Just got the email blast on this, and it is all over Ebonite's FB page.

Interesting bit of marketing on this one. They're treating it like the launch day of a new series of gaming cards (read: Yu-Gi-Oh, World of Warcraft, etc.) with a contest on top of it to boot.

Looks like they are all going to have the same specs, regardless of color of the ball: GB 12.7 coverstock, Mission core, 500/1000 Abralon polished, asymmetric core.

They marketed the contest as not even EBI knows what is packed into what, let alone who gets what, with Black being common, Red being rare (less than 10% of the balls made were red), and Gold being ultra-rare (less than 1% of the balls made were gold). If you get gold, you get a free Black Unknown and a jacket.

WWRD: 9/20/2016. Video is below.


BL.

I like it. Can't beat the mission core and plus a stronger cover. I'm in. I actually like the looks of the black one the best but the yellow one would look pretty on eBay.

They don’t even say if the 12.7 coverstock is pearl, solid or hybrid.
And there's no choice of pin distance or top weight.

this is why i wouldn't take a chance with that much as well, my very first thought before i was even done reading

Buddies has it for $160 and Bowlersdeals has it for $135. Price gouging has begun.

Marketing. 🤑

Gotta love it. 🙄

Quote from: charlest on August 26, 2016, 04:13:30 AM

Quote from: ignitebowling on August 25, 2016, 10:54:33 PM

It's like there saying pearl, hybrid,  or solid don't matter. It's been stated before by a brand rep on here and largely ignored. They tell you the balls intended purpose and box finish.

I have to disagree. You can't say that blindly; you have to know the coverstock and how the company operates. Sometimes it matters; sometimes it doesn't.
Not everything is cut and dried, black and white.

If the manufacturers didn't tell you what the coverstock was but showed you on a chart of some type where the ball fits in the lineup, would that be okay?

That's part of the problem: what is the design of this new ball intended to solve, where and how is it intended to be used, by what type of bowler?
The implication has been that it is a skid/flip type of reaction; that could be a dull, polished, solid, hybrid, pearl. More important than the "contents" is what are the designed-in parameters for length, backend and hook on how much oil.

I'm just happy that there's effort involved by a manufacturer.

Instead of HERE IS A BALL. IT IS NEW. 

why cant u guys appreciate it? I do

I'm just happy that there's effort involved by a manufacturer.

Instead of HERE IS A BALL. IT IS NEW. 

why cant u guys appreciate it? I do

Sorry, Bill, but we're not all spoiled, rich ball whores.