There are 8 videos on YouTube of the lock that are over 3 days old. The ball releases next week. What other asymmetric ball releases next week? The ball will fly off the shelf because it hooks. Not because staffers throw YouTube strikes.

Ha-ha YouTube strikes.  Any other company woulda gave it more time. Hell they still might say there is too many pre orders and put it on delay.    They haven't done that in a while.

If u applaud them for doing a 12ish day marketing push for their "new tech" good for you, I know I'm right though.  OFCOURSE it will sell you're also right, but I think they could have done a better promotion, is all!

I never said I applaud then for waiting until 2 weeks before the release date to push the ball. But they also aren't pumping a ball 2 months before the release date either. The Viral Solid was announced at Bowl Expo yet didn't release for 2 months after. So there is a fine line of too far out and too close. It seems about 3 weeks out is the norm.

I'd have to agree. Promotion starting about 3-4 weeks before release feels about right. I wasn't a fan at all of Hammer making people wait on the Viral Solid after announcing it, I think that night have cost them some sales

The ball looks great and according to my pso he's sold a number of them with positive feedback so far.

It's for sale on the shelf when I was by last Friday, not sure if they just shipped him a bunch too early or what