Ball Review
THE SKINNY ON THE LATEST AND GREATEST
52 Hook 17 Length 17 Breakpoint Shape DV8: HOOLIGAN
Manufacturer’s Intent: “The Hooligan, with its Class 3F Reactive cover and Hooligan core, gives bowlers easy length through the front and midlane, followed by a strong skid-flip reaction on medium to light oil conditions,” says Brunswick R&D Engineer Aaron Koch.
Core: The Hooligan uses the new symmetric Hooligan core to produce an RG of 2.55 with a differential of .040. We saw about 3 to 4 inches of flare with our layouts.
Coverstock: The Hooligan is wrapped up with a red and yellow 3F reactive pearl coverstock. It leaves the factory finished with 500 Siaair, then polished with Royal Compound and topped off with Royal Shine. The effective surface grit out of the box was 5100 and the RA value was 1.85.
Overview: The Hooligan lives up to its name as a troublemaker for the pins on drier lane conditions. It is clean through the fronts with strong flip off the breakpoint, and really makes the pins dance as it continues through the deck. On the lighter house pattern, we could play closer to the track area with quite of bit of recovery to the right and hold to the left, because this ball held the line through the heads and retained its energy for the backend. On the Stone Street pattern, we had to play more up the track, because the breakpoint was a little too long at first. As the pattern broke down, we could strike a lot more from the outside angle. On the USBC Doubles/Singles pattern, it was a little too clean and flippy, but I definitely see this as a game three or later ball for longer tournaments. The Hooligan was
“The Hooligan lives up to its name as a troublemaker for the pins on drier lane conditions.”
cleaner than the Rude Dude (August 2014) and more angular off the breakpoint. On Stone Street, we were three to four boards farther right than with the Rude Dude and about seven boards farther right than with the Thug (reviewed next). This ball is made for any bowler needing help through the fronts with length and with a strong kick off the backend. We were impressed with the recovery and drive on the lighter house pattern. We don’t think you can go wrong with this mid-priced DV8 ball.
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