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Brunswick Avalanche Pearl Blem

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

5

Reviewed by Cosmic Lee on 3/23/2012

About the Bowler

League Average:

215

Ball Speed:

Slow

Style:

Tweener

Bowling Hand:

Right Handed

Experience:

Advanced (I have bowled in a league)

A ball that works extremely well in a lot of different lane conditions, would be a great addition to your arsenal if you need a ball that hits like thunder on drier lanes or a guiding ball.

Appearance: Very attractive colours and looks great when rev rate is higher. However the silver parts may get a littlebit tarnish after using it for a long period of time.

Ball motion & lay out: I drilled it pin up and very aggressively, was trying to use it on the driest lanes without sacrificing power.

This ball did very well and allows me to play with a lot of entry angle, it skids well, and hits like a thunder storm, this ball has a less hook rating core however has a very good pin action.

After all, this ball works extremely well in most lane conditions, even in modern days, it reserves the traction and energy when skidding and releases it like a tsunami on the back end. This ball can do more than you think and believe me, it will be a very good addition to your arsenal when lanes are very tough.
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Brunswick Joey Black

10 of 12 people found this review helpful

5

Reviewed by Cosmic Lee on 4/11/2012

About the Bowler

League Average:

215

Ball Speed:

Slow

Style:

Tweener

Bowling Hand:

Right Handed

Experience:

Advanced (I have bowled in a league)

This Joey from Brunswick serves it purpose very well and is very easy to use.

This 'bag' fits all Brunswick and DV8 double rollers very well that it holds the ball very securely. This item is also very durable when used correctly, and is very suitable for bowlers who do not want to purchase a three ball roller.

However, using the joey will make the roller heavier to travel and this is a problem for all methods except for buying a three ball roller.

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Brunswick Joey Black

10 of 12 people found this review helpful

5

Reviewed by Cosmic Lee on 4/11/2012

About the Bowler

League Average:

215

Ball Speed:

Slow

Style:

Tweener

Bowling Hand:

Right Handed

Experience:

Advanced (I have bowled in a league)

This Joey from Brunswick serves it purpose very well and is very easy to use.

This 'bag' fits all Brunswick and DV8 double rollers very well that it holds the ball very securely. This item is also very durable when used correctly, and is very suitable for bowlers who do not want to purchase a three ball roller.

However, using the joey will make the roller heavier to travel and this is a problem for all methods except for buying a three ball roller.

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Brunswick Nexus f(P) Pearl

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

5

Reviewed by Cosmic Lee on 1/31/2012

About the Bowler

League Average:

215

Ball Speed:

Slow

Style:

Tweener

Bowling Hand:

Right Handed

Experience:

Advanced (I have bowled in a league)

This is currently the only ball that didn't make me hesitate to give it a five star.

I drilled it pin down with a hole that's a little bit smaller than my thumb.
I was looking for a ball that has a predictable hitting power that's angular and quite predictable, this ball does them all.
The polished and pearlized cover stock made it very clean when it slides and even very clean when it start changing direction, because of the ball. The back end reaction is very powerful, and the back end wasn't snappy as I drilled it pin down but it's very predictable and works on nearly all lane conditions.

Ball motion: I'm a tweener and threw it from the 20th board to the tenth board and it started changing direction(very sharply but early) at around the third board on medium lane conditions.

One thing to mention, the white parts of the ball isn't purely white but is some kind of badge in colour, but in general it looks very good, finger holes with yellow or white would make it very beautiful.

After all, this is the best ball I know and thrown that fits perfectly to my arsenal, I strongly recommend any kind of bowler to have one in your arsenal, I promise it's going to help you.

P.S. for a stronger back end, it can be drilled pin up but for a bowler that doesn't need that much hook, pin down works very well.
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Brunswick Pro Max Bowling Glove Liner Non-Allergic

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

5

Reviewed by Cosmic Lee on 4/6/2012

About the Bowler

League Average:

215

Ball Speed:

Slow

Style:

Tweener

Bowling Hand:

Right Handed

Experience:

Advanced (I have bowled in a league)

This is in my opinion, a perfect wrist liner.

This wrist liner is very cheap and very durable, it also looks exceedingly well in use.
I use it under a Brunswick Powerkoil and a Vicse V2 wrist guard, it looked really well comparing to other wrist liners on the market.
Also, this wrist liner will not look dirty after washing even the white parts.

After all, another great product from Brunswick and it's strongly recommended for every bowler.
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Brunswick T Zone Caribbean Blue

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

5

Reviewed by Cosmic Lee on 1/15/2012

About the Bowler

League Average:

215

Ball Speed:

Slow

Style:

Tweener

Bowling Hand:

Right Handed

Experience:

Advanced (I have bowled in a league)

Bought one and got it drilled.
There's not much to review on the ball itself because it's a spare ball and it doesn't hook with a normal ball speed.

HOWEVER, the colour of the ball os identical to the picture provided on bowling.com and the brunswick website, unlike some balls such as the Marvel pearl.

AFter all, this is a spare ball that works well(that if you want to use it on drier lanes you can hook it and if you want to use it on medium-dry or oilier lanes it will not hook) and is in a very cute colour.
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DV8 Misfit Orange/Blue

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

5

Reviewed by Cosmic Lee on 4/11/2012

About the Bowler

League Average:

215

Ball Speed:

Slow

Style:

Tweener

Bowling Hand:

Right Handed

Experience:

Advanced (I have bowled in a league)

This ball is a ball that is designed to be used on dry or medium to dry lanes without sacrificing pin carry. the Misfit is a very versatile ball that is very controllable, yet, has a lot of hitting power.

I use my Misfit on the driest of lanes, drilling it pin up to maximize length, forgiveness and conservativeness. Using my favourite release, with a lot of axis of rotation and less axis tilt, I can throw the ball from the 28th board to the middle arrow on the 20th board in order to strike. When using a different release to reduce axis of rotation, I can throw the ball from the 20th board to the second arrow on the 10th board to strike, this shows the extreme conservativeness of this ball.

This ball does not have a very angular roll, but a very clean one, it doesn't 'waffle' like most bowling balls do. This saves axis of rotation and the power is the strongest among all medium-dry lane balls I have thrown, it is common to see messengers when I use this ball even with my slower ball speed.

The only thing is if I have to bowl leagues on dry lanes(I mean those that are really really dry)I have to adjust the 500 siaair pad to 2000 siaair pad to increase comfort when using it(I personally don't throw the ball from the inside part of the lane much).

After all, this is another great ball manufactured by Brunswick and DV8, it is very powerful, very versatile and has a great forgiveness. I would recommend this ball to any bowlers who are lack of comfort when playing on dry lanes or broken down lanes.
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DV8 Misfit Orange/Blue

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

5

Reviewed by Cosmic Lee on 4/11/2012

About the Bowler

League Average:

215

Ball Speed:

Slow

Style:

Tweener

Bowling Hand:

Right Handed

Experience:

Advanced (I have bowled in a league)

This ball is a ball that is designed to be used on dry or medium to dry lanes without sacrificing pin carry. the Misfit is a very versatile ball that is very controllable, yet, has a lot of hitting power.

I use my Misfit on the driest of lanes, drilling it pin up to maximize length, forgiveness and conservativeness. Using my favourite release, with a lot of axis of rotation and less axis tilt, I can throw the ball from the 28th board to the middle arrow on the 20th board in order to strike. When using a different release to reduce axis of rotation, I can throw the ball from the 20th board to the second arrow on the 10th board to strike, this shows the extreme conservativeness of this ball.

This ball does not have a very angular roll, but a very clean one, it doesn't 'waffle' like most bowling balls do. This saves axis of rotation and the power is the strongest among all medium-dry lane balls I have thrown, it is common to see messengers when I use this ball even with my slower ball speed.

The only thing is if I have to bowl leagues on dry lanes(I mean those that are really really dry)I have to adjust the 500 siaair pad to 2000 siaair pad to increase comfort when using it(I personally don't throw the ball from the inside part of the lane much).

After all, this is another great ball manufactured by Brunswick and DV8, it is very powerful, very versatile and has a great forgiveness. I would recommend this ball to any bowlers who are lack of comfort when playing on dry lanes or broken down lanes.
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Storm Gizmo Right Handed

20 of 28 people found this review helpful

3

Reviewed by Cosmic Lee on 1/15/2012

About the Bowler

League Average:

215

Ball Speed:

Slow

Style:

Tweener

Bowling Hand:

Right Handed

Experience:

Advanced (I have bowled in a league)

This is quite a good wristguard for people who wants to have a higher and stabler rev rate. It has 7 levels of cupping that you can set, where level 7(the highest) is a very cupped hand position, which is quite impressive. This wristguard also enables the user to have a quicker release of their thumb and change the axis of rotation(also PAP) .

But there are two things that I dislike about this wristguard. Firstly it can't force you to lift your ball during your release, unlike the Mongoose wrist guard does. So for the bowlers who can't lift their ball during their release, this is just not the product that can help you. The other thing that I dislike about the Gizmo is it's colour. It doesn't look like as it does in the picture provided, it's way blacker than it looked like in the picture and doesn't look as well as it does in the picture.

But after all, it's still a good wristguard which is cheap and easy to use for a recreational bowler who doesn't have enough wrist power to cup his/her ball for higher rev rate.
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Storm Gizmo Right Handed

20 of 29 people found this review helpful

1

Reviewed by Cosmic Lee on 4/6/2012

About the Bowler

League Average:

215

Ball Speed:

Slow

Style:

Tweener

Bowling Hand:

Right Handed

Experience:

Advanced (I have bowled in a league)

I can only say that this wrist guard is one of the worst wrist support devices I have used.

Firstly, for bowlers who care about the outlook, this wrist guard looks way blacker and looks very different in a negative way comparing to the picture provided in the storm website or bowlingball.com.
This wrist guard also cannot help you to lift your bowling ball which makes it a terrible teaching/learning tool for bowlers who desires a higher rev rate.
Also, this wrist guard can not help you on axis of rotation, it only increases your axis tilt.
Lastly, I wouold like to remind bowlers who wants to cup their wrist a lot for a higher rev rate, this product will only let you down, because cupping your wrist too much will easily cause difference in the pitch of the thumb hole and will decrease your rev rate instead.

For all bowlers who want a more stable and higher rev rate, or a learning tool for hooking your bowling ball, I would not recommend this product but I would recommend the Vise V2 wrist guard, the mongoose lifter or a BRunswick powerkoil wrist guard.
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Storm Prodigy

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

2

Reviewed by Cosmic Lee on 4/12/2012

About the Bowler

League Average:

215

Ball Speed:

Slow

Style:

Tweener

Bowling Hand:

Right Handed

Experience:

Advanced (I have bowled in a league)

The Prodigy is a ball manufactured for medium to oily lanes, for bowlers who need a hook potential between the hy road and the nano. This ball is well known for a controllable hitting power and a sharp back end.

The first thing I dislike about the Prodigy is that it's like everything on the market, it doesn't really have it's own purpose. It's hook potential is too high to be a bench mark ball, it hooks just like other balls from Storm, nothing special at all.

One thing that I think this ball is overrated about is it's ball motion, I feel that this is just another Nano with lower hook potential, the shape is just the same and it barely allows control for low ball speed or med-high rev rate bowlers.

I was very disappointed by this ball, I drilled it pin up and it still 'waffles' a lot when it is supposed to change it's direction, so I adjusted the cover to 2000 grit abralon, and still it doesn't work. Finally I adjusted it to 4000 grit and it totally loses its power.

The only thing that I personally feel that is acceptable is the power, the hitting power is quite good however this ball gives me very little forgiveness and versatility that I can't use it after one game when the lanes are breaking down.

Finally, this ball's colour is just not as good, the colour is too abundant and again, nothing special. The worse thing is that the colours are not vivid enough like other balls on the market such as the damage or the taboo, it is quite hard to identify the release you're using without using tape on it.

After all, I feel that this ball is just too boring and gives nothing special, it looks like every other Storm balls such as victory road or hy-road and anarchy, just another hook potential. I would not recommend this ball to bowlers who wants a guiding ball or a ball for medium or heavy conditions, it HAS to be medium-heavy conditions. I would not recommend this ball to any entry level or advanced level bowler because this ball does not give any control(in my opinion). For a similar ball motion with more forgiveness and versatility, I prefer a DV8 Reckless or if more hook is desired, a Rotogrip Critical Theory. Once again Storm let me down and I believe I will not purchase a storm ball unless it's recommended by a professional.
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Storm Prodigy

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

5

Reviewed by Cosmic Lee on 12/2/2011

About the Bowler

League Average:

215

Ball Speed:

Slow

Style:

Tweener

Bowling Hand:

Right Handed

Experience:

Advanced (I have bowled in a league)

I used my new prodigy in two bowling alleys.
I used to bowl standing on the 25th board and throw my ball at the second arrow.

Dry lane: although this is a med-oily lane ball, but it still works very well on drier lanes, especially for polished surface.

oily lane: Works extremely well with a very aggressive back end.
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