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icefiction

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Wicked Siege Initial Review
« on: October 20, 2010, 12:30:28 PM »
Bowler Specs:
PAP: 4 over by 1-1/2 up
Rev Rate: 350 RPM
Speed: 20 at the foul line

Drilling:
65x4x35
No Weight Hole

Surface:
Out of Box

Lane Condition:
Typical House Shot

The goods:
     From the very first shot until my very last shot in practice today, the ball performed consistently in all areas of its ball reaction. I know that might seem like a weird statement so let me clarify it a little bit. I bowled for one hour today directly after drilling my ball, the Wicked Siege reacted consistently for me the entire time I used it.
     As for the shape of the reaction, I would definitely say the Wicked Siege gets down the lane with no problem whatsoever, and always gave me a firm breakpoint that was arc shaped rather than angular. To me this type of reaction leads to great carry throughout the night, and allows me to play the lanes numerous ways without having the ball over react or roll out down the lane.  I was able to play up ten without having the ball check early and I was able to play fifteen to ten and lose any recovery or carry. I value that kind of versatility a lot when choosing a ball to use on tough patterns.
     I know I pretty much have made this ball out to be the best ball on earth, so I will tell you the one bad thing I did see when I used this ball for my short practice session. The ball gets down the lane so well that it could trick you into playing parts of the lane you should not be in. So it is my suggestion that if you intend to use this ball on tough shots and in tournaments I would put some surface on it to help the ball slow down a bit and read the pattern a little more evenly.
      One last remark; in comparison to my c-system 3.5, which is drilled very similarly, the Wicked Siege is about three to four boards stronger down the lane, but certainly can not handle the same volume of oil in the middle and front part of the lane that the c-system can.
      I intend to post another review after making some surface changes, and throwing the ball on some more challenging patterns. Thanks for reading, and thank you to BrunsNick and Brunswick for the great opportunity.


P.S. I will be filming a video soon, so stayed tuned
     

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