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Storm Absolute Vs Brunswick Defender Hybrid | Best Hybrid Bowling balls Out | The Hype
Storm VS Brunswick is back. Let's see how these two balls stack up against each other. If you are a fan of hybrids you are definitely going to want to check this video out.
Storm Absolute Bowling Ball
In most cases, an extra slug, or weighted disk, is needed to create enhanced dynamics, but the evenly weighted masses at both ends of the Sentinel Core upgrades this effect more than a single slug ever could. This ensures the Absolute will change direction and continue through the pins better and more consistently. This is the first single-density asymmetric core in the Storm line since the Lucid. The R&D team has also reduced the amount of weight block mass near the area where the thumb hole is typically placed.
The inward angled edges increase the intermediate differential prior to drilling and allows the dynamic integrity to be preserved after drilling because the thumb hole misses the weight block. The extra intermediate differential makes the Absolute respond to friction on the lane more effectively and won’t miss the spot.
Tim Mack: I have been able to see this ball go down the lane more. My initial message to you was that this would be a great over/under ball. After seeing many styles of men and women bowling with this ball, I clearly underestimated the strength and power of this ball. It was really strong front to back and also side to side on multiple oil patterns. It never missed the breakpoint and had a much stronger backend reaction than I first thought. We will continue to evaluate balls and the motions we see.
BRAND | Storm |
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BOWLING BALL CORE SHAPE | Asymmetrical Core |
BOWLING BALL CORE NAME | Storm Sentinel Core |
BOWLING BALL COVER NAME | Storm R2S Deep Hybrid Reactive |
BOWLING BALL COVERSTOCK TYPE | Hybrid Reactive |
RADIUS OF GYRATION: RG (15LB) | 2.48 |
DIFFERENTIAL: DIFF (15LB) | .050 |
MASS BIAS STRENGTH | .021 |
FLARE POTENTIAL | 5 – 6 Inches |
SURFACE FINISH | Storm Reacta Gloss |
BALL LANE CONDITIONS | Heavy Oil |
BALL WEIGHT | 12LB, 13LB, 14LB, 15LB, 16LB |
BOWLING BALL COLOR | Black, Green, Orange |
BALL PERFORMANCE LEVEL | High Performance Bowling Balls, Storm Premier Line |
SCENT | Orange Chocolate |
Brunswick Defender Hybrid Bowling Ball
Over the past eighteen months, the Brunswick Research and Development team has worked hard to develop the next breakthrough in cover technology. After pouring and throwing hundreds of bowling balls with dozens of new base reactive urethane formulations combined with a wide variety of chemical components and additives, our ball team has created something exceptional – the new HyperKinetic22 coverstock.
HK22, as we’ll often refer to it, features enhanced color and clarity by engineered nano microcellular phase separation technology, dramatically improving the cover’s translucency. And through Quasi prepolymer staged reactions, intermolecular friction is reduced to manifest a dynamic interactive polymer morphology with the lane. To simplify this, bowling balls featuring HK22 look better on the shelf and perform better on the lanes with a shiny finish that provides easy length and increased dry lane friction for impressive backend reaction. HK22 is an exciting technological advancement, and we believe this is just the beginning as our chemists continue their work to push the limits of bowling ball performance.
As always, each brand will continue to do independent testing with unique additive packages to supply the market with the broadest range of ball motion in bowling.
The new Brunswick Defender Hybrid is the first ball introduced using HK22. You’ll first notice the shelf appeal and colors of the Defender Hybrid and how they pop; this is due to the new translucent base material. The new base material HK22 creates a noticeable and exciting advancement in shiny ball hook potential, creating more teeth in the mid-lane for a shiny ball and a stronger, more responsive breakpoint. The ACT 3.0 additive package was added to the HK22 base to achieve optimal ball reaction. The overall result is more backend and a shiny ball that will handle more volume and give the bowler more area at the breakpoint.
DYNAMICORE
The Defender features Brunswick’s innovative outer core technology called DynamiCore. This industry-leading technology is a more durable outer material that yields less compression upon impact increasing hitting power and creating an undeniable difference in sound and pin carry.
BRAND | Brunswick |
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BOWLING BALL CORE SHAPE | Asymmetrical Core |
BOWLING BALL CORE NAME | Brunswick Portal X Core |
BOWLING BALL COVERSTOCK TYPE | Hybrid Reactive |
BOWLING BALL COVER NAME | Brunswick A.C.T 3.0 Hybrid Reactive |
RADIUS OF GYRATION: RG (15LB) | 2.47 |
DIFFERENTIAL: DIFF (15LB) | .054 |
MASS BIAS STRENGTH | .015 |
FLARE POTENTIAL | 5 – 6 Inches |
SURFACE FINISH | 1500 Grit Polish |
BALL LANE CONDITIONS | Medium – Heavy Oil |
BALL WEIGHT | 12LB, 13LB, 14LB, 15LB, 16LB |
BOWLING BALL COLOR | Pink, Purple |
BALL PERFORMANCE LEVEL | High Performance Bowling Balls |
SCENT | None |