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Equipment Boards => Brunswick => Topic started by: Ringing10 on March 10, 2007, 02:24:11 AM

Title: Monster line
Post by: Ringing10 on March 10, 2007, 02:24:11 AM: Can anyone tell me when the Monster line came out? I have a Bruiser (I love that ball) and would like to know how old it is. Thanks
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Title: Re: Monster line
Post by: Necromancer on March 10, 2007, 10:25:24 AM: USBC Approved June 2003.
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Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
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Title: Re: Monster line
Post by: Ringing10 on March 10, 2007, 10:43:25 AM: Thanks, I've been wondering if I need a newer ball but I'm averaging 209 and 214 in league with it. Part of me asks what would I do with a new ball but the other side of me says I'm averaging over 200 so stick with what works. Any ideas?
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Member since 3/20/2001
Title: Re: Monster line
Post by: Necromancer on March 10, 2007, 10:48:25 AM: I think new bowling balls are overrated and unnecessary especially after my tournament last night where the best ball was a straight ball. 40+ feet of flood makes any ball go straight.
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 203.707
2007 Year Average: 209.467
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
Title: Re: Monster line
Post by: DON DRAPER on March 10, 2007, 11:08:25 AM: i believe the monster line came out in january of 2000. similar concept to the bvp line. somewhat older tech coverstocks and cores at a mid-price point. great roll. great balls.
Title: Re: Monster line
Post by: shelley on March 10, 2007, 11:25:52 AM: quote:
Thanks, I've been wondering if I need a newer ball but I'm averaging 209 and 214 in league with it. Part of me asks what would I do with a new ball but the other side of me says I'm averaging over 200 so stick with what works. Any ideas?

It's got a proven core and solid PK18, one of the longest lasting covers ever poured. You can still buy solid PK18 balls easily, and cores in the mid-price range are not significantly different. If it works, keep it.

SH
Title: Re: Monster line
Post by: Ringing10 on March 10, 2007, 11:41:25 AM: Oh I'm going to keep it, I was just wondering what something new would do. Maybe something from the Inferno line?
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Member since 3/20/2001
Title: Re: Monster line
Post by: RSalas on March 11, 2007, 03:08:29 PM: quote:
Oh I'm going to keep it, I was just wondering what something new would do. Maybe something from the Inferno line?

Chuck, is there a specific reaction that you're looking for?
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...formerly "The Curse of Dusty," and "PoÃ¶ter BoÃ¶f" before that...
Title: Re: Monster line
Post by: Ringing10 on March 11, 2007, 08:30:39 PM: I'm not looking for any specific reaction. I know the Bruiser is getting along in years and am wondering if I should try something new. The Bruiser still hits very hard and will never leave the bag so I guess I'm just trying to talk myself into buying a new ball. I go the Nationals at the end of next month and I've read there is more oil than last time I was there. I have the Bruiser at 600 wetsand but I know it's not really an oil ball. I have a Nemesis at 400 wetsand that I use as my oiler but I don't see enough oil to use it. I don't know how it would react in true oil.
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Member since 3/20/2001
Title: Re: Monster line
Post by: RSalas on March 11, 2007, 11:24:01 PM: Well, I don't know if your experiences would be the same, but for me, the Nemesis wasn't really the best oil ball out there, even with the surface taken down. I've thrown four of them, and all of them have needed friction on the lanes in order to make enough of a move to carry the corners.

I haven't seen you bowl in a few years, but if you're looking for something for oilier conditions that will pick up a roll sooner, then you might want to consider the Total Inferno. The jury is still out on my Fury; the sharpness at the break gives me something that I don't already have in the bag, but even in box finish, it doesn't seem to start up as quickly as the Total does.
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...formerly "The Curse of Dusty," and "PoÃ¶ter BoÃ¶f" before that...
Title: Re: Monster line
Post by: rbroller815 on March 13, 2007, 01:19:17 AM: the bruiser is a great ball. it has been my favorite for years since it came out. But two things pic up an ultimate gives a great reaction and if u want a wizrd polished can give a close reaction to the bruiser
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