I went to a seminar/demo at Thunderbowl in Allen Park this past Tuesday. (Near Detroit). The seminar and demo were in the bowling arena at the lanes.
The seminar was good; Ed Gallagher the brand manager was there and he talked about some of the technical aspects of the 2.0. I am not a techno geek, but what they presented was very good. He talked about ratio of pearl in the ball and the sanding process and how that changes the typical pearl pattern. It allows the ball to handle more oil and removes some of the jumpiness that you might see in a pearl ball. The ball will still have a skid snap reaction, but it will be more consistent. They also had Mark Baker; former professional bowler and now a coach. He talked about the relationship between coaching bowlers and pro-shop sales.

They then let those that wanted to throw the 2.0 and the Vital Sign. I grabbed the 2.0 that best fit my span and headed to the lanes. I was very impressed with the reaction I saw. Clean in the fronts with a very pronounced turn on the end; I am not going to call it a snap. The ball I threw had the pin over the bridge and mb was in a strong position and there was a weight hole just above the mid line.
The carry was great and once I got loose I was able to strike pretty much at will. I was able to move deeper than I imagined I would be able to. The ball was very forgiving and it had very great continuation. To me the color was great; bright but not disturbingly so. I think people will want it on looks alone. I did throw the Vital Sign too, drilled similarly to the 2.0. It was very smooth and had a good look for those they do not like to see the sharp break. It would definitely have a place in many bags for that reason.

I look very forward to getting my 2.0 after October 7.

fabes