Brunswick Alert Review

This ball can do it all. Weather you want to bring it out of your bag first or blend out the transition there’s nothing this ball can’t get you through. Tons of power and stored energy when going through the pins. Great piece

This ball is a must have, just as advised.. this is a very smooth and controllable Solid Symmetrical ball. I saw a smooth motion to the pocket, it also didn’t jump off the friction when it encountered it. Of course, with most balls when they see friction they Jump. Didn’t see this. See your Local PSO. You will NOT be disappointed with this ball

This makes a great benchmark ball that indicates how the lane will allow you to play it. 2000 Siaair surface does not want to hook too early and gives a really controllable movement on the back.

When I do a ball video/ball review, I try to play the role of a "neutral reporter". I attempt to explain what I see for ball motion in any given ball, the environments in which I expect the ball to be in play, what style of player will likely benefit etc. I attempt to convey to the reader exactly what any given ball does from my perspective. If I am going to have any credibility as a long term staffer for the Hammer division of the Brands of Brunswick, then I must be honest about each release I review and provide factual information about what I see the ball to be. That being said, when the Brunswick Alert was announced and we learned about what the intent of the ball was, I was particularly excited. Where I often bowl on challenge or sport patterns, I appreciate pieces of equipment that are slower in response and that provide control of the lane. I used with great success the Hammer Scorpion Low Flare in many tournaments and it sounded like the Alert was going to offer a similar motion. The Alert features a low RG/lower diff symmetric core. The Alert features a Savvy Hook Solid cover with the HK-22 base colored in black/purple and grape. Box finish is 2000 Siaair. I've drilled 2, the one used in this video has a 60 x 5 x 70 layout at box surface. For comparison sake, I used a similarly drilled and surfaced Hammer Scorpion Low Flare. I worked with the Alert on leftover THS. If you liked the Hammer Scorpion Low Flare, you'll love the Alert. The ball motion is very similar. I played very similar lines with both pieces. The Alert features a slower response, controlled ball motion which will clearly excel in environments which call for control such as on challenge or sport patterns. The earlier read of the lane is very clear as well as the smooth gradual rounded motion to the pocket. I also could see the Alert in play on cliffed THS patterns. While I've had very good success with slower response ASYMMETRIC core pieces on high volume sport patterns like the Envy Tour or the Effect Tour, I will be very curious to see what the Alert can do with a more aggressive surface preparation in similar environments. I think many styles will benefit from this type of motion where control of the lane is key as well as not having the ball be oversensitive to lane transition. Presently I'm working on trying to close down angles on fresh and work with a little more end over end roll and I think the Alert will also be a good training tool to help me with that. I plan to drill at least one more to have a third option in this ball. When I drill 3 of 1 particular ball, that speaks volumes. The Brunswick Alert is readily available, see your local pro shop for more information.

From my first couple of shots with this ball, I already knew that it met expectations with the hype around it. Symmetrical Solids have always been a staple in my bag for house conditions along with Low Diff balls. This is one of my favorite combinations that I could ask for in a ball! What I was expecting was a strong enough ball that had a longer hook window to be able to play a little more up the lane, and what I got instead is something that was a little stronger. The hook window of this ball is indeed longer, but I wasn't expecting the backend ball motion to drive through the pins as hard as it does. Because of this strong downlane motion and because the ball does lane-shine quite quickly, I do need to be little bit more inside with my feet. I plan on using this as my benchmark ball for those early friction conditions with slightly tighter backends.