Some of those balls were more popular than others, but I don''t think the line was considered a flop by any means. I saw several people throw the original LevRg, and that ball was hella-strong and hard hitting. The issue was that it needed a ton of oil or to be thrown by someone with very few revs, otherwise it was apt to be too much ball.
The N''Sane LevRg was the next to come out. I owned one of those for a long time and found it to be a great ball. It gave decent length and very strong recovery on most patterns. I threw my second 300 with that ball, and I also used it to card my highest PBA Regional game to date (269). The N''Sane was also the ball that Walter Ray used during the famous "red ball up five" season.
I''m pretty sure the Solid LevRg was next. That was supposed to be a midpoint between the early-rolling LevRg and long and strong N''Sane. I never saw this one thrown very much, but it certainly seemed like a good notion for a ball. I''ve been very tempted to pick one up because, as you said, they have gone quite cheap from most sellers.
The last two were the N''Tense and the LevRg Response. The N''Tense was supposed to be a medium heavy to heavy ball that stored a bit more energy for the backend than the original LevRg did. The little bit that I saw it thrown, it looked really, really good. I think Walter Ray started using that one quite a bit toward the end of his time with Mo. As for the Response, I can''t say much for that one. I really never saw it thrown to know much about it.
Still, all in all, I think the LevRg line was considered fairly decent even if you didn''t see a ton of people using balls from it. Among other factors, you have to remember that Mo''s balls are often priced a bit higher than offerings from many of the big boys. These days, with all the great entry-level and mid-priced stuff out there, most people are apt to grab a C300 Noize for a bargain price instead of throwing a LevRg for top dollar. Just my .02.
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