The strong suit of the Melee is that you know where it's going.  The other night when the outside of about 15 was torched I could still stay in the area everyone (with their pearl reactives) had vacated.  I still followed the shot inward, but everyone else would have killed to have played where I did and still have the carry I had.  I would have had to open up the angles much more with my Platinum Ringer.

So what I've seen so far is correct and the Melee is a step down from the Ringer?

Have you thrown both? There is nothing early about the Melee. It is a lot cleaner/longer then the Platinum. After watching br canadas video I almost didn't drill the Melee. I decided to drill it to be earlier in hopes of keeping it from being too long. I am glad I did. Just curious on others opinions who have thrown both.

No quiz just not helpful when you don't remember much about what you threw and then refer back to what you read off of the site. The Dude appears to be a lot more ball on the backend then the Platinum and Melee from those who went to the demo and tried all three.

I will have a better idea Tuesday when I can get more games on the Melee just curious what those currently throwing both were experiencing.

melee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee5WrF12c7I
platinum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUOZgeEIFaU
dude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYwhuSCCCRI

Sorry looked at the wrong name inreference to someone quoting some info from the site in how the melee is listed stronger then the platinum

Let me clarify any misunderstanding from anything I may have said earlier.

My Melee is stronger, in that it will handle a bit more oil than the Platinum Ringer. I knocked some of the factory gloss off and it's even better.  From the factory the two were pretty darn close.

After putting many games on both, my Platinum Ringer is stronger than expected once the lanes get drier, and is more angular and responds more quickly than the Melee.  I have used both balls on two different lane surfaces, with varying amounts of oil - not just one house shot.

BOTH balls have been exceptional.  If one isn't carrying the other probably will.  I realize that bowler error plays a part regarding carry, too.  I LOVE the read of the lane that the Melee gives me.  It just reads what is there!  The Platinum Ringer is slightly less predictable, but that's not necessarily bad either, just different.

If you want a dry lane ball and aren't afraid to open up your angles more, then the Platinum Ringer will be your ticket.  If you want a dry lane ball good for playing closer to friction then I think the Strike King will be your friend.  My Melee has allowed me to play on the dry some, and the control I had was phenomenal.

No factory can possibly anticipate the 1,586 different bowler styles, as well the the unlimited amount of different conditions we bowl on from hour to hour.  They leave it to the individual bowler to decide which ball may fit his arsenal, as well as layouts and surface changes to compliment their conditions.

In this forum we can only give feedback as to what we've experienced on our conditions.  If the Melee is my favorite it may not be for the next guy, who may prefer the motion of the Platinum Ringer (which is also great).  "Different" doesn't have to be a bad thing since we are all different...

Mine is pretty strong, because I had heard from the Brunswick team that it was extremely easy to get down the lane.  I ended up putting the pin beside the ring finger for the first time ever.  The CG is basically stacked and I have a X - hole in about the P4 position.  Most of my stuff isn't laid out this strong, but I'm glad I did with this one.  The surface tweak was also good, but I'm always "tinkering" on the spinner, so who knows where I will end up. 

My Tuesday league house just barely bought the new Brunswick lane machine, so this week will be the first with whatever the new pattern will be.