there missing that tracks summer releases are all discon

930t
715a
505c buh bye!
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505C is under rated..that thing is crazy good
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I agree Tim....I mean look at some of the more recent Ebonite releases...

One remake...1 season
Striking Motion....4 months?
Evolve...6 months?
Lane Breaker...less than a season
One Pearl...2 seasons
Smash and Boom...less than a season
Clash...under 2 seasons
Pin Slasher...under 2 seasons
Magic and Magic Touch?

Now for some reason they seem to have better luck on the Hammer side of things. I think the Jigsaw is the only one to get the axe after less than a season for as long as I can recall. The Acid only made it a year as well. However look at the staying power of the Black Widow and Black Widow pearl...I would be willing to wager a bet that they sold more BW and BWP than the rest of their lines combined over the last 5 years.

I agree that the Storm/RotoGrip contingent has staying power but I recall them putting the revolving door on a lot of their lower line Storm balls....Hot Rod Pro Stock, Hot Rod SS, Jolts, Street Rods (lasted less than a season only to be recovered and relabeled the Fast and Furious).

No matter how you look at it the "cleansing" is a necessary evil when the line is that big. Out with the old and in with the new as they say :-)

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I'm shocked they would discontinue the Full Swing and the Bedlam (I really like both of these balls), the Jigsaw doesn't really surprise me because I really haven't seen one that matches up real well in my bowling center which has 2 yr old BW Anvilane Pros.  It may need a little more friction than my bowling center has.  I guess Columbia feels like most of us have moved on to the Pure Swing / Total Bedlam combo, which is also pretty good.   I know that Columbia hasn't really sold very well in my area, most bowlers here use Storm / Roto or Hammer.

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You start off your comments with how well you like or can use some of these balls, but remember that Ebonite doesn't ask you how you like them. They just go by expected sales number, nationally, for each ball.

Your last statement, I know that Columbia hasn't really sold very well in my area, most bowlers here use Storm / Roto or Hammer., is the start of a key. It's still not what happens in small local areas that matter, in general to national corporations.

ALl of us have seen balls we really loved be discontinued. If so, do what many do, and save 1 or 2 of them for the future or when your current version is no longer useful.

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