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JayhawkBowling

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Mastermind Brainiac Video with Einstein Comparison
« on: December 15, 2015, 04:29:10 PM »

What a great ball to throw.  Oob this ball is a couple boards weaker than an Einstein but is more of a skid/flip reaction.  After this video I lightly hand scuffed the surface of the Brainiac as the polish made this ball go a hair to long for me.  Cracking the surface a bit made this ball come to life for me by making it read the midlane and face up to the pins very hard.  814 series with it last week and was able to throw the ball the whole night of league on a ths. 
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kidlost2000

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Re: Mastermind Brainiac Video with Einstein Comparison
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2015, 05:11:45 PM »
Great vid. I really enjoyed some of your other vids that showed a few different surface adjustments at 4000, 2000, 1000.  Always great for showing people what surface adjustments can do for ball reaction.
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MrNickRo

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Re: Mastermind Brainiac Video with Einstein Comparison
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2015, 05:35:30 PM »
Nice video.

Love the Matt and Kim!
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JayhawkBowling

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Re: Mastermind Brainiac Video with Einstein Comparison
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2015, 08:35:38 AM »
Quote from: kidlost2000 on December 15, 2015, 05:11:45 PM
Great vid. I really enjoyed some of your other vids that showed a few different surface adjustments at 4000, 2000, 1000.  Always great for showing people what surface adjustments can do for ball reaction.

Thanks for the feedback.  I will be doing more of the surface adjustment videos in the future.  I agree that it is nice to see what a ball can do at several grits and being able to use a surface scanner has really been nice to prove what the surfaces are at. 

Different house, but same result last night.  819 with a 300 in there.  Its been awhile since I have shot an honor score until throwing this ball.  Could it be the ball? 
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Re: Mastermind Brainiac Video with Einstein Comparison
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2015, 09:30:35 AM »

Wow!  Back to back 800s?  Great bowling!

I agree that the Brainiac is weaker than the Einstein.  For me it's about 3 boards, and really is best when the Einstein is too much.  I can play the area I vacated with the Einstein and the Brainiac is a beast!
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spencerwatts

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Re: Mastermind Brainiac Video with Einstein Comparison
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2015, 10:04:43 AM »
Now I'm a bit confused.

Everyone raved about the Scholar at the start of this year. But I've not seen anyone who's shot well with that ball during the tournaments I've bowled. Then the Einstein (hybrid) was introduced and that was hailed as the real deal. There may be some truth to that.  Now there's the Brainiac.

I'm sure I could benefit by having another asymmetric pearl piece, but which one seems to be the better tournament ball?
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tommymo

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Re: Mastermind Brainiac Video with Einstein Comparison
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2015, 10:59:03 AM »
I think the small core tweak and new coverstock technology makes the Brainiac stand out.
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Re: Mastermind Brainiac Video with Einstein Comparison
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2015, 11:39:14 AM »
spencerwatts,

Tournaments with oil?  Einstein at 2000-3000. 

The Brainiac responds aggressively once it finds adequate friction, but on the fresh I have more forgiveness with the Einstein. 

In the conference call I listened to with the various guys at Brunswick, they talked about that.  The Brainiac is designed to fill a gap, not be the same ball as the others.  That gap is when the lanes start transitioning and you want to open up angles, etc.  It's another arrow in the quiver, or another weapon when the lanes start changing.  I do believe it's awesome for what it was designed to do.

The Scholar (and this could be bowler error)  ended up being more sensitive for my game.  Although I really loved it's looks, I had other pieces that I had more confidence in.  My friend, who has more forward roll than I do, has enjoyed the Scholar after a surface adjustment. 


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JayhawkBowling

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Re: Mastermind Brainiac Video with Einstein Comparison
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2015, 05:29:24 PM »
Quote from: spencerwatts on December 16, 2015, 10:04:43 AM
Now I'm a bit confused.

Everyone raved about the Scholar at the start of this year. But I've not seen anyone who's shot well with that ball during the tournaments I've bowled. Then the Einstein (hybrid) was introduced and that was hailed as the real deal. There may be some truth to that.  Now there's the Brainiac.

I'm sure I could benefit by having another asymmetric pearl piece, but which one seems to be the better tournament ball?

The Scholar is a great ball and is in my opinion one of the best looking balls ever made, but the lanes have to be perfect for me to use it.  It doesn't allow me to get on top of the dry the way I can with a Brainiac.  The Scholar is a lower rg/higher diff ball that always forces me to get away from the dry and throw into it making it great for swinging the lane when needed.  I would say the Brainiac is a more versatile piece that stands alone by itself in my arsenal.
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islenmetfan4life

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Re: Mastermind Brainiac Video with Einstein Comparison
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2015, 08:33:20 AM »
Can anyone shed some light on how both the einstein and the brainiac compare to the genius?
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