Good day readers. Today we are going to take a look at AMF’s latest release, the Supreme Justice.
This mid-priced ball is the strongest in AMF’s Justice line to date. The original core from the Justice was inverted to lower the RG (2.53) and increase the differential (.051) for more flare potential. The cover used on the Supreme Justice is the One-7 plus particle, billed as a medium solid particle by AMF.
Our test ball came with a pin 4 inches plus from the cg. We put the pin up above the bridge on the center line and kicked the cg about ¾ of an inch to the right of the center line. This layout put the pin 5 inches from the positive axis point and the cg about 3 ¾ inches from the pap. No extra hole was required as the ball started with only about 2 ¼ oz’s of top weight.
The first condition we tested the Supreme Justice on was a left over house shot, 39 feet in length, heavily oiled in the center of the lane with carry down. Although the rg is on the medium–high side, I was impressed with the way this ball read the mid-lane. The high gloss factory finish that the Supreme Justice comes equipped with helped it to glide easily through the beat up heads and retain plenty of energy to really jump off the break point. It also let us play straighter angles through the front part of the lane. Our carry percentage was relatively high and only minimal moves were required over a 45 minute practice session to keep the Supreme Justice in the pocket.
Condition number two was a 40 foot pattern which featured pretty heavy OB (out of bounds) right of the 7-8 boards and no real defined hook spot on the fresh. After a few shots skated pretty much the entire length of the lane, we applied some surface to the Supreme Justice in the form of a gray pad. The little bit of surface helped the ball read sooner and a little track area was found between 12 and 15. Well executed shots created a little hold on this tight pattern and carry was very good. After about two games worth of shots, the heads began to loosen up a bit and we were able to move our feet 2-3 boards left and belly the fronts just a bit. Very impressive was the way the Supreme Justice seemed to be constantly reading the lane without over-scooting in the front or changing direction too hard in the back end. Carry percentage remained consistently high as we chased the shot left with small moves of both feet and target over a period of about four more games
Overall, our opinion of the Supreme Justice is that this will be a very good all purpose ball and will work well on many conditions, with perhaps the exception of extremely wet or dry lanes.
Special thanks to Bill Supper and AMF for the comped equipment as well as test facilities Flamingo Bowl and Hi-Roc lanes.