. 

I drilled my Tenacity 55x4x70 with the pin under the ring finger and no weight hole.  I don’t use that drilling pattern really often but I wanted to have something strong and continuous.  On the lane, the Tenacity surprised me a lot.   Because of the low RG core, the ball rolls really heavy on the midlane but because of the pearl cover, it doesn’t burn up and clear the heads.  This ball is the most hooking pearl ball I get in my bag.  Compared to the DV8 Pitbull Bite, I play the Tenacity 3 and 2 right.  Because of the pearl cover, the ball is cleaner through the front but you get the same king of heavy roll in the midlane.  Compared to the DV8 Creed revelation, I play the Tenacity 2 and 1 left and the ball rolls much heavier in the midlane. 

For people with more speed, the cover stock is really flexible.  You can scuff the ball with a 1500 Siaar pad  to get and earlier roll while keeping an heavy midlane roll. 

To conclude, if you wanna have a strong  and heavy rolling pearl ball, the Tenacity is your choice.
Marc-Andre Gagne
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Re: Tenacity
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2018, 10:03:52 AM »
Welcome to the Tenacity!  This ball has amazing back end movement and shape, regardless of ball speed and/or rev rate.  Mine is drilled 55x5x65 and it is a difference maker for me.  Because it's so clean in the front part of the lane, I can open up my angles easier and still see enough energy stored on the back combined with the angular motion to drive through the pins properly.

If you're used to a Brunswick ball motion from recent releases, you are in for a surprise with this ball, it makes it's downlane motion dramatically and continues.  Definitely a shape that any serious bowler needs in their arsenal.

Jeff Poholsky

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Re: Tenacity
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2018, 06:19:51 PM »
As a staff member, I am obligated to write reviews of balls whether or not they make my tournament, league or practice only bag.  At the time I drilled my Tenacity, I already had a Creed, Vintage Inferno, Blue Flame and Vandal Strike drilled pin down so I thought I would try something different as pin up was not an option due to the pin length (Canada did not adopt the 3oz side weight rule this past year).  With that in mind, I drilled my Tenacity 80x3.75x40 (leverage type layout with mass bias below thumb) upon recommendation to both try something a little different and to calm down a ball with high skid/flip potential.
I took the Tenacity to league and did not what I saw out of the box.  I saw plenty of length and a calmer motion on the backend, but the ball just got too far down the lane to be forgiving.  Staying in the oil too long resulted in it skidding through for a 2 pin, so I kept bumping right with tight angles with moderate success, until I got the ball right too early in which it wanted to stand up too quickly for weak 10's.
It didn't take long to take a trip to the spinner with a 2k pad to kill the polish.  This really woke the ball up to traction the midlane and made it much less responsive to wet/dry.  I was able to get a little further into the oil, saw some more roll and as a result had a better look out on the lane.  The surface helped read the lane properly, but still wasn't the ideal ball reaction.  Our league pattern is a bit too long for this ball, yet our shorter patterns in our Challenge league have proven to be too slick up front and my look has been amazing with other balls in my bag.
Alas, I still think that I made a poor choice with the layout.  My profile of 18mph speed and low track push the ball too far down the lane for this type of layout on a shiny pearl ball to match up correctly.  If my ball speed were softer and I wanted to stay closer to the track, then this ball would have been a much better match for me.

The Tenacity with this layout just doesn't have a home in my bag.  My Method fills the same gap but with a little more roll and down lane recovery which give me more options on the lane.  I don't regret trying the layout, but should have known better and will likely be looking to go stronger with the mass bias on a pin down next time I lay out a short pin ball.  I wish that my review would be more helpful, but the weak mass bias/strong pin layouts are unique but not for everybody.  If you are soft with your ball speed, consider a layout and ball like this, otherwise I would suggest ordering a longer pin than I did on your Tenacity and go with a stronger drill pattern.
Brandon Riley
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