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Below are my personal reviews of the four latest Brunswick additions. I hope that these reviews inspire you to go out and get these balls, because I promise you- they are the best on the market. Brunswick’s R&D department (Billy Orlikowski, Aaron Koch, and Ray Edwards) have spent many hours researching and studying what Brunswick bowlers need. Thanks for all the hard work R&D staff! Thanks for all the strikes.
+Wild Card
Facts:
-Cover: ConneXion
- RG diff: 0.045
-Out of the box: 2000 Siaair Micro Pad
-Core: Symmetrical Paragon
My opinion:
The Wild Card reminds me most of the old Strike Zone. (And i LOOVED that ball!) It’s medium aggressive, reads the midlane perfectly and is best used on medium -heavy oil where you want your ball to get through the heads clean, read the midlane which yields an increased back-end reaction.
+ Diamondback
Facts:
-Cover: Activator
- RG diff: 0.044
-Out of the box: 2000 Siaair Micro Pad
-Core: Symmetrical Rocket
My Opinion: I’ve always loved my Rattler so when Brunswick decided to come out with their version of a Solid Rattler: Diamondback, I was very excited. I decided to rough buff the balls I drilled and really love how they roll. I used the Diamondback when I was bowling in Vegas at the Team USA Trials. My two favorite drillings for the Diamondback are: Pin above my ring finger, no hole, and Pin above (a little higher) the ring finger with a hole on axis. This ball is smooth. The Diamondback because of it’s Rocket Core and original activator coverstock, makes a more aggressive move at the breakpoint but is still clean through the front. Good for medium to oily lanes.
+Evil Siege
Facts:
-Cover: Propel Pearl
- RG diff: 0.056
-Out of the box: 4,000 Micro Pad Finish
-Core: Asymetrical MACE
My opinion: I always use my Siege. Now I know what to go to when the Siege is hooking too much. The Evil Siege is cleaner than the C.System 2.5 and is very strong. It’s one of Brunswick’s cleanest balls with the most angle. My favorite layout was my pin above my bridge, no hole and secondary pin 70 degrees. I also drilled one that is stronger on the back, and a bit earlier: pin above my middle finger, secondary pin 45 degrees. Another layout I tried which doesn’t read early, but still hits like a truck is pin under bridge, secondary pin below thumb about 2″ down. The Evil Siege will be a great compliment to the regular Siege. I can’t wait to compete with it!
+C. System 3.5
Facts:
-Cover: CFT 3.5 Reactive
- RG diff: 0.050
-Out of the box: 4000 Micro Pad Finish
-Core: asymmetrical I-Block
My opinion: I have a new love and his name is C. System 3.5. Thanks goes out to the Brunwick R&D department and Carmen Salvino for developing this monster ball. This is the ball that you will start with on heavy oil when you are looking for a quicker response. You start with this ball, and then you can move to the C. System 2.5 when the lanes start to break down. This ball hooks and hits unlike any ball I have ever seen. Here are the drillings I chose: (well, Rick Benoit chose)
1. 1″ hole,45 degrees, pin above middle finger 5.5″, This ball gave me more length than the others.
2. no hole, pin above ring finger, 55mb: Rough Buffed
3. pin above ring finger 5″, 45 degree mb
4. I drilled one just like my favorite C. System 2.5 with pin above bridge and secondary pin under thumb
5. Pin in palm, Secondary pin kicked out right, no hole
Thanks, Brunswick!
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