I've seen the first German test balls of the new releases last Friday (my pro shop is run by an amateur staffer), and both the Python and Wild Thing have much visual appeal. I was surprised that the Python has both the EnMotion pearl cover and an Inferno-type core, which make it more or less a Smash Zone with a slightly higher RG (the Maxxx Zone core), if I remember the drill sheet correctly. The ball, in blue and yellow pearl, looks great, though.
What can NOT be said about the Siege. This ball wil have to sell through perfoemnace, it us IMO one of the ugliest things I have ever seen. I even cannot tell what color it actually is - it is supposed to be a very dark grey, but the one at the pro shop had a sick purple-grayish tint, and the white phazing/curing streaks do not add to the ball's appeal. It looked a bot like an Columbia Action, just without the silver, and with VERY boring red engravings.
Performance-wise, it gets a thumb up, though - a matte Brunswick ball with actual back end and continuation. Not as long and angular as a Virtual Gravity, as a benchmark, but not as rolly/mid-lane oriented as earlier matte high end balls. Could become interesting...
Curious about the first reviews about it, and how it does in sales.
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DizzyFugu - Reporting from Germany
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