Even though I can't afford it, and was mildly sure it'd be yet another failed drilling experience, I pulled the Ambush off the wall and put some holes in it.  I drilled it with the pin above and to the right of the ring finger, and the cg about 2 inches right of my grip midline (it's somewhere in between stacked and label).  The idea was to get it to roll like my Red Pin, but hook more and earlier.  Given many recent drillings that left me altogether confused at why on earth the balls weren't doing what they were supposed to be doing, I wasn't too confident at all.  Well I'll be darned if I didn't nail it for once.  It does EXACTLY what I wanted it to, and EXACTLY what it was supposed to do.  The thing is unbelievably awesome.  Perfect compliment to my RP.  May need a tad bit of polish to keep it from eating up the track too quickly, but it rolls excellently.  

So explain this to me.  A stacked Depth Charge that hardly flares or hooks.  A stacked Vertigo that flares little, doesn't rev, flattens out, and doesn't hit.  A stacked Super Charge that was drilled exactly identical to a previous one I had (it was beat up, that's why I got the new one, I still have the old one) that reacts nothing like the previous one.  A stacked Fired Up that rolled out.  A Diablo drilled the same as my Ambush that acted the same as my Vertigo.  An Ace drilled pin over ring, cg stacked that was the most squirty over/under ball I've thrown.  

Ok, now I'll name all the Brunswick balls that I've drilled and haven't liked.  A used Raging Inferno that rolled great and hit great, but somehow managed not to carry anything.  That's it.  All the ones I've loved?  3 Raging Reds, 2 Purple Fuzes, a Detonator, Scream/R, Time Zone, Strike Zone, Smokin Inferno, Classic Zone Red Pin, Purple Monster, and now the Ambush.  I'm sure there's a few I forgot too.  Am I just stupid or something?  Must be . .
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Why bash a company that doesnt match up well for you..How about just praise brunswick for your recent success.I have thrown many brands over the years with a 3 year span of just storm products.Every company was different it all depends on your game. drill patterns...surfaces bowled on...I recently drilled  the One and it bombed for me....does it mean its a bad balll absolutely not.the Paridigm is one of the best balls i've every drilled and so is the vapor zone..Maybe you bowl on conditions that are suited for brunswick.in the past Brunswick hooked to early for me.Try drilling storm equipment 4 /12 by 4 1/2 with the rad at a 30 or 45 degree angle.Dont just bash a company though because they don't work well for you because every ball is different for everyone.My Vertigo hooks so much with surface that I save it for tournaments and you said yours doesnt hook.If you buy a ball you want to hook why put a label drilling on it. drill it aggressive and let the ball do its thing

I was on Storm Staff for 4 years.  I don't recall a single ball that I drilled, and it was MANY that didn't roll well.  I had a hard time with hooking the ball in PBA Regional competition, but averaged over 230 in two different houses, ending at 229 in both, for league.

In the last year, I have drilled balls from every company except Lane 1 and MoRich.  They ALL roll good.  Every company has some good bowling balls.  I agree with jimwhoosh, there are many good balls out there.

What are you "expecting" the balls to do?  What "should" they do?  I have drilled a few Fired Ups for customers, most every one hooks pretty hard.  I drilled on for me, calm layout, but man this ball is a dart!  Goes really straight, lazy back end.  But on the right condition, awesome.  773 and 749 the last couple weeks with it, in two different houses.

Maybe your mind wants to see it do something, but the ball is better suited to do something else.  I have seen you on here for a long while Hampster, pretty sure that you have a clue as to what you are doing.  Seems like you have a lot of balls with the same layout.  Maybe your lane conditions have changed some and these "strong" layouts don't work as well.  Try some layouts with your cg/MB swung out to the right and an X hole.  Pins around the fingers.  Good length with a smoother back end, that won't release all the energy as quickly and not roll out.

Just a thought, gotta go bowl travel league!



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