dougb
07-15-2015, 11:52 PM
Well I finished selling off all of my 15b equipment and after reading reviews, watching ball reaction videos, and consulting with Brunswick staffers I ordered myself a new 4-ball 14lb arsenal. I had great success with both the original Melee and the LT-48, so I built the arsenal around those cores. Here's what I got:
Melee Cross for the first game/fresh oil
Melee Jab for second or third game/medium oil/when I want to open up the lane
Gold Rhino Pro for light oil
LT-48 for light/dry/spares
Drilled up the first three and left them OOB. Had a chance to play 5 games with them, so these are my first impressions. First two games were beat up lanes and the Jab was amazing. Skates through the fronts, starts to pick up in the mids, and make a continuous move through the pin deck in a way I haven't seen from Brunswick before. But it's super smooth. I'm going to make a lot of money with it.
On the fresh, the Melee Cross was exactly what I wanted. Like it's predecessor, this ball doesn't do anything dramatic but roll up predictably into the pocket and carry. Exactly what I need. Three people came over to me while I was throwing it and asked what it was. And I love the old school look!
The Gold Rhino Pro has been vexing for me. I had an original Gold Rhino Pro, love the new LT-48 which has the same core, so I was very excited. This ball is almost too clean on the lane. OOB it went really long and then flipped more than I wanted at the very end of the lane. I knew the Fortify reactive was flippy, but wasn't expecting it this much. So I hit it lightly with a 3000 pad and then today it rolled earlier than I wanted but with more of the classic Brunswick roll. I'm going to play with the surface until I get it right (benefits of having a spinner).
I still need to drill the LT-48, which is a ball I love.
I tried to upload pics but even after I shrank them down to the right size I could not get them to work for the life of me. Maybe it's a Safari thing or I'm just doing something wrong.
Melee Cross for the first game/fresh oil
Melee Jab for second or third game/medium oil/when I want to open up the lane
Gold Rhino Pro for light oil
LT-48 for light/dry/spares
Drilled up the first three and left them OOB. Had a chance to play 5 games with them, so these are my first impressions. First two games were beat up lanes and the Jab was amazing. Skates through the fronts, starts to pick up in the mids, and make a continuous move through the pin deck in a way I haven't seen from Brunswick before. But it's super smooth. I'm going to make a lot of money with it.
On the fresh, the Melee Cross was exactly what I wanted. Like it's predecessor, this ball doesn't do anything dramatic but roll up predictably into the pocket and carry. Exactly what I need. Three people came over to me while I was throwing it and asked what it was. And I love the old school look!
The Gold Rhino Pro has been vexing for me. I had an original Gold Rhino Pro, love the new LT-48 which has the same core, so I was very excited. This ball is almost too clean on the lane. OOB it went really long and then flipped more than I wanted at the very end of the lane. I knew the Fortify reactive was flippy, but wasn't expecting it this much. So I hit it lightly with a 3000 pad and then today it rolled earlier than I wanted but with more of the classic Brunswick roll. I'm going to play with the surface until I get it right (benefits of having a spinner).
I still need to drill the LT-48, which is a ball I love.
I tried to upload pics but even after I shrank them down to the right size I could not get them to work for the life of me. Maybe it's a Safari thing or I'm just doing something wrong.