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JPbowling151

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Hammer vs Brunswick shoe price differential:
« on: August 13, 2016, 04:50:39 PM »
I was at my local proshop the other day and I noticed the new K&R Strikeforce shoe lineup poster. What interested me is why the men's Hammer performance shoes were about $30 more than Brunswick's? Both companies shoes are made by the same company and both appear to be constructed about the same way other than company logo and color. Are we to believe the new Hammer shoes are better constructed to warrant being the most expensive shoe produced by K&R? Seems a bit odd to me.
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Re: Hammer vs Brunswick shoe price differential:
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2016, 05:06:40 PM »
There's even the KR Raptor's that looked to be $10 cheaper than the Brunswick branded

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Re: Hammer vs Brunswick shoe price differential:
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2016, 05:59:04 PM »
The Hammer shoes are new with the Ebonite/KR deal.  They are just selling through existing inventory on the Brunswick/KR shoes then they are done.

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Re: Hammer vs Brunswick shoe price differential:
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2016, 02:33:06 AM »
On twitter, Brunswick release some neat preppy , grey, boat style
shoes at bowl Expo 2016.
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Re: Hammer vs Brunswick shoe price differential:
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2016, 06:19:15 AM »
On twitter, Brunswick release some neat preppy , grey, boat style
shoes at bowl Expo 2016.

Here, as in a few other threads, you are just posting the first thought that crosses your mind. You're not contributing to the subject of the thread. It's like you're standing at the edge of a conversation and you just have to let people know you are there by chipping in with anything you think of.
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Re: Hammer vs Brunswick shoe price differential:
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2016, 07:25:55 AM »
Thank you Charlest.  You stated so well, what I have been thinking everytime I read his posts.

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Re: Hammer vs Brunswick shoe price differential:
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2016, 08:58:34 AM »
I will say the kr shoes "look" pretty bogus. Is that who makes the TPU x?

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