Meanstreak Brawler

This ball has me the most excited out of the three balls. Seeing f(P+F) back is really great to see, hybrid or not. The Nexus f(P+F) was a huge eye opener to the industry that Brunswick meant business and was ready to take some names. I was itching to drill up these ball and couldn’t wait to throw it to see this cover back in action. 60° x 5 x 80° My pin down Versa-Max is in the Top 5 of my favorite balls of all time. Bringing that ball to 2000 was the perfect solution for what I was looking for that ball to do. When laying out this Brawler, I wanted to have a similar layout, but keep the cover at factory to give me something a little cleaner than the dull Versa-Max gave me, with the goal of it fitting between my pin down Maxxed-Out and pin down Meanstreak. On a broken down house shot, this ball gives me the cleanness of the Meanstreak and the shape of the 2000 Versa. Playing a similar line as the Meanstreak, this Brawler isn't as clean (starts a hair sooner) or as much in the back (little smoother), but neither these things are a negative. It fits perfectly between them. Also, when squaring up and going more up the back, this ball performs better than either the 2000 Versa and the Meanstreak. The only thing it didn't do well was getting in and twirling it, but I wasn't expecting that. On the 2007 EBT 1st Ankara Open, which is a pattern similar to Kegel's Broadway, once the 80° Paranormal was reading too quickly and burning up, I switched to this ball because I still wanted the earlier read, since it is a shorter pattern, but needed the shine to project the ball down the lane. This complimented the reaction of the Paranormal perfectly. It gave me the length I was looking for, while maintaining the smooth reaction off the dry I needed. 55° x 4 ¾ x 40° My plan for this Brawler is to give me what the Loaded Revolver (and Wild Card, and Intense Inferno) gave me before hand, all the snap in the back I could want on medium volumes/house shots when my high end skid/snap ball would burn up too early. On a broken down house shot, all I can say is, "WOW." This ball knows how to bring it. I started with this ball where the 60° Brawler was flattening out and, I'll say it again, wow. This ball, clean through the fronts like the original Meanstreak, and really reminds me of the Intense Inferno (one of my favorite skid/snap balls), both in regards to movement in the back, and how the colors make the ball seem like it is at 4 one moment and in the pocket the next. I kept chasing it in and it kept coming back. When I started to notice it flattening out, I gave it some more tilt and it faced up the right way again. I was able to chase it in another 5-6 inside without fear of it not coming back. On the US Open Pattern (42'), after bowling league, I decided to see what this ball was made of, playing deeper inside where there wasn't free hook to the out. This ball really surprised me and opened a few eyes on the pair of the people practicing with me. The ball got through effortlessly and faced up properly, with terrific pin carry. Overall, I am really excited with what this ball has to bring to the table. Seeing the difference in reaction between both Brawlers, and the fact that they both work extremely well on their given conditions, I am sure this ball will be huge for anyone who drills one. I see no reason why there wouldn’t be as many of these on racks as there were Nexus f(P+F)s when they came out (this cover is a real winner!). --The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer and not of Brunswick Corporation--