UNREAL | Is It the (Un)Real Deal??

[@gattsgodai3]

Ouch, that Ryan Leaf reference. Someone better check up on him to see if he's still alive.

[@bunker5696]

He was on the Rich Eisen show a couple years ago, I think he is doing well.

[@garybryant19]

Yeah he has a podcast

[@avos5]

Insane to be here from the swag website before real listing

[@LukeRosdahl]

Yoo cool, yeah I can't make too many videos live all at the same time because YT doesn't like that, but at least got them up on the site for people to see. Going to go one video per day until they're all up

[@BowlersRant]

Good grief this pairs well with your Fusion. I'm waiting for the Full-Becky rating, especially if its the Black Dragon. >:)

[@cardinalcopium5088]

You guys are putting some serious eyes on these balls. I hope they are taking care of you.

[@LukeRosdahl]

Cliff has always been good to me, so for transparency this isn't paid promotion or advertisement or anything, there's promotion from their end of my videos through FB, website, etc. though. I really don't want the paid promotion hoops and conflict of interest stuff anyway, not about that. I'm still trying to be objective and straight with everybody, I know you'll let me know if I'm getting a little hype train-ey anyway . . but I'm happy to be involved, everything seems at this point in time to be solid. Somewhat "legacy" or popular cores slightly adjusted/updated to link the old to the new and not completely abandon old Swag fans, but new covers and much better marketing/handling to make them more legitimate and competitive with the other major brands out there. So far so good, you'd be able to see if you were getting bullshitted anyway.

[@vance836]

Ball kind of reminds me of the old Columbia Freeze line. For a shiny symmetric you could still close your angles without the ball getting to flippy on the backend. Yet with a simple hand adjustment and or speed adjustment, could still make it work from 3rd-4th arrow. Versatility in a box is what I would call it.

[@LukeRosdahl]

Ahhh yes I can see that. I've been told they did change the finish process so the shiny balls won't be THIS shiny out of the box now, but I kind of like where this one fits for me as is, so I'm not going to mess with it.

[@kenfrank7708]

When talking about odd bowling ball brands, I have had some success with Elite and Pyramid bowling balls. Specifically, the Elite Alien Special Edit. In league, I have had people in staff for different brands ask me about the ball as it really hits hard. Because of the price point, I am seeing more Elite and Pyramid balls in league especially with newer bowlers. Anything with an alien theme catches my eye. Conspiracy, Outer Limits, UFO...maybe has to do with growing up in Mars Pennsylvania. Oh, and I have seen a Bigfoot, and with the ball had a 676 series at the US Open Pro Am in 2023. 👽👣

[@LukeRosdahl]

The Blueprints for Pyramid back in the day were actually legit, I had a buddy drill a couple of them as kind of a joke and they were actually really good.

[@decadude8968]

I've had about 4 or 5 pyramid balls and all of them were good to me when used in the proper conditions. I mainly use my plague pearl from them and it's a great compliment to my IQ78. I know several people who throw a couple pyramid balls in league as well, no complaints. HIH bowling has liked almost all of their stuff as well. For newer bowlers just getting into the sport, I see nothing wrong with Pyramid brand especially considering the pricing.

[@Bowl300845]

those Swag label noises would drive me nuts

[@LukeRosdahl]

I've had plenty of other balls do that too depending on the size and where they're at, some people won't roll over them. It can be smoothed out too, but yeah they're a little loud for me out of the box lol.

[@drg19841]

You're going to mock my Black Pearl balls every review aren't you😂? Oh and I missed that I also had the Anchor. Feel free to mock that one. I ended up giving it to a teammate and it's looks great for him.

[@IAmTheEggMan111]

That’s a sexy ball reaction

[@2854Navman]

I'm a Chargers fan and that Ryan Leaf joke wasn't funny. Actually, it really was (however painful) and I laughed pretty good. That being sad, I'm considering trying a couple of these Swag balls, Unreal and Black Dragon. Thanks for the unbiased opinions/analysis.

[@Cysalazar-es2wq]

What did swag not fully commit to? Was it bowling ball distribution or performance? Or something else?

[@LukeRosdahl]

They just kind of made a mockery of themselves, like it's always been a more fun brand but instead of being edgy and wild, they crossed into stupid and ridiculous, and the stuff wasn't even that good.

[@justinc5998]

I'm waiting for Swag to release a ball called "The Sparrow" now. Lol

[@photobombchamp]

RYAN LEAF JERSEY!!! KICKING CHARGERS FANS WHILE THEYRE DOWN.... HILARIOUS LOL

[@FSerrano2789]

I gave swag so much shit for years its wild how good this stuff is looking. And this thing looks really really good for you. Its kind of unreal

[@LukeRosdahl]

Yeah I wouldn't be caught dead throwing them before, but these are actually legit and yes, I'm actually going to be taking them to league this week. This one and probably the Fusion will see the scratch league right off the bat, while the others will get the fun league first, but none of them are getting the "yeah, that one doesn't need to see any lane time" treatment.

[@FSerrano2789]

@LukeRosdahl im cool with the direction. Competition makes every hand step things up. I remember drilling something years ago and sparks were everywhere. Drilled a dynamite blaze for a friend a few months ago no issues. And that ball actually looked good.

[@remington1439]

Is that also Crome pattern Luke with the unreal

[@turtled361]

How does this feel compared to purple snek? Looks longer/sharper for sure, but I can't tell how much of that is just the shine. Really curious how this looks at 3000 Coverstock chemistry is the most secretive part of ball technology these days, for a smaller player like SWAG one would expect them to be a couple years behind. You mentioned the Fusion was very similar to the HyRoad Nano, it just kinda makes me wonder if the most similar big brand balls are going to be from that 2014-2019 era

[@remington1439]

Luke your saying this ball reads the friction’ so my thing is no doubt is diff 50, unreal is 47, im really digging these two videos of the sway Judge & unreal. Being a lefty I can probably get by with the judge first game and come back with the unreal possibility 2nd game. Any other swag balls you’d recommend a lefty decides judge.unreal ? TY Luke

[@Jason_P]

You said the same thing about the UC3. I loved that ball. #riptour-ethane

[@LukeRosdahl]

I still have a couple of them stashed lol

[@Jason_P]

@@LukeRosdahl I wonder if they're legal to use. That cover was a treasure and I really wish Storm/Roto had experimented more with it. The Level might be a decent replacement, and I am VERY interested in your take on it. The Left side really needs pieces line that (rather, *I* need pieces like that).

[@LukeRosdahl]

Yeah? I don't think on the PBA either way, both because urethane and because of the 2 year recency rule, but otherwise you can. The Level absolutely won't replace the UC3 tho because the cores for one are an eternity apart from each other, but I probably will end up with one at a certain point.

[@Jason_P]

@@LukeRosdahl I think I was mainly referring to the RPM cover, but yes I would like to see a bigger engine in a "Level 2" which is bound to come out eventually.

[@remington1439]

Luke ‘ you know I’ve never thought about SWAG, but the way you sell and show the ball, I will be investing in a few of the new ones as the Judge, this one two.. I have the onyx jackal, pre order the hammer mania, low flare scorpion, now this new swag your showing will be mine, then a few other to make a new 6 pack. I still have the proton PhisX un drilled and the super nova un drilled(might sell them) I was going to buy the No Doubt but I think this swag unreal can be a great shinning ball. I’m in doubt about the two your showing which one no doubt or unreal. Thanks luke

[@upsidedown9823]

tell me it's a coincidence that your jersey is the same color as the SWAG UNreal. 😁

[@LukeRosdahl]

Lol yes actually because I didn't notice that until you mentioned it . .

[@Joshuaperalta8]

Is it running on your holes?

[@gattsgodai3]

It's the label rubbing on the lanes. (My inferno did the same thing)

[@LukeRosdahl]

Nah, it's just the labels you're hearing, happens sometimes.

[@loupugliese4576]

Is this ball for fresh or transition or burn? Heavy, medium or light oil? Thanks.

[@LukeRosdahl]

I covered that all in the video? More of a transition ball, kind of more in line with stuff like the Summit Ascent, Real Time, Scorpion Strike, etc., not the super strong symmetrics but more the stronger core, cleaner cover ones for some transition. More of a medium oil ball if the shot is fresher, it could go up on transitioned heavier conditions, probably a little strong for light oil but higher speeds and lower rev rates could make it work.

[@cameronmcisaac1384]

:)