The Brunswick True Nirvana is the first non-sanded entry into the Nirvana line. This ball uses the same Nirvana Ultra Low RG core design as the previous three Nirvanas, but this time pairs it up with a smoother pearlized coversock. The ECS Hook Pearl cover provided our testers with easy length and lots of downlane hook.

Unlike the previous three Nirvana releases, we were able to start with the True Nirvana on our medium test pattern. Stroker had a good reaction to the pocket, but it wasn’t quite as good as the other two testers. With his lower rev rate, he didn’t see quite as much recovery as the other two testers. He played this pattern straighter up the lane through the front, allowing this ball’s strong back end motion to get it back up to the pocket. As long as he made sure he didn’t get too fast with his ball speed, he could stay in the pocket and had plenty of hit at the pins. He didn’t use much launch angle on the fresh, laying his ball down on the lane around the 10 board and trying to stay straighter up the lane. Once the track started to dry out, he could start to get his...

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