I have the IQ Tour, the IQ Tour Pearl, and the IQ Fusion. For me, (at least in Box cover) the Fusion is more of a stronger version of the Pearl than a weaker version of the solid Tour.


In any case, it's a nice 3-ball combo that covers most conditions, except the extremes, that you'll see.

A little longer and so butter smooth off the spot.  The back end and entry angle are fairly extreme, but again, so smooth. Also, no issues getting through the front part of the lane.

This is confusing, extreme entry angle and smooth?

I have the Tour and the Fusion; I passed on the Pearl.

The Fusion is cleaner through the front, rolls later in the mids, and is much stronger and more angular in the back. Nothing about the Fusion reminds me of "buttery smooth." More like hellastrong, angular and continuous.

If your game is moving in and taking advantage of the dry outside, this ball will please you. I have had no problems with recovery or with flat tens when I have moved in. That's just not my A-game.

Edit added to say that I also have a Lights Out. The Fusion is at least 5 boards stronger than the Lights Out, and is more angular for me in the back of the lane.

For me the Tour rolls early in the mids and give me a more controlled, arc shape ball reaction, which allow me to keep my angles straighter as long as there is enough oil in the heads.

I hear you Jesse. We have some guys like this in our league. We call them fluffers. They can take any hook monster and flluff it up the track and get a smooth reaction to the pocket. They don't do well when there is any volume of oil on the outside, but once it breaks down, they can compete with most.

Thanks for all the replies.  I recently moved and have just joined a mid-season league.  I'm used to short patterns and low volumes of oil where the strongest balls I could use would be a 300C pearl or a Seismic AMP.  Now the pattern is longer by 4' plus another foot buffed and much more oil in the middle.  I just bought a Byte but that ball is way too skid/flippy for me.  I have a lot of tilt and not a lot of speed so I need something that will read the mids a little better and not be as strong on the back.  I'm thinking that the Fusion may be a better ball for me than the Byte.