I just got back from a Ebonite/Hammer demo day and Bill Pursel put on a great sales pitch, Dave Wodka and Vince Wood helped out great on the lanes.
The Player did not arrive to test and there was no V2 dry to test and the Hammers were a flop IMHO ( I know I'll catch heck about that) with the exception of the Sling Blade.
But I bought in my Super Carbide and Cherry Bomb as my compare balls to the V2 Strong (great ball) Shooter XL and the other Hammer bowling balls. I was on lane 1 and 2 and nobody could find the pocket with ANY of the bowling balls they were throwing, said the lanes were too dry and moved to a pair that had a lot more lane oil in the middle. I tried the V2 strong a couple of times then took ou my Cherry Bomb and crushed the pocket time after time. Everyone throwing Ebonite and Hammer bowling balls moved to another pair. Then I moved even further left anmd used my Super carbide, Dave even stopped coming down, I was destroying the rack. Once in a while I would throw the XL and the V2 Strong just to be fair, but the Cherry Bomb was just ripping the rack and making it look easy. Then my Cherry Bomb didn't come back. I called and I called and no one would answer. I walked over to 3 and 4 and used their intercom to get the front desk, they answered, so I told them, ball on lane 2. No luck. I did not get that ball back for about 30 minutes, just so happened that was when the session ended. I'm not saying anything funny was going on, but it sure was coincidental.
Even though the Player was not there to try I ordered one (had to order becuase they didn't show at the demo) because I like the coverstock on the V2 solid and the propeller core. I was suppose to get two bowling balls, one Ebonite and one Hammer for going to the Demo for pro shop owners/operators, but I donated the Hammer ball to the shop since they paid my entrance.
Has anyone else had similar experiences?
V/R,
Nicanor
