Post by: williewc on June 12, 2007, 10:30:07 AM
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WORLDWIDE PRODUCT RELEASE DATES
The following are Worldwide Product Release Dates for all new mid-range, upper-mid price, and high performance balls being released by the brands of Ebonite International, Inc. this summer. The Worldwide Product Release Date is the first date that products can be shipped from a distributor to a retailer.
EBONITE
Game Breaker July 2, 2007
Raid July 2, 2007
NVS July 30, 2007
Hammer
Raw Hammer Anger June 18, 2007
Black Widow Pearl June 18, 2007
No Mercy Beat’N July 23, 2007
Columbia 300
Wrath High Flush September 10, 2007
Rival August 13, 2007
Resurgence August 13, 2007
Track
Temper September 10, 2007 (Tentative)
Kinetic August 13, 2007
The Rising * September 10, 2007 (Tentative)
saw this posted in the ebonite forum and didnt know if you guys saw it so figured i would post it here
i just wonder why the Track and Columbia balls are coming SOOOOO late compared to Hammer and Ebonites stuff, looks like they are more worried about those 2 companies more so than Track and Columbia, hopefully they wont continue to do this
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Post by: spinner031 on June 12, 2007, 06:50:41 PM
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Post by: ElectricLeftSlider on June 12, 2007, 09:45:02 PM
Post by: RCKYURWLD on June 12, 2007, 11:04:24 PM
With all the releases over the years.... Sooner or later, you will run out of "creative" names....
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Post by: sdbowler on June 12, 2007, 11:09:31 PM
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Post by: williewc on June 12, 2007, 11:42:12 PM
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Think about it though. Why would the "parent" company release something other then their own first? If I were at the head of Ebonite I would release either an Ebonite or Hammer first. With the Hammer name being popular right now I would probably release in the same order they are. Plus why not build more hype about the new release of Track and Columbia.
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they are getting all the money anyway, so it really doesnt matter which one sells first or last, gonna be the same amount of money in their pocket either way, why not release them all at the same time
not to mention most fall leagues have started by sept 10 and most have bought the new balls by the time fall league starts
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Post by: tenpinspro on June 13, 2007, 01:31:23 AM
Just to help clarify, our balls are not coming last because Ebonite/Hammer "wants" to come first. It is simply due to the fact that Columbia and Track had to put Brand Managers in place. Columbia appointed Chad Murphy first and then FIGS just got the job.
Ball production is placed in order accordingly, that's all guys. Please do not think that Ebonite sees us as a insignificant brand. We "ARE" one family now.
Prez
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Post by: williewc on June 13, 2007, 01:37:52 AM
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Post by: northface28 on June 13, 2007, 11:58:45 AM
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Post by: KDawg77 on June 13, 2007, 12:49:19 PM
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Post by: Xcessive_Evil on June 13, 2007, 05:32:28 PM
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I think the Track Temper is a "cheesy" name for a track bowling ball.. Does anyone agree??
I agree. Also, "cheesy" was definitely nicer than what I thought to call it. lol
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Post by: dw23 on June 13, 2007, 06:17:02 PM
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Post by: dw23 on June 20, 2007, 01:39:55 PM
Just bothers me because in the late 90's we had it all and I want it that way again.
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Post by: DanH78 on June 20, 2007, 02:25:52 PM
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they are getting all the money anyway, so it really doesnt matter which one sells first or last, gonna be the same amount of money in their pocket either way, why not release them all at the same time
not to mention most fall leagues have started by sept 10 and most have bought the new balls by the time fall league starts
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Because when you release all at once a lot of people feel they need to "choose" If you stagger releases, then people will have had time to save up and buy more equipment. Very few will buy 6-8 balls at once, but I know a lot of guys that will buy 1-2/month 10 months out of the year.
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