Siege is drilled with the pin above ring finger with the cg kicked out one inch from middle of grip with no weight hole needed. Bowled with it on a 39 foot sport pattern that had medium to heavy volume.  e Siege was great.  Ball rolls very clean and read the midlane great and continued through the pins unlike any other Brunswick ball I have seen.  The Siege is comparable to the Virtual for sure. This is easily Brunswick's best ball produced in a long while.  I normally do not throw much Brunswick equipment but this Siege is not like the Brunswick of the last few years it reads the midlane and continues through the pins for great carry.  GREAT BALL

Ball Review: Seige
Date: 6/17/09

Bowler Information:

Initial ball Speed: 16.5 - 17 mph
Tilt: 10 Degrees
Axis Rotation: 30 Degrees
Rev Rate: 300-340 RPMs

Coverstock - Propel
RG min - 2.474”
Differential - .056”
Intermediate Differential - .030

Drill Specs:
Pin to PAP - 4.75”
Degree From VAL: 40"
Vertical Pin Orientation: Up
Drill Angle - 55"
Very small P2 Balance hole

Surface:

OOB 1000 Grit Micropad

The Seige is a phenomenal ball that reacts just as advertised.  This ball has a very angular and predictable move on oilier conditions with power never before seen in a Brunswick Ball.  Track flare when throwing the ball in the oiliest part of the lane was often times greater than 6 inches!  This is by far and away the strongest core used in a Brunswick ball and it shows.  The Seige is longer and has a quicker response to friction at the breakpoint when compared to the Maxx Zone.  On a heavier pattern like the shark the Seige will be a great complement to the Maxx Zone when a quicker response ball is needed to open up the lane.  The new Seige from Brunswick...the new standard in angular heavy oil balls.  Brunswick puts the pins under Seige!
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Chris Garrett
Upstate Pro Shop
Greenville, SC - 1-866-490-9980
Upstateproshop@charter.net

PBA Member
Brunswick Advisory Staff
Vise Regional Staff

Brunswick's Siege is a new high end ball designed to combat heavier volume oil patterns. The Siege has a asymmetric core named M.A.C.E. (Mechanical Asymmetric Core Engineering) which is a very Low RG core designed work with a new coverstock call Recoil. The M.A.C.E. core's High differential will assist traction in higher volume patterns and the High RG asymmetric differential will allow the Siege to respond quicker to friction. Brunswick's Recoil cover is designed to improve mid-lane and backend reaction that allows you to combat today's oils and lane surfaces.

I smoothed the Siege down to 4000 abralon then drilled it 45x5x65 with a weight hole about one inch from the mass bias mark. On the house pattern this ball created surprising length, strong but controllable move at the break, and it went through the pins with amazing energy. I was able to use this ball for 2 out of the 3 games in league competition before it became too much ball. I then tested my Siege on the 2009 USBC pattern even though I had to play the lanes straighter the ball still gave me a really good reaction, but I wanted to see what the Siege would do if I took it back to 1000 abralon. After The quick surface adjustment the Siege really showed its teeth I had more area at the break point (a good 2 to 3 boards) with this ball than I have had with my other equipment. I found it really great that even at the 1000 abralon finish the ball still cleared the heads and maintained energy at the pins. I would have say that I have found my new favorite ball to use on high volume patterns.

HATS OFF TO BRUNSWICK.  I really like the Siege.  It is a very strong, but predictable ball reaction.  It kinda reminds me of a Virtual Gravity, but it is cleaner through the heads and has more continuation off the spot.  Out of the box, the shell is way too strong to use.  So I polished it just a touch with the Brunswick Polish and hit the ball with 2000 abro.  I drilled the pattern as a 3 3/8 Pin Tall with a 50 degree mass bias.  It aloud me to play in and never worry about getting it back.  I used it during the regional tournament in Centerville this weekend.  I went 234 over and finished 6 for the squad.  I won a match and lost by 1 to Ronnie Russell in the rd of 8.  I never hit the pocket so much in a regional as I did this weekend with this ball.  It also gets the corner out when it finishes.  Got to love that!  

I have already put in a order to get 2 more and I asked Rick Benoit to help with more different ways to layout out this ball.  I think Brunswick's definitely on to something.  

Do me a favor, and continue making black bowling balls.  They have always been a success for your company. Whether its a pearl, particle, or even a solid.  Everyone of your great balls that sold a ton is BLACK.  Keep up making great products.  

Mason R. Brantley (Future PBA Hall of Famer)

I drilled my siege today with the pin 4 1/2x55x20 with no weight hole and sanded the surface to 2000 abralon.I will say this is a very different motion that i have ever seen in a Brunswick ball.Its very clean through the fronts and is very strong at the breakpoint and very continous with no quit.I compared it to my wild thing.It responds to midlane quicker and it more responsive at the breakpoint with more backend.Brunswick has some awesome balls coming out right now.Dont miss out on some of these awesome pieces that are being released.
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Dannial Cohen
 
www.strikingresultsatl.com
 

I drilled this with a 65x5x40 layout and took the sufcace up to 2000. This is got to be the cleanest solid ever out of a Brunswick ball. I threw this ball on THS and is absolutely amazing. This ball simply hooks. The Siege needs oil to operate properly. This ball is about 3 and 2 stronger than my MAxx drilled similar with alot more backend and alot more continuation. This ball again is everything Brunswick says it is. THis ball is a must have in every bag. I can't say enough about this ball. JUST GO BUY ONE!!!
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Adam Baer
BRUNSWICK ADVISORY STAFF
VISE REGIONAL STAFF

Ball: Brunswick Siege

Layout:

Pin 5” from PAP below fingers
60-degree locator line angle
(Dual-angle:  60 by 5” by 70)
No XH

Initial Surface Preparation:

Box finish

Purpose:

To give me a more angular look on oilier medium conditions.  I’ve been using a Maxxx Zone on volume, and it does the job well as long as I play more direct.  If I need to open up the midlane or back end, though, I usually have to turn to something like the Wild Ride and choke down on the shot, as the Maxxx doesn’t like crossing boards.

Why this ball?

The Siege is intended to be extremely strong, and to compete with the high-end offerings from other manufacturers.  It was also designed to be more lateral at the break than other recent Brunswick high-end balls, such as the Twisted Fury Solid.

Observations:

The first time I threw the Siege was at a center with HPL in front and older wood in back.  For whatever reason, the lanes weren’t playing quite as forgiving as usual.  There wasn’t as much of a launchpad in front, or the usual amount of recovery room to the outside.  However, the Siege did a decent job of navigating this condition.  I did have to get my feet further left than with the other equipment in the bag, but it still saved enough energy to make a strong move at the break and kick the corners.

I used the Siege again at this center when the condition was playing more favorable, and I was particularly impressed at the way this ball stayed on line in the front part of the lane, and just how angular the reaction was down lane.  In box finish, though, I was seeing a bit of over-under at the break during transition, so I took the ball up to 2000 smooth and tried it again the following week.  This let me play a straighter trajectory, which improved my carry due to my not giving up as much of the pocket, but I still seemed to have the same recovery when I did lose a shot right of target down lane.

Conclusions:

The first time I threw the Siege, I was reminded of the reaction that I had with the Strike Zone, but without the flutter.  The Siege gives me a much cleaner look in the front part of the lane, and gives me more forgiveness at the break.  This ball is also significantly less sensitive to minor variations in my release than the Strike Zone was.

The other thing that I’ve noticed with the Siege is that it maintains its presence through the pin deck, even on shots that recover from wide of target.  With the Strike Zone, and to a lesser degree the Twisted Fury Solid, I had to be careful to not let the ball didn’t cover too many boards in the back part of the lane, as my carry would suffer.  I haven’t yet had this problem with the Siege.

For me, the Siege has proven to be a worthy complement to the Maxxx Zone for higher volumes.  On tighter patterns, where I have to play more direct but still need to get the ball into a roll sooner, the Maxxx Zone is still my ball of choice.  However, on fresher house or “Holiday Tree” conditions, the Siege will allow me to create more area with its ability to read the dry and recover.

NOTE:  The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer and not of Brunswick Corporation.
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Ray Salas
Brunswick Amateur Staff
http://www.brunswickbowling.com