5" Pin to PAP below fingers
60 degree MB
No X hole
4000 Micro Pad

I was very eager to throw this ball with the larger Diff numbers than the Twisted Solid. I like 5" pins and this ball transitions they way I like to see it. The OOB cover was a little too early for me so I took it up to 4000 with no polish. This gave me a little more length in the mids and retained more energy downlane. The was plenty of track flare so no hole was required. I did touch it with polish once as an experiment and the ball didn't read the lane as well so I promptly hit it with the pad again to take it off.

I used this ball almost exclusively at the USBC nationals. When I did make a change it was the wrong one and I went back to the Siege and moved deeper to finish off strong.

The Siege is the perfect benchmark ball for the heavier/fresh conditions.
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Corey Clayton
Brunswick Amateur Staff
Turbo Grips Staff
Team Canada 2007, 2008, & 2009
The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer and not of Brunswick Corporation

Pin: Drilled out with ring finger
CG: 1/2 from centerline
MB: 1 inch to the right of the center line
Cover: 4000 sanded and Brunswick factory shine

Condition: Shark, Viper and Chameleon

Strengths: This ball creates friction on heavy and heavy carry down. I did have fool around with the cover to find out what best matched up with my game. If you have heavy forward roll like myself do not be afraid to sand to 4000 and polish, this ball will not lose friction with polish. I found at the arrows I played heavy patterns about the same, where the Siege is different is down lane, this ball recovers like the back ends are freshly cleaned. I normally need to make my line on shark tighter as the day goes on, not with the Siege, this ball allowed me to open up the lane.

Weakness: short oil patterns burned out wood heads.

Overall: This ball with place a Siege on only oil pattern, this ball can be altered to use on any surface, do not be afraid to alter the surface and lay Siege on to the lane pattern.

Richard Langton
PBA Member

Siege #2

5.5" pin to PAP
Pin above fingers
70 degree MB, No Hole
4000 abralon

PBA Shark Pattern

When I started practicing I didn't think this Siege would have a quick enough response to carry on the Shark. I had a great look with a Wild Thing and a Fury Pearl TE, so I really wanted to compare. My adjustment was only two boards right and the Siege hit hard and carried well. The 4000 cover definitely helped with the downlane reaction, an OOB finish will be earlier and less angular.

I'll use this Siege on the longer patterns and the low pin on the medium patterns. The Siege is my favorite solid asym from Brunswick.
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Corey Clayton
Brunswick Amateur Staff
Turbo Grips Staff
Team Canada 2007, 2008, & 2009
The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer and not of Brunswick Corporation

Drill Pattern:
5.5" PIN to PAP
60 degree angle from PAP-PIN-CG
Pin located above bridge

Review:
This ball was drilled for USBC team event over the summer, with the goal of having something core heavy enough to get the ball started at moderate angles through moderate-heavy volume, but with enough continuation for carry.  I entered the event with the ball at box surface, and that was too much for the pattern.  I ended up using other equipment for the remainder of the event.

For the minor events, I brought the ball up to 2000 grit abralon and added a touch of polish to it.  It read the pattern very well, providing a predictable midlane arc with a strong finish.  Unfortunately, due to an injury, I was not able to complete the minor events, but I do have some comments on the ball's performance (I am now recovered...woo-hoo!)

My experience with this ball since the minor events has been with the 2000 grit polished abralon surface described above.  The ball has continued to provide a predictable reaction on a variety of medium volume, medium length conditions.  Of note is that the ball carries fairly predictably on less than pure shots, typically a hallmark of a solid piece of equipment, in my opinion.  I have no experience yet with the ball on longer, heavier patterns (oil is at a premium in Flagstaff).

If you have any questions about this review, feel free to contact me.

Ed Smaglik

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Ed Smaglik
2008 Las Vegas Red Hot Champion
2009 February Mini-Eliminator Champion

Test Ball:  Brunswick Siege   

Drill Pattern: 45 degree drilling angle, 4-1/2 inch pin from PAP, 25-degree angle to VAL, weight hole 1 inch below PAP.

Surface: 1000 grit sanded with Brunswick Rough Buff Polish   


I tested the Siege on a 40-foot typical house shot, medium volume of oil.  The ball certainly breaks the mold of traditional Brunswick motion.  The ball cleared the heads with ease and practically jumped off the back ends!  Shots that missed outside easily recovered to the pocket with enough kick to carry.  Inside misses did not hydroplane excessively, but rather rolled strong enough to drive through the pocket with vigor.  

When the same ball faced a heavier carry down situation I did find a slight tendency to waffle at the breakpoint.  A simple coverstock adjustment with a worn out 1000 grit pad added just enough kick to compensate.  

I was surprised at the sharp change of direction this ball and layout displayed so I tested a few layouts on higher rev players to test control.  

Test Subject A:  

4-1/2 inch pin, 4-1/2 inch MB, 4-inch pin buffer, box finish.  Test subject detests sharp change of direction.  On same fresh 40-foot house shot Subject found great predictability and power.  The Siege was forgiving front to back and very impressive impact.  The lower pin position and MB adjustment smoothed the ball’s transition out without eliminating all of the ball’s recovery.  

Test Subject B:

2-inch pin, 6 inch MB, 2-inch pin buffer, box finish.  This layout allowed another extremely high rev player to square up closer to the oil line on the fresh pattern without the ball overreacting at the break point.  Understandably, the ball’s backend reaction was muted but in the hands of such a powerful player carry was not sacrificed significantly.   The overall hook potential was reduced but the ball outperformed most of his arsenal on more flat lane conditions.  

Conclusions:

First of all, I want to thank Brunswick for the initial test ball.  Anyone who is skeptical about Brunswick’s ability to create the sexy sharp change of direction that is so popular currently needs to give this ball a test drive!  I was pleasantly surprised at the new look and I am confident that you will be as well.  

The ball displays generous hook potential and great versatility via surface and layout adjustments.  I feel like we have already found one of the Must Have balls of the new season!

Ed Rondot

I drilled a 15lb siege first time with a rico drill. I am a high 220 average bowler on a house shot bowl left handed have 370 to 400 rpms with a pap of 4 over and 1/8th up I have drilled alot of brunswick stuff and never fell in love with any of it I have had almost every fury ball they have put out only one I cared for was the twisted fury and still not in love with it. The siege is a whole different look then the normal brunswick stuff or old brunswick stuff hopefully they do more reactions that are similar you would think the ball would be really early by looking at it but its not out of box the ball gets through the heads very easily with a nice very predictable move to the pocket and good hit I drilled the ball about a month ago and if the ball keeps its reaction I would say it is a benchmark ball you can get a great read with this ball and should be kept in your bag for tournament arsenal Highly recommend

First thing that comes to my ind about this ball is aggression!!
Drilling: Pin above ring with mb an inch and a half away from my thumb.
LBS: 15

I attempted to use this ball on the house pattern with the out of box finish, but seems to be a little too strong. Then I used this ball on the new shark pattern and this ball had no problem reacting. This ball used in oil is just a perfect fit. When I polished this ball it got down the lane a lot quicker and had a sharper reaction off the dry instead of a smooth reaction when at box finish.
 
Overall the Siege is a great ball for oil. When bowling a lot of games on oil this ball really reads the transitions well and never gives you the over/under reaction. Brunswick's bowling equipment is really  showing that it is best stuff out there right now!!!

WOULD ANYONE COMPARE THE STRENGTH OF THE SIEGE WITH A COLUMBIA "BIG BULLY". I JUST GOT A BIG BULLY FROM A TEAMMATE OF MINE IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 10 GAMES ON IT. PIN DOWN AND VERY POWERFUL. ALSO JUST DRILLED UP A C-SYSTEM 3.5. JUST WONDERING IF THE SIEGE WOULD COMPLIMENT EITHER ONE OF THOSE 2 BALLS. ALSO HAVE A FURY AT 1000 GRIT.
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