Brunswick Danger Zone HPD Bowling Ball

For a ball billed as a "backend" ball, it plays a very tame shot. Best lines were straight up 10, or a 20-15 swing...hardly the reaction this ball was billed for. It is easy to find the pocket with this ball, but difficult to carry. Always faced the decision of sticking and accepting 10 pins, or changing balls to carry yet find a different line. When the lanes dried out, a very slight hand change could get the ball down the lane before the breakpoint, which was a plus but a testiment to the mild backend. I would say this is a ball that you know can get you to your average...but if you need to score look elsewhere (if that makes sense).<s

I was looking for a cheap ball with lots of length in 14lbs to help me nurse through a recent shoulder and wrist injury. Unfortunately, the only statement above that holds water is the cheap factor! Used it in practice with decent success - did leave alot 7 pins but covered them to keep the scoring up. Then came league time!! Left six 7 pins in a row in warm-ups and started first game 7 pin, X, 7 pin! I quickly put it away, pulled out my Colossus Pearl, and posted 704 on the night. I know many people who throw & love Brunswick; not me! On the positive side, it did flush the pocket from three different lines on 2 different conditions. Unfortunately, throwing 2 balls per frame with a lighter ball is just as hard on an injury as throwing 1 ball per frame with heavy equiptment

I have found that Neo-Tac's Liquid Sandpaper does wonders for this ball. I also have used it on my HPH, and it works like a brand new ball. Track is very large on the ball however, after I have treated it with the sandpaper. I had my first 300 with this ball, and just recently I had a 299. I bought this ball for $25, used, from my local pro shop and I can say that I have gotten my money's worth out of it. My only real dislike of this ball, is that it sometimes has too much distance, and by the time it starts to turn, its too late and I leave a lot of pocket 4-9 splits.

This was one of my first bowling balls ever and am i glad i put it away for awhile....when i first got this ball it was an ok ball nothing really special about it so i set it in a chair in a spare room that is in my house for about 3 months or so and i just recently got it resurfaced and re-adjusted and man does this ball move...it could be that i have gotten a lot better than i was when i first started bowling, actually thats probably the main reason but this ball is so awesome i cant give it less than 10 pins...a real classic in my opinion.<s

This is my first average review, probably out of disappointment. I will say in advance, this ball is being used by 2 170-180 bowlers, who are relatively new to the game and dont have many fingers in the ball, and it stays a gradual arc to the pocket, moving from 3rd arrow to pocket. If you turn the ball at all, it doesnt react consistant. The back end isnt there at all, seemingly acting like its rolling out but it isn't. I love the Zone series, I carry 2 in my bags, and was excitted when this ball was introduced. I expected length and flip, I got an arc and flatness. My original black danger Zone dwarfs this ball, as does battle zone arc and monster III. I would love to hail this ball, but it hates oil, and doesnt have any reaction or punch. HOWEVER, new bowlers and bolwers trying fingertip for the first time might be impressed.

Hey everyone, Let me begin by saying that I now realize that I should have gone with an HPH. The HPH would have been able to handle the heavier oil that I was looking for. However, the description that Brunswick gave of this ball led me to believe that my revs would allow me to use the HPD for a good amount of oil, as long as there wasn't a flood out there. This ball never had any of the strength that was advertised. It did get the distance that I expected, but it never made the turn. I found that the only way that I could consistently get this ball to work well was when the backends were really clean, or the condition was lighter to begin with. If there was even a hint of carrydown this ball seemed to skate far too long. In addition, even when this ball did get into the pocket it did not carry many corner pins at all. Unless you were on a condition that allowed you to swing it, you could almost count on a ten pin each time it hit the pocket. I realize that my reaction

Topweight-3.43 Weight-15 Pin-4 inchs Drilled-This ball is drilled 10:30 axis, cg kicked out, with a huge weight hole(pin under and a little over from the ring finger). Lane Condition-House shot that is flooded with snappy backend (mainly a lot of people through down and in) pattern goes to 38ft and buffed down to 42ft. I asked for the ball to get down the lane and have a nice smooth arc on the backend. Start with a straight wrist, standing 25, hitting 12 board swing to 5 board with a nice aggressive arc on the backend (do to the dry back ends). Tried a cranked wrist and the ball starts turning a little earlier then I wanted, but hey what can you expect when you have a cranked wrist. Start by standing at 35 board, toss to 20 board rolling to 10 board with an even more aggressive backend, no I would say snappy backend. Over all I liked playing with the medium wrist with it. Lane Condition-It seemed like a reverse block with the outsides being soaked to no return (10-10) and the

I have a 15 pound HPD with a 0 - 1 inch pin drilled with the pin and the CG lined up right under my ring finger. This ball rolls very smooth and even for me. No skid snap here! Just a nice smooth even arc into the pocket. I make sure that the surface is maintained at either trizact 5 or 10, depending on how I'm throwing and what I think the lanes conditions will be like. This is a good medium/heavy ball for me. If the conditions are too extreme, this ball needs to go away, but for everything else, watch out!