I've got an Icon 2 from Columbia.  This when polished up to a marble finish is truly a go long and straight till it unleashes a big large sweeping backend!  And it hits on long synthetic patterns.

Also working nicely in our center has been many a WMB and some Raging Inferno and Eliminators(which I have and not tweaked to perfection.

Some experts on this site have likened the WMB to the Impulse Zone but said the Impulse zone covered fewer boards....I thought great!!!  I'm already covering the left side of the lane with my ICon2.

So I first tried a Formula from Columbia and even though I covered the pattern very simply(they say this a great wet dry ball) the move is too slow on our long shot on Brunswick Anvilane to kick the 7 out!  The Icon 2 can.

SO I set the Impulse zone up a little weaker than my friends hot bowling WMB.

Pin touching upper corner of my ring and the mass bias(which was offset left in a strong position.  4 1/2 pin to pap and mass bias about 4 1/2 also.

I got just what I wanted as far as board coverage.  A little less than his WMB and my Icon2.

I abraloned up too 2000(I find this rougher than 2000 wet sand but afraid to sand particles).  Then hit with Ebonite particle polish(usually a reaction killer).  

First few balls no reaction then it started flyin!

Ball is almost everything I'm seeking but it is moving a bit much in midlane.
I'm going to go back to my bag of polish tricks.  And see if I can get this sucker to go straighter before it applies it very impressive strong backend that covers just a moderate amount of boards.  Great carry but this ball must go more towards a marble finish on our long but very thin oil shot!

Will be applying some 2000 grit and then some Delayed reaction from Track....if that fails I'll give it 5 minutes in teh lustreking like our locals do everytime they bowl at this jumpy center.

Think last weeks pattern E with less hold area.

REgards,

Luckylefty
Despite low volume of pattern very often light load particles with gloss are used!
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Proud owner of a 140 first game average this year!  Don't bowl me the second two games though!  (two warm up balls in league..thanks proprietors)

Any suggestions from Brunswick Experts???  Either on surface or setup?

REgards,

Luckylefty



Edited on 11/6/2005 10:50 PM

Well after adding all sorts of slippery goo!!!

I got this ball to work on our light volume long shot.

Took ball up to 2000 Abralon...applied Black MAgic to marble(this stuff is jumpy stuff and usually jumps on our dryish midlane!  Then applied some track delayed reaction(some people call it ...the reaction killer).

Had some nice games going this afternoon!!!

Different than my marbled up(to a mirror) Icon 2 with pin touching ring and cg towards grip center!  

The impulse wants to go in midlane(not as marbely as the Icon 2) and it needs to be swung a touch less.

Say I was playing 13(arrows)  to 6 at break with the Icon 2...well an 11 or 12 to 5 is a nice shot with the Impulse and though it is almost rolled out it hits and carrys real hard....thud!  Solid just wipes em off the map which does not happen with a lot of balls in this house.

I couls see me using this for that shallower swing I like a lot!  Very controllable compared to the bigger hooking Icon 2 but Icon 2 gets a touch more pin action!

This was the ball I wanted from Columbia Formula  didn't get the hit!

This ball has given me a good feel for this strong and I believe versatile core!!!  I think if I drilled one again it will contain a little weaker mass bias position closer to the thumb for less midlane!

REgards,

Luckylefty
PS reminds me a little of my very dependable jade quantum from a long time ago!
But that was used on heavier oil(which this could be also)  This has a touch more pure backend!
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Proud owner of a 140 first game average this year!  Don't bowl me the second two games though!  (two warm up balls in league..thanks proprietors)