So I just watched a video from Bowlers Rant showing 3 new urethanes coming out.  There is a new Black Solid, Purple Solid, and a Red Pearl.  There were not too many details as of yet but Beans noticed them on the USBC Approved Balls List.  I am most interested in seeing how the Red compares to the Purple.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRRjXR6Fv3U

Rumor has it (read: more comments in that video) that they are discontinuing Purple Pearl Urethane again - and for good - because of hardness standards again. I'm taking that with a huge grain of salt, because I don't believe Brunswick would run into that problem again after EBI did, unless there is some sort of flaw in the chemical makeup of that urethane formula for it to fail again. Apparently, Red Pearl is supposed to replace that.

I also noticed on the Approved list from August 2021 that there were two more BW Urethanes that made the list: BW Urethane Black and BW Urethane Purple. If these 3 non-Widow Urethanes are coming out, it's more than likely that the BW Urethanes will be overseas only.

Apologies for sounding like a broken record (I probably asked this a dozen times), but when EBI bought Hammer, did they just by the name only, or all of the tech that went along with it? I ask, because I wonder if that would include the IP, including the formulas for the urethanes that Faball made, because wouldn't Brunswick own that now as well?

BL.

Might get the red one.

Always liked red.

I hope the red is really coming. My dad had a red for a long time and I wouldn't mind having one myself now

Any ideas when these might happen?

Just curious.

When in the heck would you have need for a urethane pearl piece of any kind?

It seems to me there'd have to be little to no oil on the lane to make it work!

Thoughts??

Exhibit A: https://hammerbowling.com/collections/balls/products/purple-pearl-urethane

There are also plenty of short sport patterns out there

Just curious.

When in the heck would you have need for a urethane pearl piece of any kind?

It seems to me there'd have to be little to no oil on the lane to make it work!

Thoughts??

My thought is that there is a matchup for everybody and every bowling ball.  Most of us know that on league conditions; there is "little to no oil" outside first arrow.  So there are some people with higher rev rates that could choose to play closer to the gutter.  Secondly; not all lane surfaces are the same.  Some do have a higher friction surface where even lower end reactives would appear to be pretty skid flip.  A pearl urethane would work well in places like this.  The center I bowl league at, on the fresh, I am using a Beast starting around 15-17 at the arrows with unlimited bounce outside first arrow.  The house shot plays like a 38 foot pattern with heavy load of oil the first 20 feet.  So I actually see some carry down before the lanes start to break down.  If I wanted to, I could take a pearl urethane and play 7-8 at the arrows and play the friction.  But, it is not my style and I am not out to screw my teammates over that need that friction over the course of all 3 games.  But whatever ball you see on the pro shop walls; there is always a time and place for them.

TTT

Anybody know anything yet?

Really hoping these end up stateside.

Quote from: Juggernaut on November 06, 2021, 10:31:35 AM

TTT

Anybody know anything yet?

Really hoping these end up stateside.

If they're coming, would most likely be January or February release.

Rep I know mentioned last week that the Ghost and Heat are the last 2021 releases from the Brunswick brands

And this makes absolute sense. Having the Obsession Tour Pearl, BW Ghost Pearl, and 3 Urethanes all come out within a 3 month period is really overkill for Hammer, and would cannibalize their target base. Splitting that up to come out by February would be a much better marketing strategy, especially since something will have to give (read: clearing out inventory) for Black Friday/Christmas shopping.

BL.