Hello all! I just want to know who has thrown both of these balls and what type of comparison would give the two? I currently have the melee but the last two weeks or so I have had big time problems with carry. I can get to the pocket without a problem but I am running into a few carry issues lately. I am looking for a piece with a very similar look to the pocket with about 2-3 boards more pop down lane. I have a Mystic on order and was just looking for some comparisons between the two. Thanks guys!

Not much similar between the two balls-- Melee is for dryer mediums, smooth and controlled.

Mystic was designed to be longer and stronger at the break over any other Aura balls-- for me the cover was too strong/early, and I got more of a hook-set type look even with a 45 x 4.5 x 35 layout and surface alterations.

Honestly, drill up the Melee-- its better than the Mystic

You would definitely want the Dude.  It will put you in the same part of the lane as the Melee, but have a little more pop down the lane.
If you would like a ball that you could use to bump in a couple boards to compliment the Melee, check out the LT-48.  It is a lot stronger down the lane than most would expect.

Dude all the way . Strong pin up drill with a nice coat of polish. Sounds perfect for what u need. I've said it beforenrhe dude is my favorite ballr ever thrown

To answer your original question. The Mystic Aura has a more angular motion compare to the Melee. The Melee has a smoother reaction and is good for medium to lighter oil conditions. The Mystic Aura has a lower RG core and will start up sooner than the Melee and can handle heavier oil conditions. I would suggest drilling it a little stronger than your Melee to give that extra hook in the back.

Keeping in mind that I drilled my Melee for control (2 1/2" pin to PAP), the Mystic Aura is stronger and more angular than the Melee. 

I believe that with the same layout and same surface they'd be close, until the last 10 feet of the lane, and then the Mystic should be 1 to 2 boards stronger when thrown on the same line.

"BowlingBallSale, Yes I have a Mystic Aura that is drilled 85 x 5 1/2" x 35, and my Melee is drilled 70 x 4 1/2" x 40. The Mystic Aura has more length than the Melee and is more angular."

Brandon-- you can call me Steve

Just threw my Melee in comparison to the 300t, and my Nexxxus F(P+S). I found the Melee to be longer (even with pin below my ring finger) than the 300t and more angular (Melee surface is at 2k + polish; 300T is at 3k + Storm Reacta-Shine, and Storm Moon Shine); I wanted to have a nice 1-2 punch with the Melee and 300T as my medium/dry lane balls..... seems like we might have a "winner".

Also, I included a pic of my Mystic Aura and Nexxxus (Bronze Pearl beauty!)-- I found the Nexxxus to be much longer than the Mystic (comparable surface texture and finish), and much more usable. For me (even with the surface at 2 or 4k plus polish) the Mystic wasn't angular-- it was "rolly" and lacked what we call "back-end"..... I've not had a ton of success with high end asymmetrical Brunswick equipment; for whatever reason, I just don't line up well with their high performance cores. Give me anything below their "High End" stuff and I'm good to go, hence my excitement to drill up the Melee.

Funny tid-bit -- the Nexxxus, even as a pearl, was burning up before getting to the pins on 3 different house shots, I simply couldn't carry (it comes at 500, plus Rough Buff) as it lost too much energy at the pocket. Took it home, hit it with 500 to get the factory polish off, then took it to 1000, and then 2000-- after that, we added Storm Reacta-Shine in an attempt to get the ball to "look" the same on the lanes while increasing the carry percentage (another option is to add a balance hole to change the rg/diff but that's a last resort). It turned out exactly  as we hoped; the ball cleared the heads and mids (when previously you could see it want to start up and bleed energy) and retained more energy as it hit the pocket.

First full game with it after changing the surface? 268......... which topped off my 802 series Thursday night!

This turned out longer than anticipated, with more rambling-- sorry!

Pap is 5 over-- ball speed around 16.5 at the pins-- played different angles, patterns, speed, surface adjustments with the Mystic. Numbers came out to be 40 x 4.5 x 35 but it didn't roll like the numbers would suggest. I'm guessing the ball and I just didn't "match up" well, which happens. Sold it to a friend and he's having success.

Thanks for the advice-- always good to talk bowling with a friend "outside" of the lanes and competition.