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charlest

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Pro shops: Are the Nomads selling or is everyone just buying Cells?
« on: January 26, 2010, 04:46:02 AM »
I ask because I see Pearls and solids being sold for fairly low prices and I was wondering ...

(Individuals, please don't tell me how much you love yours. I understand they're good, heck, great balls and most owners should have good results. I'm just wondering whey I see them selling for such low pricess in several venues.)

I believe the Cells and the Planet series have gotten too much notoriety.
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The Stroke

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Re: Pro shops: Are the Nomads selling or is everyone just buying Cells?
« Reply #16 on: January 27, 2010, 12:22:37 PM »
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I''ve only seen 1 Nomad Solid here, that''s it. Nobody is using the Nomad Pearl, I haven''t even seen a Reign yet. I see guys who don''t hook the ball at all (I mean that) using Jigsaws and Jigsaw Corners, but only 1 Nomad in the entire house. The other houses I bowl at are much of the same, but I do see the Cell Pearl more in the other houses.

I''ll leave my rant about people who throw darts all over the lane buying high end gear for another thread, but the popular stuff here still seems to be that which hooks off the lane.

Edited on 1/27/2010 1:13 PM


Tell me sean-o Murphdiggitydawg, when you see these balls in question are they from your practice sessions?  Because we all know you don't bowl in your wed. night parking lot league anymore.
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Fishbowl815

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Re: Pro shops: Are the Nomads selling or is everyone just buying Cells?
« Reply #17 on: January 27, 2010, 12:30:54 PM »
I was talking to the pro shop guy at the bowling alley I bowl at and I was telling him how much I love the Nomad solid and pearl and how happy I am with there reactions and how they hit and how I like them a lot better than the higher price balls I have. However he told me he has only drilled up two of the solids ones since they've been out and he said that this happens alot with todays mid priced equipment because everybody wants the newest hook in the box.
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Rotoguy300

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Re: Pro shops: Are the Nomads selling or is everyone just buying Cells?
« Reply #18 on: January 27, 2010, 12:39:05 PM »
I'm in the Seattle area.

BTW- In response to the Nomad/Mars reaction being too close, that couldn't be further from the truth. Those balls vary greatly. Completely different reaction in terms of both shape and amount. In fact, great enough to where our next 2 releases are designed to close the gap between the two.

For those of you wanting the best performance/price combination on the market, trust me, you can't wait for the Dark Star and the Riot.
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Jesse James

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Re: Pro shops: Are the Nomads selling or is everyone just buying Cells?
« Reply #19 on: January 28, 2010, 09:47:06 AM »
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How exactly do you market the Nomad, its not the hook monster 90% of bowlers want..and its not plastic to pick up spares, unfortunately those are the only two things I hear when hanging out at the pro shop. Too many people say "what hooks the most...or what is the most aggressive" or the opposite "how much for a plastic spare ball"...nothing in the middle. Last week I recomended a nomad for a guy who said his onyx vibe (drilled aggressively) wasnt finishing enough and he told me it wasnt enough ball for him, wouldnt even look at the sheet for the nomad...was sold on getting a mutant no matter what.
 

The difference between a true bowler and a weekly "hack", is the ability to recognize an absolutely magnificent piece of equipment such as the Nomad, when you see/use it!

If they don't want it, that is their loss! I'll probably run across some of these same individuals, as I'm kicking their arses in a future tournament, or two!
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Hamburglar

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Re: Pro shops: Are the Nomads selling or is everyone just buying Cells?
« Reply #20 on: February 03, 2010, 08:16:06 PM »
The Nomad is a GREAT ball...too bad the house I bowl at hasn't been putting out enough oil to use it more than warm-ups and a few frames of the first game.  My Mars has been getting a workout for the last 12 weeks or so...and its almost too strong by the end of the set...
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rvmark

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Re: Pro shops: Are the Nomads selling or is everyone just buying Cells?
« Reply #21 on: February 04, 2010, 03:48:39 AM »
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How exactly do you market the Nomad, its not the hook monster 90% of bowlers want..and its not plastic to pick up spares, unfortunately those are the only two things I hear when hanging out at the pro shop. Too many people say "what hooks the most...or what is the most aggressive" or the opposite "how much for a plastic spare ball"...nothing in the middle. Last week I recomended a nomad for a guy who said his onyx vibe (drilled aggressively) wasnt finishing enough and he told me it wasnt enough ball for him, wouldnt even look at the sheet for the nomad...was sold on getting a mutant no matter what.
 

The difference between a true bowler and a weekly "hack", is the ability to recognize an absolutely magnificent piece of equipment such as the Nomad, when you see/use it!


+1, I have the same opinion about the Grand Illusion, I never saw another one being throw but it is still my benchmark ball.  It is not hook in a box but a very controllable piece but never really saw a lot of hype with the an introduction shortly before the Cell Pearl.

Mark
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Dave_in_Rio_Rancho

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Re: Pro shops: Are the Nomads selling or is everyone just buying Cells?
« Reply #22 on: February 04, 2010, 12:09:56 PM »
I don't know either. There is the first US Nomad I have seen in person, now setting in the Pro Shop display. The Hybrid Nomad I bought online is the only Nomad I see rolling here in my part of NM.

Since I was replacing a Silver Streak SE, the hybrid version is the one I was looking for all along
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