I've been wanting to get another ball lately because the one I have doesn't seem to be working for me anymore. I have a Storm Flash Flood now that I bought used and was my first "performance ball". It's OK, but I want something different. The Pro Shop guy, Chris, watched me bowl and thought I would do better with a solid ball rather than the particle. I have a low rev rate and faster ball speed, which he would like to see me slow down. He said I need a ball with a lower RG and a higher Diff. I've kinda narrowed it down to 2 balls that he has. A brand new Columbia Detour, which I've heard good things about, and a barely used Brunswick Nemesis, which I also hear good things about. The Nemesis is a ball he said they drilled up just to test and looks to be in almost new shape. The Detour is $190.00 plus a little tax and I'm guessing the Nemesis will be around $100.00. I'm leaning toward the Nemesis because of the cost. Any thoughts on these two balls?

Thanks,
Tony

The 190.00 price for the Detour is drilled and out the door. Same for the Nemesis. Most of the Pro Shops around here are charging $70.00 to drill a blank ball, so it doesn't really save me much buying a Detour online for $100.00 plus shipping and them spending $70.00 to get it drilled.

Tony

In my opinion, the Nemesis and the Detour are not equivalent.

The Nemesis & the Shock are closer. They are more for medium to medium-heavy oil patterns, IN GENERAL.

The Detour is closer to the Bruiser because both are polished. They are more for medium-light to medium oil patterns, IN GENERAL.

If you polished the Nemeis to look like the Detour, it might have some of that same flippiness, but as I said, the Nemesis and the Shock are closer in intended purposes.