Thought the Inferno was so great that I'd try the new Intense Inferno.  Hope I didn't make a mistake.  Both balls are drilled with the basic Brunswick 1L layout (with the addition of a pinky finger for arthritis).  The original Inferno clearly out hit the Intense.  A lot of soft 10 pins with the Intense.  As is the Intense is useless to me right now.....back to the drill press!
--------------------
Old Bowlers Do It Without Massive Revs

Cover prep, cover prep, cover prep.

I just can't say it enough.  Sometimes changing the surface prep will give you a totally different ball.  I always play with balls....surface to find out what suits me the best.

Andrew
--------------------
FUFU
Wanna review my balls

A surface alteration can make a completely different ball out of what you have already.  I went through 4 surface alterations on the Golden Nugget, got different and nice reads out of 3 of them but still could never get the thing to finish.  I went through 3 surfaces with a Silver Streak Pearl that I absolutely HATED! but finally found a great reaction/hit out of it at 400 grit(yes....400 grit).  

I still wouldn't say cover prep is 80% of reaction.  With today's core dynamics and capabilities, the influence of the core and block design, the core shape/strength is a good 30-35% of reaction(ie. You can sand a v2dry to 600 grit but it's still gonna be a V2 Dry cause the block has no dynamics to it but roll).


--------------------
-DJ Marshall
You're not Bowling if you're not using "B"runswick
Scratchbowling.com

BrunRicH is right. When the conditions break down and the Inferno is too strong you can go right to the Intense. Surely you did not want the same ball. Now you are on your why to covering a greater variable of lane conditions.

Brunsrick - dynamics is a ball rotating (or rolling)

----------------------------

EvEryOnE rOlls OvEr thE lanE bEd