been on this site for a while....and I'm seen them come and go...which company or company's will be successful and who will fail...or are all three going to survive...so show your support....lane 1 i still around but haven't heard nothing from there supporters on here lately....maybe lane 1 folds who knows what the future holds...sound off let me here your opinions on here...

I just purchased a special edition cherry SOS. Basically and SOS rerelease. Best dry lane ball I've ever thrown. Bar None. But they really need some new core technology.

 l live in the DC Metro area of the country. I only hear about Lordfield and Seismic on this site. I know of no one who throws either of these company's products. Maybe they will extend their marketing to include the east coast eventually.

Right now Motiv is the schiznit on the east coast! I only see them getting better! That Primal red/orange ball is an absolute winner in this neck of the woods. I have seen a lot of people scoring and scoring well with that piece. Their new dry lane Tribal should bring a lot of interest to the masses.

As far as Lane 1 goes, they are behind the times. I see a lot of their new releases, but nothing that wows me, or peaks my interest. As others have said, I think they road that "one train" a little too long. I only know of one staffer in this area. A very good bowler, who makes their equipment look good, but not good enough to make me interested. I have a teammate who throws only Lane 1, also. I am not impressed. I have Roto equipment that will give me a variety of looks on tougher conditions, and carry better. In my opinion they are on their downward slide, but time will tell.

See lots of Motiv thrown around here lately because I think one of the local pro shop owners really likes it and keeps it on the shelves. Lane 1 I've never seen nor Seismic, Global 900, Lord Field and AMF is pretty much non-existant now too.

The Droid and Stealth Bomber balls cores were a definite departure from Lane#1 usual design. I was not crazy about either Stealth as I never see enough oil to use them however the Droids were great with The Pearl Droid being one of my all time favorites and probably the hardest hitting ball I have ever thrown.

Seismic has a terrific lineup covering everything you will ever run up against in tournament competition. Anyone who doesn't try them are really missing out on some great gear. The Solaris Blackout and Solaris Platinum are quite possibly the best 1-2 punch available for a THS.

Quote from: Jesse James on October 14, 2013, 11:38:35 AM

As far as Lane 1 goes, they are behind the times. I see a lot of their new releases, but nothing that wows me, or peaks my interest. As others have said, I think they road that "one train" a little too long.

I don't know how accurate this is. I booked my highest league average ever using Lane#1 90% of the time last year. For the most part, their equipment is even rolling and predictable. The fact that they use variations of the diamond doesn't make them any more "one train" than Columbia using the Momentum core in ball after ball.


For whatever reason, Lane#1 seems to have retrenched. They don't have the broader line-up or the marketing that they used to. Their technical information is limited on their cover-stocks and finishing processes. Many things seemed to have gone into a black hole since they went with 900Global for their production.


I've been migrating to Motiv because they seem to have the commitment Lane#1 used to possess, and Motiv's equipment has many of the same roll characteristics as Lane#1. The icing on the cake is that Motiv is PBA registered, and I'll be doing more of those tournaments moving forward. Things go in cycles. Hopefully they'll turn things around.

Steven, I could be wrong in saying this, but it seems to me that Lane 1 started a long gradual  slide backwards, the day Chuck left there. The slide was so slow that it took until this past year or so for it to be noticeable and even more noticeable now.

There was a time that no company could top them for customer service. Now they are close to if not at the bottom of all companies. I found out it was even worse than I thought when I began contacting companies about their 12# balls. Every company I Emailed responded within 4-12 hrs. One even on a weekend twice. After a week, I still never got any response from Lane 1 and finally had to contact a person a Lane 1 fan told me to try and even then I found out they had nothing to offer me in their newer balls of the past year.

ok so lets talk about lane 1 how long do you think they have to go......nobodys been on here drinking the kool-aid in a long while...a remeber couple years ago there use to be long heat debates over this company on here....its was funny to read...

I like Lane #1. Some companies are bigger than others. Apparently, slappies for Elite hang out on these forums, and I don't see what's so special about their balls in comparison with Lane #1. The reaction I get with my Pink Panther is awesome, and I'm definitely interested in the Grind and Crank. I'm also interested in Elite, but I'm not buying a NIB $200 piece.
Oh, and on the subject of Motiv, I really like them. They've established themselves as a powerhouse in the market, and their releases look great and win tournaments.