I have thrown a hodgepodge of different balls over the years, some of my favorite balls from years past I lost due to damage or theft and some of my more recent favorites were hand-me-downs that weren’t even drilled for my hand nor my game.
These days I am not tied down to one brand or product line but I choose to throw mainly Brunswick and their companion brands DV8 and Radical because I like some of their older equipment (The Fury line) and I continue using those older balls to this day.
The current production line of Brunswick and DV8 is vast and for me I find that it’s easy to compare.
Basically I’m finding it easy to build a complete arsenal from these few brands without having to pick and choose balls from competing brands using different technologies.
I do throw a few balls from other manufactures however they are mostly special balls that I don’t feel I can easy find a replacement for.
This is what I’ve currently got in my bag.
Plastic Equipment:
- The Brunswick White Ball
Urethane Equipment:
- Columbia 300 The Beast (90’s Era Version)
For Early Traction:
- Bunswick Kingpin Max
- Brunswick Quantum Bias
- Bunswick Fury
- Columbia 300 Chaos Solid (90’s Era Version)
- Radial Reax Version 2
Mid Lane Read + Continuation:
- Brunswick Fury Pearl
- Brunswick Nexus f(P)
- DV8 Hitman Enforcer
For Skid/Flip & Burn
- Brunswick Twisted Fury
- Brunswick Magnitude 035 Pearl
- Brunswick Cutting Edge Solid
- Brunswick Twist
Below I’ve listed additional specs and reviews of each of the balls listed above.
Brunswick
Cutting Edge Solid
Released on July 10, 2018
3C Solid Reactive Coverstock
Box Finish: 500 Siaair/Crown Factory Shine
Cutting Edge Low RG Symmetric Core
RG Min – 2.521
RG Max – 2.521
Differential – 0.039
https://www.bowlingthismonth.com/bowling-ball-review/brunswick-cutting-edge-solid/
Magnitude 035 Pearl
Released on September 1, 2018
Coverstock: Relativity Flip Pearl
Box Finish: 500 Siaair / Crown Factory Compound
Magnitude 035 Low Diff Symmetric Core
RG Min – 2.521
RG Max – 2.521
Differential – 0.035
https://www.ballreviews.com/brunswick-125/magnitude-035-pearl/
Quantum Bias
Released on XXXXXXX
Coverstock
Box Finish
Core
RG Min – xxxxx
RG Max – xxxxx
Differential – xxxxx
Review URL
Kingpin Max
Released on XXXXXXX
Coverstock
Box Finish
Core
RG Min – xxxxx
RG Max – xxxxx
Differential – xxxxx
Review URL
Pink/Blue Twist
Released on XXXXXXX
Coverstock
Box Finish
Core
RG Min – xxxxx
RG Max – xxxxx
Differential – xxxxx
Review URL
Brunswick White Ball
Released on XXXXXXX
Coverstock
Box Finish
Core
RG Min – xxxxx
RG Max – xxxxx
Differential – xxxxx
Review URL
DV8 Hitman Enforcer
Released on XXXXXXX
Coverstock
Box Finish
Core
RG Min – xxxxx
RG Max – xxxxx
Differential – xxxxx
Review URL
The Brunswick Fury
Released February 22, 2007
High Octane Coverstock
Factory Finish – 800 Grit Wet Sand
Symmetric Torsion Core
Non-Particle Ball
RG Min – 2.515
RG Max – 2.559
Differential – 0.044
https://www.bowlingball.com/products/bowling-balls/brunswick/5029/fury.html
The Brunswick Fury Pearl
Released August 17, 2007
Pearlized High Octane Coverstock
Factory Finish – 4000 Grit Wet Sand
Symmetric Torsion Core
RG Min – 2.515
RG Max – 2.559
Differential – 0.044
https://www.ballreviews.com/brunswick-125/fury-pearl-836/
The Brunswick Twisted Fury
EnMotion Reactive Coverstock
Released – February 4, 2008
Asymmetric Torsion Core
RG Min – 2.512
RG Max – 2.548
Differential – 0.036
Factory Finish – Brunswick Factory Rough Buff Finish
https://bowlingballexchange.com/showthread.php?t=25162
The Brunswick Nexus f(p)
Reactive Pearl
Addaptive f(P) Coverstock
Released – November 11, 2011
Nexus Aarowhead Asymmetric Core
RG Min – 2.502
RG Max – 2.558
Differential – 0.056
Factory Finish – 500 / 1500 SiaAir / Rough Buff Finish
https://www.bowlingthismonth.com/bowling-ball-review/brunswick-nexus-fp/
Columbia 300
White Dot
- Plastic spare ball that is very old.
The Beast
- Simple Urethane – 90’s Era
Black Chaos
- Old School ball from 1999-ish.
- Texture Energy Control (TEC)
- Super-Flex Reactive Coverstock
https://www.ballreviews.com/columbia-300-126/chaos/
Sideswipe
- Released July 17, 2016
- Pearl Reactive
- Bend-It Pearl Coverstock
- Sideswipe Symmetric Core
- Min RG: 2.50
- Max RG: 2.541
- Differential: 0.041
- Factory Finish: 500/1000 Abralon polished w/Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish
Radical
Reax Version 2
- Asymmetrical Core
- Released October 31, 2013
https://www.bowlingball.com/products/bowling-balls/radical/11244/reax-version-2.html
Storm
Paradigm Passion EOX
- Released March 24, 2006
- Asymmetrical core
https://www.bowlingball.com/Bowling-Ball-4096/storm_paradigm_passion.html
Blue Thunder Pearl
- Released October 1997
- CURELYON reactive Coverstock
- Fe2- Ionized Symmetrical Core
- RG – Medium Low
- Differential – Medium
- Factory Finish – Polished 1500
https://web.archive.org/web/19971024194031/www.stormbowling.com/bbbtpstrm.html
https://bowlingballexchange.com/showthread.php?t=39268
RotoGrip
Pure Fuel
- Released Summer 2003
- Pearlized Particle Coverstock
https://www.ballreviews.com/roto-grip-135/pure-fuel/
Lane #1
BuzzSaw/C Silver Pearl
I own two of these drilled up with different layouts.
- Released Around February 2006
- Silver Diamond Pearlized Reactive Coverstock
- Diamond Core
How They All Compare
For me I throw a full roll that bowties between the finger holes so each ball in my arsenal is drilled exactly the same way.
