Hi guys, my girlfriend is looking to upgrade from an old plastic ball to her first reactive ball.  It will be a 12 pound ball and hoping for it to be a good ball for her to learn on and to be able to use for a long time.  We were looking at Brunswick's International Express Zone H and was wondering if anyone had any experience or opinion on it.

http://www.brunswickbowling.com/express_zone_h_-_new

Bowlingball.com seems to have this ball for 99.99 on their website but a new 12 pound version can usually be won on ebay for about 40.00-45.00 shipped.  It seems like a good ball but the fact that all the descriptions say that it's designed to accomodate "asian lanes" makes us a bit nervous since we're not exactly sure what that means.  We're not exactly sure what type of lane conditions our local lanes are since we don't really bowl at many different bowling alleys.  If it helps, we normally bowl at Fountain Bowl at Fountain Valley, CA (location of the Dick Weber Open that just occured few weeks ago).  

How would this ball stack up against other Brunswick lines such as the Vapor Zone or BvP Wizard?  Would the Vapor zone really be worth nearly 3 times the price?  Thanks guys!

Edited on 2/4/2007 3:00 AM

I have a brunswick international series ball....a Bionic Zone 1 ss extreme, and that is a great ball...actually had one local proshop guy tell me that he wished he could stock those international balls, that they are actually better than the ones made for us markets.  Anyhow, the one I have really works well for me, and as with anyball depending on the bowler, you can always adjust out on the lanes.

Brad

I started my dauughter with a pair of 12 lb International Zone balls last year (purchased NIB on this site). They worked great, and now are still in use by a couple of her teammates. She is using 14 lb this year, and she has another IZ and its also worked well.

The weight block shown in the link... is that the old Command Zone block? Not sure at all, but that grenade shaped core seems familiar.


P.S. The 12 lb balls were the Majestic Zone I and II. The 14 lb is a dark blue color called the Red Alert.
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Edited on 2/4/2007 10:13 AM

so the international express S is exactly same as the Vapor Zone but just under a dif name and color?

Yes, IMO, I think S is better than H.

Asian lanes very seldom have a lot of oil.
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jensm

Yes, all the intl release are USBC approved.

i dont know much about the express S and H, but i do know that the mighty zone II is a monster, had to polish it to tame it down and it still hits like madness. i like the ball so much i bought an extra to have it just in case.
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