Balls have a short life cycle

[ghoul31]

The Hell Raiser Revenge came out last year and everyone was saying it was the best ball ever.

Now they don't even make it anymore.

[DLP]

I've noticed that some do and some don't. I am not sure of the exact reason behind this, but companies will keep doing it as long as technology keeps advancing and there is a demand.

[Hampe]

Yea it's sad that balls come and go so fast sometimes. My buddy sold me his old 15lb Nomad Pearl and now he misses it and wants to buy a new one but can't find one anywhere. He's written mails to pro shops all over Europe :)

I guess the other side of it is, no matter how great a ball is, there's always new releases out that are just as good (or better).

[Bunny]

My buddy sold me his old 15lb Nomad Pearl and now he misses it and wants to buy a new one but can't find one anywhere. He's written mails to pro shops all over Europe :)


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-15-Lb-Roto-Grip-Nomad-Pearl-Bowling-Ball-/151123593864?

He had it listed for 29.95 last week and didn't sell. Looks like he relisted it for 49.95.?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-15-Lb-Roto-Grip-Nomad-Pearl-Bowling-Ball-/151100925519


Don't know about this listing no weight choice...
http://bowlzing.com/roto-grip-nomad-pearl-clearance.html

[e-tank]

true. Im not sure if this is something that has been done as a recent thing but they make "new" balls every 4-6 months it seems.

at least theres still plenty of nib hell raisers around though

[Zaxmazr]

Bowling balls are a piece of technology.
Technology is always rapidly growing = more balls!

Reminds me of cell phones.

[MICHAEL]

The Hell Raiser Revenge came out last year and everyone was saying it was the best ball ever.

Now they don't even make it anymore.

I wonder why in the Hell they don't?? (:/?

[Hampe]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-15-Lb-Roto-Grip-Nomad-Pearl-Bowling-Ball-/151123593864?

He had it listed for 29.95 last week and didn't sell. Looks like he relisted it for 49.95.?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-15-Lb-Roto-Grip-Nomad-Pearl-Bowling-Ball-/151100925519

Don't know about this listing no weight choice...
http://bowlzing.com/roto-grip-nomad-pearl-clearance.htmlThanks Bunny....I forwarded the link to my buddy.

[Mudpuppy]

It's all about the abralon now.

I find balls only last 160 games (that is with 3 resurfaces) and then I am leaving it at the alley and moving onto the next ball.

[swingset]

It's all about the abralon now.

I find balls only last 160 games (that is with 3 resurfaces) and then I am leaving it at the alley and moving onto the next ball.

I've got a few reactives with 300+ games and a dozen refinishes on them, still roll like new. All depends on the goo they made 'em with.

[dnhoffman]

I find myself wanting to jump into the marketing of it all, but I just can't keep up with all the new releases.

[Zaxmazr]

I find myself wanting to jump into the marketing of it all, but I just can't keep up with all the new releases.

Yeah, that's why it's a good time to wait until your ball completely dies.
Because usually when you jump and buy a new ball, BAM, various new ones come out. Instant regret.
But then again, this is like ever other piece of technology today :p

[DLP]

I was talking to a Bronze coach and my pro the other day about this. He has a lot of people that come in complaining about how their ball has died and nothing seems to bring it back.

Both of them have told me that they know of numerous people who will refinish a brand new ball to OOB before even throwing it. The whole argument behind it is that no matter how hard you try, you'll never be able to replicate what the manufacturer did. We just don't have access to that type of equipment. You can get close, but it will never be exact. If we refinish from the start, we know it can be repeated.

It's a pretty valid argument. Are the balls dying or is it that the "factory finish" that we've grown so used to completely gone and nothing will get it back to where it was?