C-(System) Ulti-Max

This is a great middle of the road ball. The Ultimax really shines if you stay up the back of the ball. It has a great mid lane read and makes a strong arching move to the pocket. The carry is pretty good too. The carry begins to suffer if you try to open up the lane with this ball. Staying firm and only covering a few boards is the key to success with this ball. I lowered the surface to 2000 to use it on the 2013 Nationals team pattern. The rougher surface helped the ball to read the mid lane and had a continuous move thru the pin deck. The smooth and predictable roll makes this ball a great choice for medium length sports patterns. John Williams BowlerX Staff WILLIAMS5

When this ball was announced, I was looking for something that gave me a little more pop in the back than the Wicked Siege, which to date, gave me the most back end reaction in my line up. I was amazed at the difference between the Ulti-Max and Wicked Siege. While the Wicked gives very good down lane reaction, compared to the Ulti, it is a lot smoother. One difference is that this ball definitely goes through the pins a lot better than the other C*(Systems). Brunswick has outdone itself with this release. It skids well through the front, controls the mid lane, and makes a better turn in the back than the Wicked Siege, which until this ball, was the most I've seen from Brunswick in a while. --The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer and not of Brunswick Corporation--