What ball was Mika using?
I saw it was red and blue but don't see any ball like that under Columbia, Track or Ebonite. Internet pictures rarely give the true sense of the appearance of a ball.
The Oath is Blue, Purple and Red. This one looked strictly royal blue and bright dark red.
I was thinking of asking something a bit more generic, but you actually bring up the question I have, and I'm hoping that some of the ball reps or staffers here may have an answer.
The first thing (and I've noticed this when I've bowled overseas) is how subdued the crowd is. It's reminiscent of how the PBA tour used to be before they introduced stadium bowling. You hear absolutely nothing from the crowd until after the ball hits the pins. Rather... classy compared to the rowdiness of the US crowd.
However, as a bowler, the major thing I've noticed is that during the WSOB and other tournaments in the US, the commentators calling the tournament have been nice enough to list the arsenal of the bowlers. They have not done this in the Japan World Cup.
Any reason why? Is it because the bowlers could be using overseas releases? I'm wondering because of some of the balls the Japanese bowlers were using.
As far as Mika's ball goes, in the beginning, it looked almost like a Pursuit, but there's too much red in the ball for that.
EDIT: lsf_21 called it. Overseas Oath.
BL.
