Bowler Ratings

PatternStTwCr
Oily:X.XX.XX.X
Medium:X.XX.XX.X
Dry:X.XX.XX.X
Sport:X.XX.XX.X

Bowler ratings are from 1 to 10 in order of Stroker (ST), Tweener (TW), Cranker (CR)

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General Info

Brand:
Name:Prism Solid
Reviewed:October 2019
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Coverstock Specs
Name:ACT Solid (Activator Composite Technology)
Type:Reactive Solid
Box Finish:360 / 500 / 2000 SiaAir
Color:Green / Aqua / Black
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Core Specs
Name:Portal
Type:Asymmetrical
RG:2.465
Diff:0.051
Int. Diff:0.018

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The Prism Solid is one half of a dual release from Brunswick in their Pro Performance line. This ball uses the new Portal asymmetrical core design and features the new ACT Solid cover, the latest innovation in the Activator coverstock formula. It also uses Brunswick’s DOT and DynamiCore technologies. The Prism Solid comes sanded at a 360/500/2000 SiaAir finish, giving it a very rough texture out of the box that provides strong traction through oil.

It doesn’t happen very often that all three testers are using all of their tricks to get their balls to go far enough right on the fresh heavy oil pattern. After everyone’s first shots over-hooked, they all had to move left and use their skills to get the Prism Solid downlane. Stroker was starting his ball in the middle of the lane, crossing 15 at the arrows and getting it out to 10 at the range finders. Tweener was five left with his feet and three left with his target at the arrows from Stroker and needed to up his ball speed to keep the Prism Solid on-line. Cranker was near the left gutter, trying to keep his ball in the heaviest volume of the pattern as long as possible. The box finish dried out the front of the lane pretty quickly, leaving very

Additional Brunswick Prism Solid Resources

Click here to visit Brunswick's website to read the manufacturer-supplied information on this ball. Also, see below for the manufacturer-produced promotional video for this ball.

Please remember that our reviews are solely based on our own testing and that you may sometimes find differences between our comments and ratings and the manufacturer's claims. Links to these manufacturer resources are provided here strictly for convenience purposes.

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