Huge thanks to Brunswick for hooking me up with this ball. My Paragon Solid cracked unfortunately and Brunswick's warranty program is fantastic. After verifying my purchase and going through their warranty program, they offered me any ball in their seven brands. Talk about an ultimate dream for a bowler... decided to go with the Brutal Collision as I have wanted this ball since its release last December and couldn't believe how cool Brunswick was to ship me one for free.
I've only put about 15ish games on it so far but I already absolutely love it. I was going through a bit of a crisis after losing my Paragon Solid. And went through a Reality, Obsession, Trail Blazer Solid and a couple other solids without finding anything that I felt comfortable with. Finally the Brutal Collision, one of the most unique and fun balls I've ever played with.
This ball has a huge reputation as a hook monster. Getting it drilled up, I was wondering if the Brutal Collision was going to hook from the parking lot? What exactly does "the most aggressive ball in bowling" look like?
It does hook a ton but it took me awhile throwing it before I got comfortable with it. The Brutal Collision's movement was foreign to me in that it flips and goes angular like a pearl but digs and has the reliable movement of a solid. The backend is ridiculous.
This ball also came out of box with one of the smoothest, shinest surfaces I have ever seen and I think moved more like a pearl than a solid. That said, once I hit it with a little surface just to knock some compound off and get the ball back to its solid roots... that's when this ball truly exploded for me.
The Brutal Collision has a strange smooth flip movement that reminds me of a UFO's movement. It just glides, hoves, and smoothly seems to cover more boards than you realize. I really like the smooth flip movement as I think it stores its energy well to explode through the pins. The massive Collision core kicks corners out about as well as anything I've ever seen.
I am a huge proponent and one of the cult members of HK-22. My top three balls right now are Brutal Collision, Katana Assault and Paragon Pearl. I was so excited to get a chance to own the first solid with this new technology and see what it looks like on a Solid. So far this ball hooks on everything I've thrown at it. Just today, I used it for the first two games of league on heavy heavy oil a lot of other bowlers were struggling with. The Brutal Collision bended and smashed perfectly into the pocket virtually every shot. Could not be more impressed with this ball. It is the perfect replacement for the Paragon Solid, as it has that same hook everything earliness with an explosion core that drives and continues through the pins.
I also really love the looks of the Brutal Collision! The original Storm Phaze is I think the best looking ball I've ever seen. This Brutal Collision really reminds me of it with it's beautiful loud yellow, blue, red psychedelic colors.
I can already tell I'm going to love this ball for a long long time. I'm already thinking i need to stash a few with them coming down in price online, so I don't get stuck again like I did losing my Paragon Solid.
The Brutal Collision is one of the best solids I have ever thrown. Thank you Brunswick, your warranty program is amazing! You took really great care of me as a customer! I really love and thank you for this new Brutal Collision!
