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riggs

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Storm No. 1 on PBA Tour in 2006-07
« on: April 13, 2007, 12:05:57 AM »
From Stormbowling.com:

The final results are in from the Denny's PBA Tour and the numbers speak for themselves. Storm bowling balls racked up 74 television appearances on the 2006-07 Denny's Professional Bowlers Tour, out distancing the nearest competition by 27 (appearances).

The season featured several memorable Storm moments including Pete Weber's fourth U.S. Open title, Ryan Shafer's perfect 300 game, and Norm Duke's three victories. More PBA Tour free agents used Storm bowling balls than any other brand. Bowlers using Storm equipment won five titles. Norm Duke (three victories) won the Lake County Indiania Classic, Columbia 300 Classic and Pepsi Championship, while Weber (two victories) won the Etonic Championship and U.S Open.

"Storm's domination of the PBA tour this past season was a true testimonial to the performance of our entire product line," said Steve Kloempken, Storm Marketing Director.

"This was a team effort," said Storm Tour Representative Chris Schlemer. "Storm had a huge impact on the Denny's PBA Tour and I am proud to be a member of the Storm Nation. Bowlers using our products were a threat to win every tournament, and that speaks for itself."

2006-07 DENNY'S PBA TOUR RESULTS BY COMPANY

TELEVISION APPEARANCES

STORM - 74

EBONITE - 47

BRUNSWICK - 45
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Re: Storm No. 1 on PBA Tour in 2006-07
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2007, 10:24:15 AM »
I think Storm is a great company and have nothing against their products (several pieces in my aresnal are Storm), but...

...I think the number of TV appearances is moreso a testament to the Pro staff they have signed and the bowlers who choose to use their equipment than their equipment being that much superior over the other manufactuers (27 appearance margin seems HUGE with the current format and tour schedule).

Norm Duke and Pete Weber are probably #1-#2 or #2-#1 for the bowlers on the Exempt tour today with the most Talent.  It's no surprise Storm pointed them out since they used their equipment.

I think if Norm or Pete threw exclusively Brunswick or Columbia...they'd probably have seen just as many shows with those compaines.  That's just my opinion however.

Then again, the fact that so many "free agents" used Storm obviously shows that those bowlers had a preference for Storm equipment in those weeks...so there is something to be said about that.

The technology and products coming from so many of the ball manufacturers today is high enough that any talented professional who knows how to use them correctly and implement the equipment with their game can be successful.
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Fluff E Bunnie

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Re: Storm No. 1 on PBA Tour in 2006-07
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2007, 10:38:07 AM »
I liked seeing Storm on TV this year, hopefully there will be even more next year.  I wonder why Storm had such a good year this year?  Is there a specific change in technology that more of the free agents are gravitating towards or something?  Hopefully they can stay on this track because it is pretty exciting.
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shelley

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Re: Storm No. 1 on PBA Tour in 2006-07
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2007, 11:01:07 AM »
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Then again, the fact that so many "free agents" used Storm obviously shows that those bowlers had a preference for Storm equipment in those weeks...so there is something to be said about that.


That's more telling to me than having Duke or Weber on their staff.  The larger companies like Storm, Ebonite, and Brunswick can afford to have larger ball staffs.  Storm has, what, six or seven bowlers on staff?  Morich has one, Track only one or two.  When you have the largest staff, you're going to get a lot of TV exposure.

But having the unpaid approval of free agents is worth a lot, to me.  I noticed quite a lot of guys throwing Storm who weren't on staff, Machuga, Devaney, Traber, I believe D'Entremont.  When you have the pick of any equipment out there, and you choose Storm, that's saying something.  When you get paid to throw Storm, now you're just a salesman.

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The technology and products coming from so many of the ball manufacturers today is high enough that any talented professional who knows how to use them correctly and implement the equipment with their game can be successful.


Not necessarily.  Look at what happened to Patrick Allen this year.  Threw Track the first half, was barely even exempt.  Went back to Ebonite the second half, made every other show, won twice, and ended up at a respectable position in the points list.  On a THS, a pro can score with anything because getting to the pocket is so easy.  On harder shots, where getting to the pocket is more difficult, you want to be able to carry the shots that do get there, and so matching up is much more important.

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