Well we have another Masterpiece issue on our hand with the Big R Bang i could not keep the ball online and right of the head pin the whole night. The Black Pearl was strong compared to the BRB but easily 5 baords weaker in my hands on the pair i was bowling on. The Lanes were pretty beat up from the 1 st shift ahead of me, carrydown was moderate not overwhelming. I shot 192 the 1 st game switching between the BP and BRB, just not the right balls for the job. I did not have Kong or the buzz with me because i was carrying a new Horizon Solid which in warmup burned in the first 10 feet from the heads being gone. I also wasted a spot on my redrilled Black Widow which they put at 2000 no polish again, the ball burned at about the 20 foot range this time and had already turned left i used it 1 frame put it away.

Pulled out my x-factor moved 12 boards left and shot 223,243 with a very nice belly going on. The BRB is easily 5 boards stronger than my x-factor but my x likes is a ball i can trust and play wide open with all night long. The BRB on my right lane as soon as it sniffed dry was going brooklyn left no matter how fast i was throwing it.

The BRB and BP are strong and probably better suited for real medium oil, broken down heads with the 4 1/2 pin to pap layouts was a waste of a good ball. I can see the BP is more of a control ball and the BRB is about as strong as an Absolute Inferno imo power pearl category with my one game of use. So again wrong lane condition to give a fair assetment of either ball but they are stronger than a stacked drilled X-Factor with pin at 4 inch too pap and mb right of my thumb about 1 1/4 inches. Btw in game one i did keep moving left i get nosebleeds inside of 4 th arrow which is where the BRB was still coming up high. I actually prefer 3 rd arrow out and would rather play the 1-2 board because of my speed and lack of tilt too carry from inside angles. I am going to bring BRB and Bp with me on fresh medium heavy lanes and see what they do in oil, i have a feeling they will be right in the right setting this time.

Mrbowlingnut, have you owned a Big Bang?  If so, how would you say the BRB and BP compare to it?  The fact you say the BRB is somewhat like an Absolute Inferno has me intrigued.
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- Andy

FWIW, IMHO the KONG is a GREAT medium-light conditions ball.
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