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milorafferty

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Virtual Gravity
« on: September 20, 2019, 12:59:18 PM »
Seeing all the new Storm releases and how they just sell new balls based on older stuff, why doesn't Storm just re-release the Virtual Gravity?


When the original VG was released, I noticed entire pairs in league where everyone was using the same ball. When I went to the USBC Open Championships in 2009 there was a VG(most with more than one) on every ball return. Even for a couple of years afterwards, at least in No Cal, the VG was probably the most common ball being used. I still see one from time to time.


They(Storm) did it with the Marvel Pearl, so just re-release the ORIGINAL version, it will probably out sell anything they make as an "Improved" VG.
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Re: Virtual Gravity
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2019, 08:34:39 PM »
I think they would sell bucket loads.  if I hadn't dropped to 15 lbs, I would still use my virtual gravity.
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Re: Virtual Gravity
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2019, 09:43:40 PM »
Amazing timing you have Milorafferty!!

And today I get a notice from my PSO about the Gravity Evolve!!

Do you play the lottery?? I need to know a couple winning numbers!! ;D :) ;)

P.S. I still own two of them by the way!
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Re: Virtual Gravity
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2019, 06:29:27 PM »
Few reasons here.  Anytime someone releases a "vintage" version of something, inevitably a few things happen:

A) "Well it's not EXACTLY like the 2011 version . . it's just not the same"

B) "Oh hey, they're releasing an 8 year old ball again . . just goes to show they can't make anything better. 

C) "Oh wow it's back!!!"  2 months later, completely forgotten

That's why they redesigned the IQ Tour Pearl, if they'd have just done a straight re-release, it would have gotten attention for a couple months and then gotten ignored.  This way it's "fresh."

This is a way to pay tribute to a classic, but update it with new tech.  I know some people just want the original back, but that's just been proven to not really work. 
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Re: Virtual Gravity
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2019, 06:44:42 PM »
So you are saying Storm didn't make money on the Marvel Pearl re-release?
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