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from Northwest Indiana on 5/18/2012
Comments about Brunswick Massive Damage:
I won this ball from a ball raffle, and have never liked brunswick. It was a free ball so I got it drilled up for my first ever night of adult league. Out of the box, i go 255, 279, 289 for my first 800 series. The ball carried ten pins, hit like a truck, and was very forgiving. It held on the inside, and roared back out the outside. Left a stone eight the ninth frame of the second game, and a stone 8 the 11th ball of the third game.Overall, my new benchmark ball.
from Tulare Ca on 11/23/2011
Comments about Brunswick Massive Damage:
Great product from Brunswick. Got away went to Storm. Cme back first ball from them and what can I say awesome. Averaging 236 with this ball for the last 5 weeks. Have shot a 260+ game every first game of set for the past 4 weeks. Just awesome very smooth. Seems like that this will be a benchmark ball. Looking forward to buying more Brunswick products going forward. Keep it up.
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from Jonesboro, AR on 8/21/2011
Comments about Brunswick Massive Damage:
Brunswick Massive Damage.
Bowler Stats:
Speed: 18-18.5 mph
Rev Rate: 425-450rpm
Tilt: 12 degrees
Rotation: 30-55 degrees
Layout:
40* by 5.5" by 55"
Lanes:
Brunswick Pro-Anvilane
39ft THS (19.6 mL)
Initial thoughts:
As soon as I saw this ball's stats, I knew this would become my new benchmark ball. With the cover/core combo, I knew this ball would take very well to my favorite symmetrical layout.
On the lanes:
This ball exemplified the meaning of a benchmark ball to me. It is respectably strong in the midlane with an equally strong (but not too strong) backend. Some feel that the backend is too strong to be a true benchmark ball. However, I don't mind the little extra backend for a benchmark ball. I actually plan on smoothing the cover out to 4000 grit, my favorite surface, to give me an even truer read of the whole lane. On my medium-dry THS, I could play around the 4th arrow out to about 7-8 at the breakpoint and had a beautiful ball reaction. A good read of the midlane and a smooth, continuous move off of the breakpoint. With this ball, you don't have to worry about it picking up too early because the box surface still glides the ball though the heads with ease. I could move outside and throw some heat or move way in and swing the whole lane with equally great results (another quality of a great benchmark).
I do plan on taking this ball to 4000 before the next time I head out to the lanes. Although the ball works perfectly fine as it is, I'm looking for the ball to give me slightly more read of the midlane for the tougher patterns I'll face.
Final observations:
I'd be willing to bet that this is the best possible ball that I could have for my benchmark ball and I'd also bet that it would work well as your benchmark. With the upcoming season upon us, you need to have a ball that tractions though the midlane and still reacts on the backend: the Massive Damage does that, even more so after a quick scuff with a 4000 grit pad. It's just an all-around versatile ball at a terrific price, and that's even before you factor in the rebate offered with it. If you are needing a new benchmark ball this season, then this is the ball for you.
Good luck and good bowling!
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