Meanstreak Beatdown

The first Beatdown I drilled I left at factory finish and has a layout of 80° x 4 1/8 x 50°. I have been looking for a strong symmetrical ball to replace my MaxxX Zone for a long time now. The last two strong symmetrical solids (Revolver and Lethal Revolver) just didn’t compare to the MaxxX Zone. Based on my success with both the Meanstreak and the Meanstreak Brawler, I was excited to see how the Beatdown would stack up. While they aren’t the same surface (MaxxX Zone being 600), I definitely saw similar characteristics between the MaxxX Zone and the Beatdown and am very confident that if I brought the Beatdown to 1000 or 500, it would be on par, or dare I say, better, than the MaxxX Zone. This ball was clean through the fronts, and had no problem making the corner and carried very well. I'm very excited to have this ball in my line-up for heavier volume patterns and feel comfortable playing any part of the lane with it. The other Beatdown I drilled I did 500 Rough Buff to the surface to get it as the same finish as the NeXXXus f(P+S). The layout we went with was 55° x 4 5/8" x 70°. This is the same layout I have on my new C*(System) Versa-Max, which originated from my first Versa-Max, which I brought to 2000. My thoughts behind this was to be a nice midway between the Dull and Shiny Versa. This is exactly what I was able to find. This ball makes a nice predictable move in the back and doesn't overreact to the dry. This ball had no problems on Cheetah when the Shiny Versa was a little sensitive to the friction because of the stronger cover. Overall, I am very pleased with this ball and fills a gap in the Brunswick Line that I feel has been missing for quite some time. Anyone who picks up this ball shall not be disappointed --The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer and not of Brunswick Corporation--