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MegaMav

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Brunswick's Fuze Line
« on: July 24, 2005, 07:42:23 AM »
i really havent heard much chatter about any fuze balls among you brunswick peeps on this board.
all i hear about are infernos. zone and such, nothing from past fuze lines.
was the fuze line a flop?
cause i was thinkin about the fuze igniter as a potential future ball.

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    sdbowler

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    Re: Brunswick's Fuze Line
    « Reply #1 on: July 24, 2005, 05:11:46 PM »
    If I recall the Fuze line up was not around all that long so not much could be said about it. You look at the Inferno line up and that has been around for close to 3-4 years now. Zone line has been around for a long time. That's why I think you don't see that much about the Fuze line up everything I have seen looks good on the Fuze's though.
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    DON DRAPER

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    Re: Brunswick's Fuze Line
    « Reply #2 on: July 24, 2005, 05:47:31 PM »
    the fuze line was around at a bad time for brunswick. there were management people at brunswick that didn't have a realistic plan as to what was going to be needed for the future. since these people left the company brunswick has continued to move ahead and is going in the right direction once again. it was also difficult to come up with a new line to replace the very popular zone line. this line of balls did have some very good choices but many buyers were tired of so many new balls coming out seemingly every month----many of them similar to others already being offered. i thought the raging red fuze was a great reactive ball.
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    agroves

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    Re: Brunswick's Fuze Line
    « Reply #3 on: July 24, 2005, 05:51:22 PM »
    I had the fuze ignitor, when that things hits dry, it banks off it.  I was really surprised how much backend the ball had.  Good ball if you are looking for a good skip snap.

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    charlest

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    Re: Brunswick's Fuze Line
    « Reply #4 on: July 24, 2005, 05:52:19 PM »
    Many people didn't like the Igniter but since it was a variant of pearlized K18, it was very powerful when it got anywhere near the pocket, and since it was a PK18 variant, it was very adjustable. I've drilled mine anywhere from leverage to pin above the bridge. Every reaction was good somewhere. Still got mine. Need to plug the thumb for my new pitch and span.

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    MegaMav

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    Re: Brunswick's Fuze Line
    « Reply #5 on: July 24, 2005, 06:30:34 PM »
    the raging red fuze is really close to the original inferno on the ball comparison chart, i have an inferno punched already.

    im planning on drilling my uranium and H2O next week for the coming season.
    im just looking ahead for fun, and the igniter looked interesting, and would be in a spot vacant on the chart from what i have already (drilled or undrilled).

    whats up with the dual density core?
    is all the top weight from the heavier top portion?

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    RSalas

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    Re: Brunswick's Fuze Line
    « Reply #6 on: July 24, 2005, 08:27:22 PM »
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    Fuze igniter is a good medium oil ball but needs dry to move. Very skid/snap reaction and tends to be a little squirty through the oil.


    I had that problem with one of my Igniters, but scuffing the cover cured it.

    I had another Igniter, scuffed with a burgundy pad, and I could barely keep that thing on the lane.  Resanding it and polishing it turned it into a *dart.*

    It was amazing how much variation in reaction I could get out of an Igniter by simply tweaking the cover.
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    DON DRAPER

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    Re: Brunswick's Fuze Line
    « Reply #7 on: July 24, 2005, 08:42:44 PM »
    for those of you who haven't already done so, you might be surprised at the variation in ball reaction by altering the surface preparation of any brunswick bowling ball. you may never know what you're missing out on until you try.
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    dizzyfugu

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    Re: Brunswick's Fuze Line
    « Reply #8 on: July 25, 2005, 03:20:50 AM »
    I have a Raging Red Fuze and the Eliminator, and they make a very versatile combo for medium to oily conditions. Even when these balls are last generation stuff, they are strong balls that should seriously considered, even by today's standards.

    On the coverstocks an PK18 derivate was used (called Agrressive Reactive) with tweaked versions (high load particle, low load particle, pearl reactive, hard pearl reactive). The early balls still came from the time when Brunswick was tempering with ProActive material, with doubtful results. The later the balls, the better they are.

    The Eliminator is probably the best ball of the Fuze line: great control, traction in oil, but not easily burning up. I'd consider it a benchmark ball, even by current standards. It will not hook sharply, but you will get the smooth reaction over a very long period. Carrydown is NO topic for this ball. Great carry.

    The Red Fuze is a very good all-araound ball, similar to the OI. Maybe a bit weaker, but hard to beat on medium conditions or a THS. I think it shows a more arc reation than the OI, it has great midlane recovery and thunderous backend.

    Another good ball must be the Igniter, a hard-shell version of the Red Fuze with a higher RG core, intended for medium-dry conditions. I do not have one, but I think it must be strong ball, too, for its purpose.
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    RSalas

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    Re: Brunswick's Fuze Line
    « Reply #9 on: July 25, 2005, 05:44:42 PM »
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    for those of you who haven't already done so, you might be surprised at the variation in ball reaction by altering the surface preparation of any brunswick bowling ball. you may never know what you're missing out on until you try.


    True, but some have been more tweakable than others IME.  In addition to the Igniter, the Ultimate Inferno, Nemesis, and Frenzy have been particularly cover-versatile for me.
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