Layout: Pin drilled out by ring finger, CG 3/4 inch from center of grip.
Cover: Sanded to 2000 and light polish with Brunswick factory polish.

Scorpion sports pattern: On the fresh pattern the wild thing was a little over under for  me the first game and a half. When the siege began to hook early I made the change to the wild thing. The wild thing was very smooth and allowed me to tighten up the line with no lose of carry power. Even as the pattern broke down I was able to keep up with the break down with slight moves to the inside. The carry remained very good as I chased the line deeper, as the mid lane broke down and the oil pushed down and to the right the wild things carry increased. This core cover is very smooth and is a great benchmark ball for league and sport patterns.

38 Foot house pattern: Bowled on a third shift house pattern. The wild thing was very clean even after 2 shifts of league bowlers. I was able to move right and use speed and the wild thing did not squirt through the carry down. I found I could even move further left and slow down my speed and slow hook the lane with great carry with extreme angles. For league this ball is a great middle ball for your bag that can be used on oily and drier lanes.

When to use: This ball will work best when the mid lane is broken down and the siege starts to roll up early. The balls transition through length of the lane is very predicable and don’t let the smooth reaction fool you on the hitting power. This ball will work great your average fresh house shot. Do not be afraid to swing this ball on the fresh house pattern, I preferred to play on the oil line and move 3 and 1 to the left as the night went on and at no time did I get to far inside for this cover/core combo.  

When not to use: This ball might be temperamental on sports patterns with a higher volume down the lane for about a game and a half, but once you leave that weak ten or light seven with the siege its time to bring in the wild thing.

The wild thing is a must for bowlers at all levels, this ball will all bowlers to say wild thing I think I love you.

Richard Langton
PBA Member

Drill Pattern:
5.5" PIN to PAP
45 degree angle from PAP-PIN-CG
Pin located below bridge

Review:
This ball was drilled for USBC minor events over the summer, with the desire of having something with enough internal inertia to get the ball started at deeper angles through moderate volume, but with a weak enough surface to guard against the ball bleeding energy too early.  Unfortunately, due to an injury, I was not able to throw the ball on what it was laid out for, but I do have some comments on the ball's performance (I am now recovered...woo-hoo!)

The roll of this ball departs from the stereo-typical 'roll-early' Brunswick reaction.  While some of the manufacturer's characteristics can be seen, this ball is not defined by that.  It is doable to project this ball downlane at a steep angle, while still conserving ample energy for a solid hit.  Given the pin placement and layout of this ball, creating this type of motion requires the correct release, however it doesn't feel as if you are forcing the ball to do something it wasn't designed for.  

However, for me this ball has excelled on longer thinner patterns, where the desire is to have something that will pick up and read the pattern early on, but not bleed out prior to the pins.  This ball is quite easy to project this ball down the boards, and even with slightly varying ball speed and axis rotation (this is not my A game), get the desired result.

If you have any questions about this review, feel free to contact me.
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Ed Smaglik
2008 Las Vegas Red Hot Champion
2009 February Mini-Eliminator Champion

Brunswick Wild Thing
Ball Specs
The ball being drilled was a 3” pin out with 3.00 oz top weight.
Drilling: Pin 4" from PAP and Mb 45 degrees from PAP, 25 degrees V.A.L. Line DUAL ANGLE. Pin is above ring finger. Weight Hole on the axis. Factory Sanded 4000.

Bowler Information:
Track diameter is 11 5/8.
PAP is measured at 4 11/16 over and 11/16 up.
Average ball speed (foul line to head pin) is 13 mph.
Axis rotation is typically 90 degrees
Initial rev rate is typically 200 rpm, "Tweener"
Lane Condition and Pattern:
New Berlin Bowl HPL 9000 Panel. Oil Pattern: THS condition medium oil outsides, heavier oil inside, semi clean backends.

Review:
While I am out recovering from Hip replacement surgery, I am having my daughter Ashley test this ball for me. 180 Average 17 year old with medium to slow speed and a low spinner type track.

The Wild Thing gives her a very good look on the lane, great ball to go to when her Siege hooks to early and took much. The Wild Thing is 4 boards less with her feet and 2 boards less with her mark than her Siege. It gets through the heads very clean for a 4000 sanded coverstock, and reads the lane very well giving a strong but smooth back end. Definitely for her a medium to dry lane ball. Yet it is 2 boards more with her feet and 1 board more with her mark stronger than her Python. Revs quicker than her Rattler but has about the same hookability. I love the motion of the ball for her on medium to dry conditions.

Thanks for reading my review.
Dwight

I have been throwing my Wild Thing since last September. In an era when I have had trouble finding stuff from B that really fits my game, the Wild Thing has become the ball I don't leave home without.  Mine is drilled pin down under my ring finger with no balance hole.  That gives me a nice rolly look and smooths off my breakpoint.  It is at its best on broken down patterns that play out.  I have been able to play outside 10 with it on some very spotty conditions and get tremendous hit.  It is also good inside when the track becomes really defined.  Also in typical Brunswick fashion the reaction is still very good after a 100+ games with no resurfacing.