I took the Inception Pearl out for a few games recently, and wow is this ball a sleeper! This ball is one of the sharpest looking and best rolling balls on the market this fall. It starts out with the Adaptor/D Asymmetric version core, originally used in the solid Inception. This is a high differential, high mass bias core shape built for big track flare potential. With the original Inception, I thought the cover dominated the core a bit and was simply too aggressive for m

After a few weeks of throwing this piece here and there, I'm finally ready to give you a few thoughts on the Columbia 300 Impulse. I drilled the Impulse with a 70 x 5 1/2" x 45 layout, hoping to have a ball to transition to after a sanded asymmetric ball that I've been using. The Impulse fit in perfectly with a longer, stronger motion in the C300 lineup. Impulse comes out of the box with a 1000 grit polished finish, and is part of the Orange Line collection from Columbia 30

I finally got a chance to take the Brunswick Mastermind Strategy out for a spin. I drilled this ball identical to the Vandal Smash that I've had so much success with, with the goal of letting the ball design be the difference in the two reactions. The difference in ball reaction was noticeable immediately from the Vandal Smash motion. The Mastermind Strategy is a far stronger cover, eating through the heavy oil pattern early on the lane surface, and building a lot of overal