Based on the [bowlingball value="9120"/], I was expecting The [bowlingball value="9659"/] to be a hooking monster. Brunswick was able to make the ulti-max even more angular. I think this was accomplished with a pearlized coverstock that helps the ball easily clear the heads, going longer before making its move towards the pocket.

The ulti-max has a great color combination that makes the bowling ball very appealing as it rolls down the lane.

Find some oil, keep your speed up, and let this bowling ball do all the work for you. Fantastic job Brunswick.

That being said.  The sport has been declining in membership for years.  The dues we pay used to get some decent awards, but those seem to keep dwindling.  They spend our money on moving the headquarters to Texas (still not sure if this was good or bad).

There is also a Keynote speaker every year at Bowl Expo.  They seem to get people that aren’t part of the industry, such as Bill Cosby.  Any idea how much of our money goes to paying for these high profile people?  When I go to a tech conference, I want to see the leaders in tech.  When I go to a bowling conference, I want to see the leaders in bowling.

I just heard that for Bowl Expo 2010, they are getting Sarah Palin.  My political beliefs aside, why on Earth would you bring politics into something like this?  You are already going to alienate half of the attendees that don’t like her.   Not to mention that I am sure she doesn’t speak for free or even cheap.  I think that this is a bad move on the part of the USBC.

Just my $0.02

The [bowlingball value="7649"/] is the next in the Magic line.

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Set to be released on 12/1/2009, the [bowlingball value="7649"/] will retail for [bowlingball value="7649,price"/] and have a [bowlingball value="7649,ps"/].

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Currently priced at [bowlingball value="7625,price"/].

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I started the night with my [bowlingball value="4444"/]. I love the way this ball rolls when 1) I roll it well, and 2) the lanes accept it. It goes so long and because of the solid black, you can see the transition so well. So I shot a 201 first game.

Second game I changed to the [bowlingball value="6811"/]. With a couple of really bad shots I squeeked out a 195. So going into the third game I was -4.

Note: What do I mean by -4? Most bowlers base scores on a 200 average. So after game one, I was +1. Game two I was -5, so I was averaging -4. So I needed to shoot 204 in the third game to shoot 600. Back to my bowling now…

In the third game a continued to use the [bowlingball value="6811"/]. I started spare in the first frame, and strike in the second. In the third frame I decided to just throw the bowling ball into the gutter on the first ball. Somehow I rebounded a almost ran the sheet. I struck through the second ball in the tenth. My final score for the third game was 252, giving me a 647 series.

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Sometimes I wish I was a little more social.  I enjoy hanging out with my team, but I am not outgoing enough to go up to other people and talk to them.  It’s a shame, because I am friendly, and in the right mix, can be very outgoing.

Enough about that.  The first night of bowling itself start out amazing.   I just drilled my new [bowlingball value="6303"/] and really bowled well with it.  Even though there were a couple of small mistakes I made during drilling, it still reacted fine.

During practice I tried the NVD and the [bowlingball value="6102"/].  I often used the Ultra Zone in the first game last season and I wanted to make sure I was comfortable with the NVD before committing to it for a game.  By the end of practive I decided to put the [bowlingball value="6102"/] away for the night.

My first game was awesome all the way until the 10th frame where I made a mistake.  I ended up with a 232, even though I had an open in the 10th frame.  I was on pace to bowl a 268 until then.

The second game didn’t fare so well.  I started the game with the same [bowlingball value="6303"/], but eventually changed to my [bowlingball value="5996"/].  I often forget just how much this bowling ball hooks.  I ended up with a couple of opens and only bowling a 198.

The third game I used the [bowlingball value="5996"/] exclusively.  The lanes were very squirlly, yet I started strong with 4 strikes.  However 3 of them were brooklyns… I couldn’t seem to get the ball to the right of the head pin.  Frame 5 was an open frame…   2 more strikes in frames 6 and 7.  So I am still on pace for a GREAT game.  Then the unthinkable… frame 8 I throw it in the gutter and don’t convert the spare.  I end up bowling a 192 the third game.

Now don’t get me wrong.  I am ecstatic have a 207 average in one night.  I ended last season with a 181 average.  Let’s just see if I can keep up this pace for the whole season.  I think I can, I think I can, choo choo…

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