Post by: OddBalls on May 04, 2010, 07:57:51 AM
Seller claims that L#1 made a mistake in marking these "for display only".
I'm thinking..they didn't..
The ball has 5oz of top weight..
What do you think??
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Post by: bowlingnut76 on May 04, 2010, 03:59:38 PM
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Post by: OddBalls on May 04, 2010, 04:00:44 PM
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i got a 15lb one coming in soon cant wait to get it
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Did you buy one that said "for display only?"
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Post by: OddBalls on May 04, 2010, 04:01:49 PM
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for the price 100 bucks shipped i cant complain
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Well, not if you can't get the ball legal specs even at $100
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Post by: OddBalls on May 04, 2010, 05:03:23 PM
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Post by: don coyote on May 04, 2010, 05:35:57 PM
How do you remove the excess top weight out of a ball like that?
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Post by: jkiser01 on May 04, 2010, 10:20:54 PM
There are WAY better balls out there with very good specs for LESS money..
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Post by: Juggernaut on May 04, 2010, 10:37:27 PM
Now HIGHER topweights might begin to be a problem, but since you are allowed a maximum of three ounces topweight after drilling, it shouldn't be too hard to get it there. Just drill it label and make the finger/thumb holes extra deep. If it is still over, just add a small hole on the label until it IS legal.
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Post by: T C 300 on May 05, 2010, 12:25:21 AM
a lil xtra top weight isnt a bad thing....(thats b4 drilling for u slloooowwww ppl)
Post by: T C 300 on May 05, 2010, 12:27:45 AM
LOLOL
Post by: TheFreeAgent on May 05, 2010, 01:17:34 AM
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Post by: dizzyfugu on May 05, 2010, 09:59:42 AM
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So, then these are Lane#1 "blems"??
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Post by: Good Times Good Times on May 05, 2010, 10:16:50 AM
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So, then these are Lane#1 "blems"??
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No, these balls are SO dangerous that they cannot be used on mortals' lanes...
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Post by: OddBalls on May 05, 2010, 11:15:27 AM
quote:quote:
So, then these are Lane#1 "blems"??
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Yes, you only get 10% better scores with them instead of 20%.
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LOLZ..only 5 pin increase in average..lol..
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Post by: bowlerdawg on May 05, 2010, 08:05:24 PM
quote:quote:quote:
So, then these are Lane#1 "blems"??
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LOLZ..only 5 pin increase in average..lol..
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Post by: completebowler on May 06, 2010, 09:30:21 AM
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talked to the owner of lane 1 nothing wrong with them. I love how people thing high top weight it soo bad Its hilarious. 5 ozs of top weight is nothing 90% of that is gone in the fingers and thumb alone.
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No actuallly only about 60% will be removed with finger and thumb holes. Problem is that you are limited in your layouts or else your top weight will become side/finger/thumb weight. Then a HUGE hole.
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Post by: TheFreeAgent on May 06, 2010, 12:21:00 PM
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talked to the owner of lane 1 nothing wrong with them. I love how people thing high top weight it soo bad Its hilarious. 5 ozs of top weight is nothing 90% of that is gone in the fingers and thumb alone.
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No actuallly only about 60% will be removed with finger and thumb holes. Problem is that you are limited in your layouts or else your top weight will become side/finger/thumb weight. Then a HUGE hole.
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Sorry typo I dont think the static weight limit will be around much longer. Also a huge hole isnt bad, I dont see how people come in a say I dont want a weight hole. Its bowling a lot of layouts require a hole.
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Post by: bowlingnut76 on May 06, 2010, 04:49:34 PM
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Post by: OddBalls on May 06, 2010, 04:58:25 PM
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mine has 5oz of top weight.. giving it to my dad for fathers day think it will be ok..
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According to the L#1 gurus..static weights are EVERYTHING when it come to ball reaction.
I certainly think you drilling options may be limited with that much top weight. BUT, I'm no expert on this..
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Post by: bowlingnut76 on May 06, 2010, 05:23:55 PM
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Post by: Steven on May 06, 2010, 05:45:22 PM
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According to the L#1 gurus..static weights are EVERYTHING when it come to ball reaction.
Well, certainly not EVERYTHING, but they do play a role many don't want to embrace. I recently shot a multi-300 in league with a Dynamo-X2. They had temporarily removed the 5 extra boards on the lane, so it couldn't have been that. So I'm guessing the properly laid out statics played into the reaction. Or could it simply been the diamond core?
Post by: raiderh20boy on May 06, 2010, 06:00:43 PM
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Post by: jls on May 07, 2010, 05:19:36 PM
Global puts "for display only" and usually GIVES them to pro shops to display..
And then they can special order the ball if they get any calls for it...
Seen this on AMF balls also...
Not a mistake, and they usually give them to the shops at NO CHARGE...
Another ebay liar...................
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Post by: sigmaphi9 on May 07, 2010, 06:10:48 PM
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Not a mistake... The balls may have a long pin or very heavy top weight...
Global puts "for display only" and usually GIVES them to pro shops to display..
And then they can special order the ball if they get any calls for it...
Seen this on AMF balls also...
Not a mistake, and they usually give them to the shops at NO CHARGE...
Another ebay liar...................
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Post by: jls on May 08, 2010, 11:34:58 AM
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Should be simple enough for someone from Global 900 to verify.quote:
Not a mistake... The balls may have a long pin or very heavy top weight...
Global puts "for display only" and usually GIVES them to pro shops to display..
And then they can special order the ball if they get any calls for it...
Seen this on AMF balls also...
Not a mistake, and they usually give them to the shops at NO CHARGE...
Another ebay liar...................
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Edited on 5/7/2010 5:22 PM
Yes it should be...
So if anyone is in doubt, simply call them...
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Post by: BeansProShop on May 08, 2010, 12:35:38 PM
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How do you remove the excess top weight out of a ball like that?
You can drill a large hole through the CG and plug it with wizard or another very light ball plug..
That would probably remove some..
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Post by: Doug Sterner on May 08, 2010, 10:12:47 PM
As I see it the one 16# has 6 oz of top wt with a 4-5" pin and not to mention the ball's color is wayyyyy off from a regular Curve.
So marked as such due to the combination of color and specs would be my guess.
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Post by: Adrenaline on May 09, 2010, 12:07:05 AM
Post by: bowlerdawg on May 09, 2010, 05:54:30 PM
big B moves to hencho en mexio
g900 takes over, and we have a few blems
omg
freak out
L1 still the best in the game
I will take a L1 lemon, and roll it up against anyone
takers ???
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Post by: jls on May 11, 2010, 10:54:52 AM
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oh boy
big B moves to hencho en mexio
g900 takes over, and we have a few blems
omg
freak out
L1 still the best in the game
I will take a L1 lemon, and roll it up against anyone
takers ???
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in the bag, and yes I actually bowl.........unlike some on these boards
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Dog, that''s not the point...Even though a few 18 -19 year olds I know who read your post are more then willing to take you on with their Mission''s...
The point is...
These balls, so I WAS TOLD... AND HAVE SEEN, since I do have one on DISPLAY... Have either extremely long pins or extremely heavy top weights... and I WAS TOLD that they prefer that these balls in question were not sold... Because they made give bowlers a false read on how they perform...
So the idea to MARK them, "for display only" and give them to some pro shops to display was born...
Hoping that these pro shops who might not be stocking some of these models, would get some bites on said models... and then place an order for them as needed...
So if the seller is indeed claiming that the "for display only" on ALL of these balls is a mistake...Well then...
I believe that to be FALSE...
And See It As An Excuse to suck in some Sawheads...
Now wake up..............
And b-dog...You know no one in their right mine is going to travel more then a block to take you or anyone on... For what, $5 bucks a game..
come on already
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Post by: bowlerdawg on May 11, 2010, 07:25:28 PM
The name is DAWG, as if you did not know, how insulting, you should be ashamed
P.S. how is my old Lazy-Boi working out for you
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Post by: jls on May 13, 2010, 05:28:41 PM
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J_ust_L_ousy_S_perm,<<<<< I DON''T THINK SO TIM
The name is DAWG, as if you did not know, how insulting, you should be ashamed
P.S. how is my old Lazy-Boi working out for you
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Wonderful... Comfe as heck...
How''s my old Mission working out for you... Oh boy, that''s an oops..
FYI, I did not misspell Dawg... It was, as the geeks say... A TYPE O...
Has anyone noticed how boring this site is since CRD doesn''t post here much...
I mean, come on sawheads, no new post since the 4th...
oops
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Post by: The Stroke on May 14, 2010, 06:52:11 AM
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Post by: completebowler on May 14, 2010, 07:55:31 AM
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oh boy
big B moves to hencho en mexio
g900 takes over, and we have a few blems
omg
freak out
L1 still the best in the game
I will take a L1 lemon, and roll it up against anyone
takers ???
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Supercarbide bomb
pink raspberry c/2
OC chainsaw
^^^^^^^^^^^
in the bag, and yes I actually bowl.........unlike some on these boards
I can count on one hand the saws i have not owned
Really? So because you are throwing L1 you will bet any money against any bowler??? Just asking, cause if that is the case I am gonna have to get me some of them.
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Post by: The Stroke on May 14, 2010, 08:03:06 AM
lane #1 is the best don't you know that? I mean they must be #1 in sales and #1 in recent history in wins on the pba. Err maybe not.
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Post by: Good Times Good Times on May 14, 2010, 08:09:40 AM
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Post by: The Stroke on May 14, 2010, 08:11:39 AM
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Maybe it was the "Display of the Year"
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Would this display increase sales by 20%?
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Post by: Good Times Good Times on May 14, 2010, 08:25:34 AM
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Maybe it was the "Display of the Year"
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Would this display increase sales by 20%?
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No but it could be dangerous and hook off the display stand just by sitting there.
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Post by: kens101 on May 14, 2010, 11:21:50 AM
Post by: Steven on May 14, 2010, 11:28:50 AM
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or 5 inches wider......
The Lane#1 trolls are a hoot. The same old '20% harder', '10% higher', '5 inches wider', 'ball of the year' jokes. This was all a little amusing at first, but don't you guys get tired of rehashing the same old material?
A little imagination, please.
Post by: The Stroke on May 14, 2010, 11:42:46 AM
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or 5 inches wider......
The Lane#1 trolls are a hoot. The same old '20% harder', '10% higher', '5 inches wider', 'ball of the year' jokes. This was all a little amusing at first, but don't you guys get tired of rehashing the same old material?
A little imagination, please.
Why should we stop? It keeps bringing morons like you out of the woodwork.
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Post by: jls on May 14, 2010, 11:49:53 AM
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or 5 inches wider......
The Lane#1 trolls are a hoot. The same old '20% harder', '10% higher', '5 inches wider', 'ball of the year' jokes. This was all a little amusing at first, but don't you guys get tired of rehashing the same old material?
A little imagination, please.
Steven, may I call you Steve..
R U kidding us here...
Basically what you just said is exactly what most of those so called "trolls" have been saying about Lane One's HYPED UP ADS....<<< for like a zillion years
Do you ever read any of those ads...
You have the same job qualifications as our US Attorney General... Who never even bothered to read AZ. new law... Yet wants to file a suit against them...
If your in need of a job, call Obama, you're just the type he hires...
BUT, make sure you haven't paid ALL of your TAXES...
Cause if you have paid all of your TAXES...
Obama will not hire you...
and of course... "oh ya, like we're way out of line here"
thanks for making our day
"a little imagination please" <<< way to go Stevie...
you beat all
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Post by: OddBalls on May 14, 2010, 11:51:00 AM
Sooo, it seemed logical to me that if they made this "blems" with excessive top weights and markd them "for display only", then it wasn't a mistake after all IF you buy into that theory.
I'm just sayin'...
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Post by: Steven on May 14, 2010, 12:13:04 PM
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Why should we stop? It keeps bringing morons like you out of the woodwork.
StrokeYourself: You know, you're right. I knew it would bring some of the underbelly of BR out of the cracks of the woodwork, but sometimes we all give into temptation. My bad.
Post by: kens101 on May 14, 2010, 12:14:32 PM
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or 5 inches wider......
The Lane#1 trolls are a hoot. The same old ''20% harder'', ''10% higher'', ''5 inches wider'', ''ball of the year'' jokes. This was all a little amusing at first, but don''t you guys get tired of rehashing the same old material?
A little imagination, please.
Did I piss you off....fa....fa?
Edited on 5/14/2010 12:16 PM
Post by: completebowler on May 14, 2010, 12:35:35 PM
quote:quote:
or 5 inches wider......
The Lane#1 trolls are a hoot. The same old '20% harder', '10% higher', '5 inches wider', 'ball of the year' jokes. This was all a little amusing at first, but don't you guys get tired of rehashing the same old material?
A little imagination, please.
So if they are L1 trolls wouldn't that make you a L1 fanboy???
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Post by: Steven on May 14, 2010, 12:50:28 PM
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So if they are L1 trolls wouldn't that make you a L1 fanboy???
Complete: Absolutely. I've been a long time L1 fanboy. I've never tried to hide it.
But I also throw a lot of relatively current non-Lane#1 equipment that is also very good. Several pieces from Columbia, Hammer and Ebonite. In fact, I'm fairly sure my non-Lane#1 arsenal exceeds the size and scope of that owned by our infamous BR Lane#1 trolls.
So yes. I'm a L1 fanboy with comparative experience. What a concept. Thanks for asking.
Post by: Good Times Good Times on May 14, 2010, 01:05:26 PM
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So if they are L1 trolls wouldn''t that make you a L1 fanboy???
Complete: Absolutely. I''ve been a long time L1 fanboy. I''ve never tried to hide it.
But I also throw a lot of relatively current non-Lane#1 equipment that is also very good. Several pieces from Columbia, Hammer and Ebonite. In fact, I''m fairly sure my non-Lane#1 arsenal exceeds the size and scope of that owned by our infamous BR Lane#1 trolls.
So yes. I''m a L1 fanboy with comparative experience. What a concept. Thanks for asking.
I think it''s the idea that you''re so quick to defend, especially not being on their payroll. Something about Lane 1 in particular makes you seem to want to defend them more. Do you really care what everyone else thinks about the ball company itself? I dont see how you could answer no given you''re history of defending them, you''re actions suggest you do care, and a lot.
I''m not saying that''s what "I''m" saying, i''m saying a lot seem to have that thought process.
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Post by: Steven on May 14, 2010, 01:25:25 PM
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I think it''s the idea that you''re so quick to defend, especially not being on their payroll. Something about Lane 1 in particular makes you seem to want to defend them more. Do you really care what everyone else thinks about the ball company itself? I dont see how you could answer no given you''re history of defending them, you''re actions suggest you do care, and a lot.
Quick to defend. LOL... The trolls have been running relatively free from interference over the past few months. That's interference from me or any other "L1 Fanboy". This was hardly a 'quick' kneejerk reaction.
On these boards, I tend to defend against baseless attacks that are born of ignorance, or worse, pure stupidity. Miscellaneous, Coverstock Prep, etc -- the forum and thread doesn't matter. I don't care about what certain people think as much as caring that accurate information, based on real world experience, is out there. There is a difference.
Post by: completebowler on May 14, 2010, 01:33:29 PM
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So if they are L1 trolls wouldn't that make you a L1 fanboy???
Complete: Absolutely. I've been a long time L1 fanboy. I've never tried to hide it.
But I also throw a lot of relatively current non-Lane#1 equipment that is also very good. Several pieces from Columbia, Hammer and Ebonite. In fact, I'm fairly sure my non-Lane#1 arsenal exceeds the size and scope of that owned by our infamous BR Lane#1 trolls.
So yes. I'm a L1 fanboy with comparative experience. What a concept. Thanks for asking.
So if you are currently throwing Non-Lane 1 products then why do you think Lane 1 is so good? Why go out of your way to argue/insult/attack guys who do not like their equipment and think their marketing is b.s.?
For the record I am not one of them....just don't see the logic. L1 has been off the mark for years now imho. I have used many, and I still use one of their balls everytime I bowl. But I am not gonna run around here arguing with people about how great their stuff is. Every company puts out great stuff. From time to time one company or another has a breakthrough that puts them on top.
Brunswick with PK18, Storm with Reactor, currently I believe Hopkinsville is producing the best equipment. But the point is that L1's best asset ever was the cover they borrowed from another company. (PK18)
jmo though.
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Post by: Steven on May 14, 2010, 03:04:58 PM
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So if you are currently throwing Non-Lane 1 products then why do you think Lane 1 is so good?
As I said, I like my non-Lane#1 stuff. The Columbia Swing series is very good. I particularly like the Momentum. I'm a big fan of the Rival series -- I have two drilled up with an Arch sitting in storage. The Hammer Black Widow series is a not miss. The Bite has been my favorite, and I have one of those sitting in storage. The Ebonite Mission is probably one of EBO's best releases in years.
Having said all this, I wouldn't trade the Dynamo or Dynamo X2 for any of the balls I mentioned. The comfort level difference is subtle, but there all the same. I recently shot two 300's in one league set with the X2. I followed that up the following week with a 278-279 with the X2. Not bad for a marginally skilled house hack. I've thrown enough Lane#1 where I know what I'm going to get when looking at a new release. Some I jump on, while others I'll pass. There is value in buying a ball without throwing darts.
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Why go out of your way to argue/insult/attack guys who do not like their equipment and think their marketing is b.s.?
Don't kid yourself. 99% of those who attack Lane#1 here have never thrown one, and maybe have never even seen one on the lanes. They expect to be insulted/attacked. It's part of being a troll. As far as marketing, anyone who takes Richie's ads for more than the humor that's intended needs some help.
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For the record I am not one of them....just don't see the logic. L1 has been off the mark for years now imho. I have used many, and I still use one of their balls everytime I bowl. But I am not gonna run around here arguing with people about how great their stuff is. Every company puts out great stuff. From time to time one company or another has a breakthrough that puts them on top.
No argument from me here if you've had some notable personal experience. If they're not your cup of tea, so be it. And if you'd rather argue with idiots on the Misc Non Bowling forum than on the Lane#1 forum, that's your choice too.
quote:
Brunswick with PK18, Storm with Reactor, currently I believe Hopkinsville is producing the best equipment. But the point is that L1's best asset ever was the cover they borrowed from another company. (PK18)
jmo though.
That's fine as far as who you think is producing the best equipment. Again, your experience/opinion and I'm not going to argue with that. I don't necessarily agree that L1's best asset was the Brunswick covers. I feel the 900 Global covers are at least as good, and for all the talk about PK18 and Activator, I've gotten better effective longevity out of the Global pours.
See, we just had a rational exchange about Lane#1 and competing products. Isn't it remarkable what can happen when trolling doesn't inject into the picture?
Post by: OddBalls on May 17, 2010, 02:01:38 PM
Doesn't the excessive top weight on these balls make them undrillable because of the static weight issues?
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Post by: Adrenaline on May 17, 2010, 02:41:48 PM
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Doesn't the excessive top weight on these balls make them undrillable because of the static weight issues?
It depends on how high the Top Weight is.
Normal drilling, you can get about 3 to 4oz out. The weight hole at max, will take another ~2.8 Oz out. So if the Top Weight is under 6, you should be safe, if it's 7oz... you're pushing the limits, requiring max depths on both finger holes. And any more than 7 Oz is a long shot.
Just my .02