In the June issue of BJI there is a half page ad for Lane Masters and Legends.  It says the website will be launched on June 17th.   Looks like a new company is being formed, California Bowling LLC,  in which Lane Masters and Legends will be a trademark of.  Tony Martin is associated with this company.  They will also be the exclusive distributors of Lord Field bowling products.

Welcome back Lane Masters!

I hope they re-issue the Hornet.

That is sweet indeed.

That's odd. I thought LordField was Tonys.

Tony is a/the VP of Lord Field here in the US. I know he also designs the new balls we have seen here in the US. I'm sure he will have more staff in the near future.

Tony may clarify but I believe that LF .. (edited) bought the brand name, Legends. Tony will probably be the executive in charge of LM as well as LF (marketing, ball design, manufacturing, etc.).

I, for one, can't wait to see what they will bring out, in the LaneMasters line of balls:
- old ones re-issued (I have a bunch of requests: Buzz, Hornet, New Standard)
- completely new ones
- mixture of old and new (I'd love to see some new covers around some of the great LM cores.)

I also wonder how or if they will complement Lord Field's current line-up.

The word locally about a current ball being poured has the Legends name. I was told it has the Dynasty core(New Standard, NS2, Black Pearl/Black Diamond etc) and is stronger than any ball currently sold by Lord Field.

I didn't get details on the cover, but from history I would wager a guess that it is a particle ball.

This information came from one of our local pro shop owners, so I have to assume it is pretty reliable.

I, for one, can't wait to see what they will bring out, in the LaneMasters line of balls:
- old ones re-issued (I have a bunch of requests: Buzz, Hornet, New Standard)
- completely new ones
- mixture of old and new (I'd love to see some new covers around some of the great LM cores.)

I also wonder how or if they will complement Lord Field's current line-up.

I figured Pat Patterson would be all over this

FOR REAL! DANG!

Hello Everyone,

To clarify some points first:

1. We are not located at the old LM plant. I built a whole new facility that has room for expansion. We have no affiliation with any of the old company.

2. We have none of the old LM employees affiliated with us. We are starting fresh and I will have employees later.

3. California Bowling bought all trade names of Lane Masters/Legends through bankruptcy court.

4. I have 4 balls already approved at USBC. One I sold out over seas. I have another one in the works. I should have approval by July 1.

5. New releases here in states: 2 with the Dynasty Core(2 piece), 2 with all new cores including one asymetrical(3 piece) will be available when we open up.
No Bags or accessories yet. Just balls for now.

I am surprised the magazine got out already. I tried to keep this a secret as long as I could. Please look for a feature article in July explaining some of this.

For myself this is a brand new addition and start to something I love. I am now able to do the things I always wanted to before. Mix some of the old weight blocks and some new stuff as well. For all you Lane Masters faithful out there stay tuned. I promise to do my best for the brand.