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supernoodle

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Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« on: April 23, 2006, 06:09:37 AM »
When it comes to the telecasts do/have any of the pro's made an unusual/different ball selection to the norm?

What I mean is most of the time you see the bowlers using mostly top end/highly aggresive balls,but has/do any of them ever bowl with something mellow/entry level on the telecasts such as a plain urethane ball or something like a powergroove etc?

I would have got away with it if it was not for those pesky kids (Behind my lane) and those blasted 10 pins.

 

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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2006, 02:11:04 PM »
usually not, they get paid extra to use certain equipment...advertising
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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2006, 02:11:53 PM »
I think Brad Angelo used a Power Groove a couple seasons ago.
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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2006, 02:12:13 PM »
Brad Angelo has used a PowerGroove on TV before.
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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2006, 02:13:47 PM »
Wasn't Tommy Jones throwing an Ice the first round?  That's not top end equipment is it?

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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2006, 02:44:38 PM »
norm duke is using an ace storm which is a milder ball...
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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2006, 03:08:37 PM »
Doug Kent threw a Hammer Vibe in the TV Finals this year as well.

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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2006, 04:11:29 PM »
I don't buy the whole 'select a ball for advertising' thinking that I see on some of these threads.  Don't get me wrong, I'm in marketing and I'd love it when a bowler uses my higher margin equipment to win, but its more important that they win first.  As a bowler I would be a fool to put myself at a disadvantage by using the wrong equipment in order to get a few extra bucks.  

That said, high speed / high rev. rate bowlers will usually match up better with the higher end stuff.  

Tommy Jones is an Ebonite staffer, and he has used Big Time, Ice, and The One over the past year - High end to midpriced stuff.

Norm Duke is a free agent who uses primarily Storm and he seems to use high end stuff as well - Paradigm, Passion, Ace, etc.

Bottom line, these guys use what works for them... and it usually is the higher end stuff.

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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2006, 04:17:00 PM »
The TIME Series is a midrange price point, can be agressive to weak.  But it isn't top shelf top pricepoint equipment.  TJ has thrown the TIME series a bunch.  The Storm staffers have been throwing Fire series (Pyro, Fired Up, etc.)  Most of the time, when they use agressive balls, they use weaker layouts too.

Brunswickinsiders.com has pictures of every week's balls used and pics of their layouts.

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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2006, 04:23:49 PM »
One of the really odd times was last year when Patrick Allen threw an original Vicious. That's an old ball compared to what is usually thrown.

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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2006, 06:36:13 PM »
I am 99.9% sure there is no added incentives for using the latest greatest ball on TV, unless it's written into staffers contracts. I've seen the incentive sheets posted at tournaments, and they only want branded balls and logos on TV. No mention of particular balls.

Recent examples of this include Sean Rash with an Inferno, Norm Duke with an X Factor Ace, Tommy Jones going to a V2 Solid, etc. I know that the TV bowlers will usually have a ball drilled up for TV thats usually the newest in the line, but they aren't required to throw it.

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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2006, 07:49:26 PM »
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norm duke is using an ace storm which is a milder ball...


Older, but hardly milder.

TJ used a blue Ice last year to beat Voss, Angelo threw a Chrome/Yellow Power Groove, and Couch and Mika have used Stinger Low-flares in the past.  WRW used a Crash last year to lose to Mike Wolfe (I think).  Barnes threw a Trooper (the purple one), but he lost with it.  I think Robert Smith threw a HRH at some point.  Those are just the ones I remember.

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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2006, 07:53:10 PM »
when i bowled in some national tournys i saw paper work to wear this shirt and throw this ball for so much money...your staffers dont get extra money but for someone not on a staff its tempting to make extra 5k for using a certain ball////
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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2006, 08:13:42 PM »
Norm uses milder even rolling equipment.  When he was with AMF, he used the black tour menace quite often as opposed to there stronger stuff.  My guess would be he likes to get a more even consistent read.

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Re: Unusual Pro TV Ball Choice......
« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2006, 08:36:43 PM »
Mika shot a 300 on TV with a Stinger 2 Piece, i think...