SWAG Judge Bowling Ball

The hate on Swag balls in the past have been that they are “smooth and lazy,” but The Judge is the opposite of that. The Judge reads early, but still has teeth to finish in the backend with continuation through the pin deck. First couple shots out of the box really surprised me. This new Swag equipment is a complete 180 from the previous lines and not something to sleep on. The Swag Judge may be a little strong for most house shots, but will be great for those heavier sport patterns. This ball compliments the Unreal very well and helps fill a hole that Swag has been missing in the past. The time is now to “Put some Swag in your bag!”

The Swag Judge is definitely the ball to have in your hands when you are faced with a heavy oil condition. This ball gave me excellent length through the front with a strong mid-lane read and a very predictable and strong reaction once it saw friction at the end of the pattern. My misses to the right read the mid-lane so well that the ball still made it to the pocket and carried very well. The predictable motion it creates makes it easy to know exactly what the ball is going to do. On a medium volume house shot, I was immediately able to play left of third arrow with ease. Once that area broke down, I simply had to make minor moves to the inside part of the lane. On a heavier volume house shot, I was able to square my angles and play closer to the track and watch this ball just obliterate the pins.

The Swag Judge is definitely the ball to have in your hands when you are faced with a heavy oil condition. This ball gave me excellent length through the front with a strong mid-lane read and a very predictable and strong reaction once it saw friction at the end of the pattern. My misses to the right read the mid-lane so well that the ball still made it to the pocket and carried very well. The predictable motion it creates makes it easy to know exactly what the ball is going to do. On a medium volume house shot, I was immediately able to play left of third arrow with ease. Once that area broke down, I simply had to make minor moves to the inside part of the lane. On a heavier volume house shot, I was able to square my angles and play closer to the track and watch this ball just obliterate the pins.

The SWAG Bowling Judge is in the Advanced Tech Performance Line with a Witness Solid cover and asymmetric core that digs through the oil and adds strong reaction down lane. It has a 2.53 RG / .049 Diff and is 2500 grit sanded out of box. I drilled this ball 65/5.5/5 putting the pin above my fingers with a PAP of 5 over 7/8 up. This ball was able to play deeper on the lanes going over 25-35 and recovering nicely with continuation through the pins. It was also able to play up 15 swinging to 10 and hold the line to strike. The colors are bright and look awesome going down the lane.