Author Topic: Make your Choice (Read 2414 times)

Michael DeSantis · « **on:** July 23, 2003, 11:51:43 PM »

Here are the theoretical choices:

Choice 1: You can buy a ball for about $100. It will give you decent performance for many conditions, but it will not be the biggest hook monster on the planet and it will take a good amount of effort to get the most this ball has to offer. However, this ball will last you years if you just keep it clean and maybe resurface it once in a while.

Choice 2: You can buy a ball for $200+. It will demolish the pins and you can hook and drive it at will. With a little surface change, this ball can be a monster on sport conditions or nearly flooded lanes. However, you will have to maintain this ball constantly by using all of the latest hi-tech methods available. Even at that, this ball will last you maybe a few hundred games no matter what kind of TLC you give it. But for that 100 games or so, you and that ball are master of the lanes.

So, which choice would you make?
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mumzie · « **Reply #1 on:** July 24, 2003, 03:46:01 PM »

depends on which one could make me more money in tournaments.

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ecajberry · « **Reply #2 on:** July 24, 2003, 03:47:32 PM »

Give me a hundred dollar ball anytime.........If I EVER get good enough to warrent a 200+ ball, then there better be a sponser supplyin the dang things to me. I would never pay more then 124 for a ball...........never!
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Smash49 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 24, 2003, 03:51:17 PM »

Normally I would say choice number 2. The theory being that a ball should pay for itself in less than 30 to 60 days. Now this is the mind set of bowling for money. Be it tournaments, unsanctioned tournaments

, brackets or whatever. For the casual bowler choice 1 makes a lot of sense. This is probably the majority of bowlers in America. Either circumstance is fine. It has taken me a long time to understand semi-competitive bowling or casual bowling. I have always had the "throw as many pins in the pit as fast as you can with one ball" way of thinking almost all my life. The bad news is that sometimes I have bowling balls all over my den until I can give them away.

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ecajberry · « **Reply #4 on:** July 24, 2003, 03:53:16 PM »

Here I was answering as the normal "joe blow bowler"........if I were out there trying to earn money, then my answer might differ greatly.

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T-GOD · « **Reply #5 on:** July 24, 2003, 04:12:59 PM »

I would go for the one that I can be the Master Of The Lanes with, choice #2. In that time I will be the King =:^D. Plus, I'll be able to make plenty of money to pay for another ball when this one wears out and cover the cost of the first one I bought. So, the $200.00 balls will actually be FREE in the long run. =:^D

T-GOD · « **Reply #6 on:** July 24, 2003, 04:27:59 PM »

On a second note, it's not always how you score, but how you look..!! You always look better with new, more expensive equipment. =:^D

Re-Evolution · « **Reply #7 on:** July 24, 2003, 04:53:12 PM »

I have never paid more than $120 shipped for any ball so, why pay $200 for a ball. If you look around you can always find the highend balls well below retail. For instance I recently bought an X Factor Duece NIB for $100 shipped and had it drilled locally with inserts and custom thumb slug for $45. I would have paid around $210 to get it from that local shop. I got a top of the line ball for the price of the middle of the road ball, and I have yet to have a ball die on me thanks to Doc's Elixer and an excellent maintenance regimen. I have a particle ball with 300 games on it still as good as new with only cleaning every session, polish once a month and 1 resurface.

anotherwindup · « **Reply #8 on:** July 24, 2003, 04:59:16 PM »

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I just thought of another comparison which will make Bones happy. 3 weeks ago I layed out $350 for a Talyor Made 500 series driver. Not only will it not help my game, I knew it would not help my game when I bought it. The reason I got the driver was the same reason 185 average bowlers buy Infernos. They wanted them. In my case my wife said "look, you really like golf, you haven't bought a new club in 5 years, and besides you are getting $300 more back from the ABC than you expected." Thus I used my bowling winnings from high tech balls to support my golf habit.

What is even better is when a "golfer" spends $350-$500 on a driver, but uses a $20 Wal-mart putter!! Compare how often you use the putter compared to the driver and see if that makes ANY sense!!

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TWOHAND834 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 24, 2003, 05:02:41 PM »

To me, there are balls on the market that retail in pro shops for $140-$160 that hit just as hard and work just as well as those that retail for $220. In the mid-performance area, I think you get the best of both worlds. What did the Vortex II sell for ($160)? The Green Gargoyle sold for $140. The Messengers Ti's sold for $140. There are some real gems out there in the $140-160 range tht will perform to that of a $200+ ball.
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