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Equipment Boards => Brunswick => Topic started by: Law on November 28, 2005, 02:16:35 AM
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I'm looking to replace my MoRich Shock and Awe with either the Smokin Inferno, Absolute Inferno or Vapor Zone. I know the S&A has the same coverstock as the Absolute and Vapor, so logic may dictate that I go that way.
As to how I bowl, I stand on the 24 and throw to the 13 or so and I play on the first league shift with about medium oil. The only problem I've had this season is that the lanes tend to be quite dirty. It seems to have gotten better lately but still not there yet.
I would replace it with another S&A, but I've had four MoRich balls, and my first two have cracked around the pin. I haven't used the other two enough for it to start cracking yet.
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I would replace it with another S&A, but I've had four MoRich balls, and my first two have cracked around the pin. I haven't used the other two enough for it to start cracking yet.
If the main reason you're looking at Brunswick is because the MoRich balls cracked, be aware that Brunswick manufactures MoRich balls. If you want less flip than the S&A, then the Absolute is the way to go.
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I'm aware that Brunswick makes the MoRich balls. The only problem I guess, if you can count it as such, is that the best drill for me on Mo's ball requires going through the pin, or at least the top portion of it. It works fine for a while, but then the pin starts to crack.
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I think the box finish on any of those balls would be to much for what your looking for, you may want to tweek, the surface before you start throwing it.
The AI is very strong, and requires lots of head oil in OOB condition.
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AIM = y2moe99
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I think the box finish on any of those balls would be to much for what your looking for, you may want to tweek, the surface before you start throwing it.
The AI is very strong, and requires lots of head oil in OOB condition.
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AIM = y2moe99
I do anticipate on tweaking the surface. I have my S&A at 1000. I guess my biggest concern right now is core matchup for the Brunswick balls versus that of the Vanguard Core. I have the T S&A for Heavy oil so I'm definitely looking for a ball that will be one notch below that.
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I don't throw very much Brunswick, however about a month ago I got an A1 on a trade and had it plugged and redrilled. This ball is everything that Brunswick said it would be plus, very easy to adjust hand positions on or coverstock.
If you have a chance to get one, do it you will not be sorry.
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I'd also recommedn either an Absolute Inferno if you want a smoother reaction and a better handling of a grimy lane, or a Vapor Zone if you like the sharper reaction of an asymmetrical core. Both can be polished up a bit to give more length like the S&A, but I guess you will not get a comparable violent reaction from both.
The Smokin' Inferno comes IMHO closest to the ball reaction of a S&A in box condition, but it can be even more vulnerable to carrydown and not-so-fresh lanes.
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Thanks for the responses thus far.
My drill on the S&A is relatively tame, so I get a relatively smooth arc to the pocket. What's odd is that even with the cracked pin, I proceeded to throw my best sanctioned series this season. I thought it was the lanes being a little cleaner but it was still grimey after I cleaned the ball.
I should mention that I have the S&A surface up to 1000 grit.
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The S&A has the same cover as the absolute and now the vapor. The vapor is asymmetrical much like the S&A. With the right drilling you can come real close with the vapor.
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