HAS ANYONE THROWN ONE YET ?? PLEASE POST

i have , ball is sweet too. clean up front , earlier then most of the lf balls so far
and very strong on the backend with good continuation through the pins! nice hard hit!

I agree with everything bowlingnut07 said this is what I seen as well, ball holds the line or hooks the lane , this ball is that good!!

It is a terrific ball! each piece just keeps getting better and better. This ball hits exceptionally well with amazing carry. It is very versatile and has a great color scheme to it as well.

Ball goes long and makes a nice skid-flipish move on the back and maintains tons of energy at the deck. Mine is drilled 55x5x55.

Wow...a staffer saying the ball is the cats-meow....go figure
Non staffer reviews please, those will be" Non basis"

Nice video, but there are a dozen or so balls that can give you the same motion and shape.Us non-staffers would like to know it's pluses and minuses,honestly.That is rarely given by almost all staffers.It's the usual"Great ball, first one out of my bag "comment .I think most people(bowlers) want to know what it does and more importantly what it won't do !!
But, nice video !

Wow...a staffer saying the ball is the cats-meow....go figure
Non staffer reviews please, those will be" Non basis"

Are you saying that staffers shouldn't bother writing reviews about their equipment? Because they would be too "basis"?

You normally see reviews written by staffers for a couple of reasons. The main reason, is that at first, the majority of people that have a new ball are staffers. That holds true for every company. Especially with larger companies, because they send out free test balls to staffers before the release date. Also, its tough for staffers to give comparisons sometimes because they either don't throw, or aren't allowed to throw, equipment from other companies.

I guess it's up to you to decide if the person writing the review genuinely likes the ball, or really hates it... but is only writing a good review because they are on staff. Personally, I try to stick with what the ball actually does, how it compares to others, and then I try to list who may benefit most from the ball or on what conditions folks might like the ball best.

Just because you might have to take a grain of salt with a staffer review, doesn't mean its still not honest. Of course its easier to dismiss the short reviews that just say "greatest ball ever"... but read a few, look for the common threads, watch the videos, and then decide for yourself. If you're looking for a staffer to make the decisions for you, then you'll end up buying whatever company that staffer works with, regardless of the company.

Not too many people are going to take the time to write a good, detailed review of a ball with no vested interest in the ball and/or company. But, if it helps you out any, the few reviews that I HAVE read from independent bowlers (including Bowlers Journal International), have said pretty much the same thing the staffers are saying (minus the "greatest ball ever" part). So I guess my parting advice to you would be to only listen to the play by play, and ignore the color commentary.

Besides, on this site, are you looking at the reviews section, or just the forums?

I just drilled mine this afternoon. I am not in any way of staffer. I have nothing invested in a review of it. I will let you know what I think after throwing it 10/15 games which should be like Wednesday.

All ball staffers say the same thing about their balls.I totally understand that you guys are being loyal to the ball company and to "Each other".Having each other's back so to say,I get that.What I was only saying is, it would be nice if non staffers would do more reviews rather than 6 lord field staffers saying this ball is the first one out of my bag and you can't go wrong with "This Ball".Ballreviewscanada is one such place that I send most people to to see how balls look going down the lane.Very nice videos,excellent quality and a few different people rolling them with different releases.One a other side note, you might want to take a page out of DV8's book on pricing.I have seen a flood of DV8 balls the last year and not one lord field ball.Pricing might be the difference.This is only in southern California tho.Today's economy doesn't help either.I'm sure lord field makes very good balls, maybe just the newness of the company or not having the funding Brunswick does.I do look forward to trying some of them in the future
You guys have a wonderful week and good luck in your bowling adventures

I finally got a few games on the Bad News last night and I know you're looking for non-staffer reviews, but this will have to do since the ball isn't officially out yet. I'll try to keep it as objective as possible.

Standard THS with a decent amount of oil inside. Drilled up 35x4x25 and the one thing that stands out is how smooth this ball is. It does a great job of evening out the lane and should play great on flatter patterns. Over 2 and a half games I moved 3-1 right in total,  For comparison, I had to switch to my Off The Chain in the 3rd game due to an IT issue and had to move 6 and 2 right (lefty) to still hold the pocket. The BN was about 2 feet earlier but allowed me to play much straighter then the OTC.