Tommy is one of my favorite pros, and very deserving of the award. He really seem to have TV figured out. Norm Duke was in my opinion the clear second, and may have actually had a better season than Tommy, he just couldn't get over the hump of winning on TV until late in the year (after Tommy had won like three titles, including a major).
Ebonite is the hottest company on the market right now . They may not have eclipsed Brunswick in total sales, but they made it alot closer than in recent years past. I really think it began with the big time series. They tweaked and rereleased some technology that sold well and made a name as some of the best mid line stuff. Then they abandoned the less than stellar Instinct line/technology, and introduced a new cover and core. Great strong good hitting stuff. Now they are poised to continue this new trend, by bringing the GB 10.7 to a lower price point, releasing another One with a new cover and core, continuing great releases in the element and Time lines, and giving us something different with the no limit.
Hammer is also great, but for some reason they have difficulty getting noticed. As chitown repeats every day, the Doom is among the best mid line balls ever produced, and the Hawg line is very good also. They seem to be following Ebonite, by dropping their high performance cover to the mid line and coming out with a great low end piece. I think that Hawg is a rather stupid name that they could do away with, and the first Hawg was not that well regarded so the name is somewhat tainted. Never the less, I'm looking foward to seeing their new highend release.
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