Bowling with ball drilled wrong for years..help?

[DanielMareina]

I don't blindly dismiss brunswick equipment. I am a pro shop operator, and sell balls from every company. I watch bowlers use the equipment, I watch tournaments, leagues, and I watch the bowlers on TV. Brunswick equipment is designed for a strong on-lane reaction, but because of this, it doesn't save power into the pins. This is true with most of their mid to upper range balls. I will not say that Brunswick makes no good balls. I have seen some very favorable reactions from the slingshot. It is an entry level ball, and has a very low hook potential. I actually do recommend the Slingshot to bowlers wanting a mild and consistent reaction. Brunswick balls are not the top pick or even the third pick in any other field.
I do agree that it takes a trained pro shop person to pick the right ball for each individual. The Virtual Gravity is my favorite ball of all time, but it was a lot of ball for most people, and was a very aggressive coverstock for most conditions. I know multiple people who didn't like it, and I know 10 times as many that loved it. It takes a good pro shop person to match a ball to your playing style, bowling conditions, and current arsenal.

[Drano]

I don't blindly dismiss brunswick equipment. I am a pro shop operator, and sell balls from every company. I watch bowlers use the equipment, I watch tournaments, leagues, and I watch the bowlers on TV. Brunswick equipment is designed for a strong on-lane reaction, but because of this, it doesn't save power into the pins. This is true with most of their mid to upper range balls. I will not say that Brunswick makes no good balls. I have seen some very favorable reactions from the slingshot. It is an entry level ball, and has a very low hook potential. I actually do recommend the Slingshot to bowlers wanting a mild and consistent reaction. Brunswick balls are not the top pick or even the third pick in any other field.
I do agree that it takes a trained pro shop person to pick the right ball for each individual. The Virtual Gravity is my favorite ball of all time, but it was a lot of ball for most people, and was a very aggressive coverstock for most conditions. I know multiple people who didn't like it, and I know 10 times as many that loved it. It takes a good pro shop person to match a ball to your playing style, bowling conditions, and current arsenal.

Throw a Wicked Siege, and then tell me Brunswick sucks.

[chad_k]

getting a new ball takes some time to get used to, back in october, wife got me the new storm prodigy for my birthday, was bowling with a storm el nino gold for the last 10 years, was very happy with that ball.

in the first 4 weeks of the league, was using the gold, averaging 196 with it. switched to the prodigy and the first week i used it i bowled a 495 series, my lowest in 10 yrs. but the ball was a great fit, the prodigy didnt cause me any discomfort or anything, which the gold sometimes did. the next week, i bowled a 576 series, then i lit up the lanes for the next 6 weeks, scores ranging from 613 to 675 series.

it takes time, you obviously adjusted to throw a ball that had the wrong pitch, and started using one that was drilled correctly, some people can adjust in a game or 2, some people take longer.

[WAC4504]

Why's everyone always picking on Brunswick? They didn't make the rules, they're just playing by them. And by the way one of the best balls I've ever had was the Ultra Zone, I hated to retire it. As far as a new ball goes, it really does take time to get to know it. It's like bonding with the ball, 'cause if you cant trust it you can't throw it.

[DanielMareina]

We pick on Brunswick because they were the leader in the sport, and now are not even close. It is one thing to have a company like "lane #1" be at the bottom of the totem pole, but it is a whole other thing when the best known name in bowling can't make a ball in the top 5 on the market. As for some above comments, I am sure you love your wicked siege Drano, and that is great to hear. I want bowlers to end up with bowling balls that fit their game, and that they will love. That doesn't change the fact, that as a whole, Brunswick has been a disappointment for years. The make decent balls, but multiple companies make great balls, and that makes them look even worse. As for Wac5404, I will never take away from what the Zone line did. My favorite ball growing up was a Danger Zone by Brunswick. Brunswick was a great ball company for a long time, and have made some balls that are among the greatest ever made during their era, but that is what makes their current line that much more of a bust.