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The Twisted Fury is more than just a good looking ball. The buzz being created by this ball is because of its ball motion. Bowlers like to describe ball reaction in different ways. But most just like to talk about its hook potential. There was a time when that was all that mattered in ball reaction. Those days are gone! When bowlers look for high hook potential, they are setting themselves up for real frustration. Synthetic panels, slick oils, bowlers with extreme rev rates, and higher friction cover-stocks really enhance the difference in levels of bowling. There are environments where the ball is guided to the pocket by the pattern and the skills of a gifted player are negated. But when a bowler gets in the middle of sport bowling there is a lot more to ball motion than hook potential. The Twisted Fury is a ball construction that is capable of handling a wider range of competitive environments than anything I have seen in a while. The cover-stock is in the "sweet range" The core dynamics give me the most versatility for a wider range of bowlers. Many balls in today's market are designed with old ball motion theories in mind...give the bowler as much hook potential as you can and they will figure out how to use it. Granted there are still bowlers who will benefit from those theories but times are changing. Brunswick designed a ball in the Twisted Fury that can give the bowler a wider range of hook potential and ball motion than any ball they have ever created. It all starts with the cover-stock. The EnMotion cover-stock does not "jerk" in the dry. One of the first lessons of ball reaction to my students is don't waste your time trying to line up to ball reaction that jerks. If you see your ball "jerk" don't even throw it again...put it in the bag...you are setting yourself up for splits. The EnMotion cover-stock reads friction in that "sweet" range. Sure it can be too much friction and even too little of friction but that can be changed with a scratch of a pad or prepped to push. Out of the box the Twisted Fury will clear the junk we have to deal with in today's game. Slick worn surfaces and slick oils don't give us the front to back tapers some bowlers are accustom to. It took about 10 shots down the lane for my staff to say I can work with this. It "read" in the oil and didn't jerk in the dry. You will see a lot of this ball EnMotion out here on tour... The techs at Brunswick decided to match the cover with a core that allows a greater range of options no matter what a bowlers rev rate is. In laying the Twisted Fury out this week I found out a couple things. First I like to start with dynamics that I know give a bowler versatility. I chose a asymmetric core alignment of 55 degrees and wanted to use a weight hole for most bowlers. Location of the weight hole would vary depending on the shape I wanted to create but in our environment of spotty back-ends I don't want the ball pushing too far down lane. The weight hole gives me a tremendous tweaking tool to work with. I decided that with the lower primary diff of .039 it would lean to me using pin to axis distances about 1/2 inch closer to the bowlers PAP. "Ball one looked great and everybody wanted one that looked just like that one." I only had 20 to work with and I knew they would go quick. I wanted to keep some around for later in the week in case I needed to tweak a look. The comments being made by the bowlers about the Twisted Fury focused on how great it was to not see too early of a reaction nor too "jerky" of a reaction. It allowed them to manipulate their angles and speed better than any other option they had. For those that want to see the ball EnMotion :-)....You just might get your wish tomorrow as Sean Rash used the Twisted Fury for much of the week and he is guaranteed to be bowling for the title as the number 1 seed. Here is a picture of the two Twisted Fury's the Sean used. For more pictures be sure to visit SFTP
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