SPECS:
Color: Purple/Black
Cover Stock: PureGrip TM Solid Reactive
Core: Dooms Day Bomb 2.
Hook Rating: 120 out of 120 max
Backend Hook: 80%
Flare Potential: 6+
Pin Placement: 12 O’ clock 1-5” out
Construction: 3-piece
15lb rg min: 2.487
15lb rg max: 2.539
15lb diff: .052
Hardness: 75 D-Scale
Finish: 1000 grit dull  
Available Weights: 13, 14, 15, 16


Lane #1 inroduces a new force in the bowling industry that outhooks all others. The BuzzBOMB is packed with our all new double sided Dommsday Bomb2 core. This Doomsday double Bomb core generates double the torque, creating double the hook on the backend. Surrounding this nuclear power plant is our all new Pure-Grip solid reacive coverstock. This new formula grips the lane on the heaviest oil. You won''t believe your eyes when you see this midlane Hook Monster explode with a Huge Backend. Hear the Buzz, see the Hook, watch your High Scores double with the BuzzBOMB!!!

BALL SPECS
Pin Length - 3.5 - 4
Starting Top Weight - 3.5
Ball Weight - 15 after drilling
Ending Statics - About 1/4 oz top and 3/4 oz pos side


DRILL PATTERN - Almost same as my G-Force Evolution
Stacked with the pin over the ring finger about an inch and barely right, with CG straight down.
Pin to PAP - 5 1/4 approx
CG to PAP - 4 3/4 approx
X Hole (if needed) - n/a
MB Location - n/a
This was drilled at about a 60* MB angle using the implied MB drawing a line through the Pin and CG



BOWLER STYLE
Rev Rate - 400
Ball Speed - 17
PAP/Track - 5 1/4 by 3/8

SURFACE PREPARATION
Grit - I tried it OOB (500 abralon?) and 2k wet sand
Type (Matte, Polish, Sanded) - Tried it matte (oob) and highly polished

LANE CONDITION
Length - 40
Volume - light
Type (Wall, Xmas Tree, Sport) - overblocked wall
These lanes are real beat up wood, and have not been cut in about 5 years.

BALL REACTION - Polished
Length - Moderate length to 35 feet. Earlier than my Havoc.
Back End - Very strong and a bit more angular than just a strong arc. Much more angular than it was OOB.
Overall Hook - Huge
Midlane Read - Very good. It will read a bit too early on a light oil shot.
Breakpoint Shape - Arcy and then it explodes toward the pocket

BALL REACTION - Out of Box
Length - Very early at about 25 feet
Back End - Smooth and strong
Overall Hook - Oh My GOD! The guys were lining up to see the BuzzBOMB after I practiced with it.
Midlane Read - Early read
Breakpoint Shape - Strong arc


COMMENTS
With the OOB surface this thing is an oil eating, flaring JUGGERNAUT! I am bowling on some dry stuff this summer, so to make it work I had to stand on the 10 board of the lane to the left of mine and project it out to about 7 at 40 feet. I am not capable of doing this on the right lane, with the ball return in my way. I was also able to hold it at about shoulder height and throw it REALLY hard standing on 38 and going out to 5 at the camera. The ball came back real strong and decimated the rack. I am getting too old to do that! What this means is that the BuzzBomb is exactly the oiler I was looking for to fill in my arsenal. When they resurface the lanes and put out the winter shot, I am going to need it too!

Highly polished, the BuzzBOMB is a more refined beast...but it is a beast! It goes longer and is more angular than out of box.

I will return the ball to out of box and keep it for oil and tournaments, but the polished reaction tells me I MUST HAVE the BuzzBOMB/R when it comes out next month!

Carry - The carry is downright criminal!
Likes - Hit and read. Ability to handle oil.
Dislikes - I wouldn't use it on anything drier than a medium shot. That is not really a dislike, it means the ball strengthens my arsenal.


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When I got this ball, I tried it in box finish and it ended up sitting in my basement collecting DUST!  Not for MEDIUM conditions unless you throw warp speed or "zero" ball.....So, I polished it from its box condition.....no surface adjustments.  Used 3M Finess-It and the ball is now AWESOME!  

Layout is 4 1/4" X 4 1/4" stacked.
Reads the midlane on medium conditions great, and the backend recovery is out of this world.  The carry is great as long as you have head oil.  Once you start leaving weak hits with it, it's time for the bag for this baby!  Not an every day / benchmark ball since it's on the stronger side, but great nevertheless.  A good ball for me to start the night with, but it only lasts about a game and a half even though I polished it.


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George

I have two buzzbombs right now. Both are drilled Pin up. I have one at box finished with the cg kicked about an inch with no hole. I have the other shined up at 2K with Beans sauce and the cg is kicked about 2 inches with a weight hole 2 inches below my VAL.

    The shiny one, I cant really say to much about because I haven't threw it that much. But for the Box finish one, "wow" its amazing... On the longest of patterns, this one turns the corner. It is really fun when a ball gives you what no other bowler has on the lanes. This one give me just that. Sometimes the gutter can look un-playable, when I bring this thing out and then have everyone wondering if they can play the gutter.

   I will say though this ball is very very condition specific due to the early, heavy roll this thing gives. Its a type of ball that will stay in the bag even though I may not bring it out but once a month. This ball is a sponge, so I can see how they may die after some play. I can also see how if some people try this ball on the wrong conditions that is will burn up way to much and hit like crap. This thing already flares a ton anyway. I gotta give this ball a solid 9.5 because when the condition is there, you can count on this ball being amazing. Great Job Lane 1.              John Davis