I'm looking to buy a 12lb ball for a young lady who is quite a good bowler and ready for a good ball. She has had a power groove reactive for a while and is ready to move up. My question is does brunswick start the "real" cores in their balls at 12lb like track or do they wait until a 14lb like others. I need a 12lb and want a real core to help her out a little in the carry department. I see the older fuzes out there in 12lb but i don't know if they actually had a core in that weight. anybody know?

Storm uses the same core in their Master Line (X-Factor) balls down to 12#.
When I say the same they use the same shape but reduce the weight with both smaller and/or less dense cores. All of their other lines use a puck style core under 14#.
If she has a free non muscled arm swing she should be able to move up to 14#.
My girlfriend was using 12# and didn't think she would be able to move up to 14 but I bought her one anyway and she actually rolls it better than the 12.
I think this maybe that it seems to come off of her thumb a bit quicker 12# would hang a bit. I notice the same difference for myself between 14 and 15. I use both depending on the condition.
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Edited on 10/12/2004 1:48 AM

it's my understandimg that brunswicks inferno and zone lines use the same cores for the 12 to 16lb. balls.