Brunswick made a video for the C-System 3.5 when it came out. Instead of playing music over the video they had Billy O. doing commentary, letting the audience know exactly what they were seeing. They also showed some shots using the 3.5 with a pin up and another with a pin down drilling. The bowler rolled used the same strike line and release for each shot. The results really demonstrated the differences the pin positions made. Billy then explained the move the bowler made in order to adjust for the different drills. They also did this while comparing the 3.5 to the 2.5.

I thought this was one of the best, most informative ball vids out there. I wish more companies would follow this type of format. Forsake the music in favor of an intelligent voice over. Show the difference between ball A and ball B. Roll them back to back without changing line or release. Otherwise like the o.p. said, "do these videos actually show us anything?"

Billy O's video's/Big B are probably the best done out there.  Justin Wi's are very good though I can not equate to this bowling stats....he does a very good job with explaining lane condition, ball specs/layout.

As to what dicnic said here.."What I have observed is that the vast majority of these videos show a very competent bowler throwing the ball over 15 to 18 at the arrows, out to a breakpoint of 7-10 and then curving back to the pocket very nicely for a strike."

I believe that is more to the house lane condition of 40' to 41' wet/dry THS that the majority of video ball reviews are shot on.   

I personally like videoballreviews videos on YouTube. He's a member here, and has been doing it for years. In recent years, the quality has gone way up, and there much more techie info and varied oil patterns. Chech out his 900 Global Freight Train video.

I have always believed the same thing, that most of the videos aren't too helpful. Most are shot on THS and some/ a lot don't even tell you the oil pattern and whether it is fresh, burned, etc. I also don't want to see just all strikes, personally. As one stated show me the same line/release with 2 different balls, show me the one striking and the other missing the headpin left or right (depending on if a step up or step down for a RH). Show the actual differences between balls and drillings on the same ball. And please please please tell us the oil pattern and it's condition. It's one thing to show a ball hooking off your hand but if its on a THS pattern after 2 sets of leagues, than maybe that's not the ball I want for a fresh sports pattern, etc. JMHO.