The Brunswick Combat Hybrid shares the asymmetrical Rampart weight block with the original Combat. The coverstock has been changed to Alpha Premier Hybrid, and the box finish has changed from a Factory Compound finish on the Combat to the 500/2000 SiaAir finish on this new release. These changes allow the Combat Hybrid to start up earlier, dig into the oil more, and create more total hook than the original Combat. This ball complements the Combat instead of trying to replace it, and it was best for us when there was lots of oil in the front of the lane and when the back ends were clean.

Stroker had a very good reaction on the heavy oil pattern with the Combat Hybrid. He liked how easily the ball picked up in the midlane, giving him a strong and smooth move to the pocket. He was having to point the Combat toward the headpin on the fresh, but he could start the Combat Hybrid five boards left at the laydown point and had some shape to his line to the pocket. The ball had no trouble creating traction and offering plenty of continuation at the back end. The Combat Hybrid was very good at controlling the breakpoint, keeping him from having to move much through the majority of...

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