I have to be honest, Brunswick hasn't usually been the first suggestion for my customers in most cases for quite some time.  The last series of balls that I truly thought were great were the Infernos.  Don't get me wrong, they haven't all been mediocre, but I would tend to favor Storm and Roto stuff because I felt their covers were a little better overall.

That has changed.....

Brunswick staffer Jason Sterner helps out in my shop some and really kept in my ear about the Brawler and how versatile it is.  He said the new stuff are the shapes the big B had been missing.  It allowed him to play angles he hadn't been able to play in the past.

So I bit....drilled a Brawler 4 weeks ago 5" pin 4" buffer and a p3 hole.

WOW

This ball reminds me of the Original Inferno, which is still perhaps the best ball ever made.  I can play multiple angles with it and never feel like I'm giving anything away.  It's not more angular....or earlier....or more overall hook than anything else.  It's just a great all around ball.  It reads the midlane better than my Disturbed and IQ Tour, and I can move in and get it to change direction when I need.  It responds very well to ball roll changes, and is a true shotmaker's ball.

This is a ball everyone should have in their bag.

The Brawler does look like a great piece. I'm still not sold on the Aura or the Meanstreak, but the Brawler and the Paranormal look like good pieces (especially the Brawler).

the meanstreak is longer & quicker response than the brawler. the amount of hook is close, just a different shape. i do not have either aura's, but from what i have seen i'd go with the paranormal & go with cover changes. it look's more controlable. the first aura look's a little more condition specific. just my observation though.

I drilled one that I received from a brunswick staffer not long ago.
Mine was drilled 40 * 5 1/2 *60 took it to 1500 and polished it up.
Rolls pretty good. It was pretty much the same motion as you would get out of the 811 c/t which is drilled the same way.

If you get a brawler you will like it.Its a solid all round piece.

Jason Sterner looked pretty good with his on TV!  That is what he used right?

REgards,

Luckylefty

Yes he did, he has a few of them and says it's the best piece he's seen in a long time.  Mind you he's been a free agent for the better part of 4 years and able to throw whatever he wanted.

Jason Sterner has been on Brunswick's staff for a while now!