I almost always bowl better with mid-priced equipment.  My theory is that mid-priced equipment tends to be more forgiving and I'm not as accurate as I'd like to be.  If I were a better bowler I'm willing to bet that I'd score higher with the high-end gear...but as long as I can only get out there once a week I'm really not going to improve much.
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Welcome to reality.....the manufacturers are making such good mid-range equipment you do not NEED high end equipment.

There are 2 segments of today's average league bowler that need the advantages of the high end equipment...

1. Rocketman Stan...you know the type...Mr "My Ball Won't Hook" at 25 MPH

and

2. Percy Pussknuckler (thanks Mo, love the term)...aka dump and chuck, knuckles up, fudge knuckler...no hand what so ever...lower rev rate than a stalled car engine

For the rest of us the low and mid range stuff is money on house conditions. I have several customers who bowl strictly on house conditions, average 220+ and use nothing but vibes, power grooves, freezes and storm's hot line.

I mean seriously folks...if you are a THS bowler, 90% of us could make do with those last 3 balls I mentioned and save yourself some money...

Storm Fast....skid/ flip ball for mediums
Storm Furious....picks up sooner than the Fast and will take more oil
Storm Natural...perfect for when the shot gets jumpy and can be used for spares

I sell each of those balls for $141 out the door with inserts and slug. If you buy all 3 at once you get the 10% multi-ball discount and you have a full arsenal for $380.70 plus sales tax.

Who needs more?
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Yes, I like the Mid-Price stuff better as well. Brunswick Rampage and Nemesis a couple years ago and now the Ogre line from Visionary. Great Stuff!
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I couldn't agree any more.

I have mostly mid priced gear. The only reason why I have the higher performance stuff like I do is because I either got a good price used for it or traded another ball for it. I find myself using my Brunswick BVP Rampage and Storm T-Road Pearl on almost every night. I had a Hammer Black Widow Pearl, great ball but it was usually too much ball for me on a normal THS night and since I don't do a lot of tournament's I gave the ball to a friend of mine. I still have a Hammer No Mercy Beat'n and Morich Awesome Finish. I think those 2 are in the higher end of the mid price'd  equipment but I find those 2 to be a bit too much over the true mid price ball's.
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I'm gonna buck the trend a bit here and say I like the more expensive stuff.  On a fresh shot or houses with newer lane surfaces, I need match up great with asymmetric cores, or really strong symmetric cores with the latest and greatest covers.  My favorite two balls right now are the Gravity Shift and the Dimension

I use mid priced stuff, especially at tournaments.  But I find them, for my game, to be a bit over/under in reaction, and for some reason I leave a TON of corners with them.
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Aww what happened to the Revolution peice(Renegade??) and Blue Particle Fuze?
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Time for some REAL bowling!!!

i've had great success with brunswick's mid-priced equipment in the past......rampage, wizard, nemesis, monster , etc. i've also had good luck with some of the newer stuff....copperhead, rattler, etc. however, i must admit that the c-system 2.5 has been a superior piece of equipment and it's a top of the line ball. still, the mid-priced stuff has been great.