there was a great showing by brunswick at the greater kansas city classic this week. i saw a LOT of infernos, raging infernos, time zones, monster bruisers, etc. many independents like lonnie waliczek, dave d'entremont, bob glass, and bryon smith were using brunswick. some other independents( rick steelsmith and michael haugen, jr.) made it to the round of 8. pro staffer brad angelo made it to the round of 16. pro staffer michael fagan didn't fare too well in qualifying----better luck next week. independent mike scroggins has made it to the espn telecast using brunswick. and pro staffer chris barnes has made it to the telecast as well.
steelsmith lost 4-3 to norm duke in a match that could have gone either way. steelsmith started with a purple power blitz but went to a monster bruiser. had he started with the monster he may have made the show----his ball reaction was better with the monster.
michael haugin jr. lost out to mika in 7 games and was using some lane #1 stuff and the inferno and raging inferno.
brad angelo used mostly the raging inferno and the monster bruiser.
i could not tell what equipment mike scroggins was using but it must have suited him well.
chris barnes used everything but the kitchen sink. i saw him use swamp monsters, infernos, raging infernos, monster bruisers, etc.----both dull and polished. he was always looking for a better reaction.
brunswick ball rep rick benoit was a pleasure to talk to as well. he was never to busy to answer any questions i had and he made himself readily available to any pro who needed his help( whether they were using brunswick or not ). here's wishing chris barnes the best of luck in going for his second title of the year.
