I know for sure hammer was a stand alone company and is still ran at least somewhat that way with separate ball designers and such as to the others I'm not sure I have never been a fan of Colombia,track, or ebonite
Not sure how much cohesion there is at EBI. As far as I know Track and Hammer were stand alone brands they purchased, not one they created from the ground up. But I could be wrong.
I know for sure hammer was a stand alone company and is still ran at least somewhat that way with separate ball designers and such as to the others I'm not sure I have never been a fan of Colombia,track, or ebonite
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I'm pretty sure that each Ebonite brand has it's own brand manager who is responsible for the line.
Or, used to. Think Ebi went through some downsizing recently. Ronald Hickland , for one, was let go within the last month or so. Believe he was instrumental with designs of cores etc.Originally Posted by RobLV1
High Sanctioned Scratch Game - 300(12) Hi Sanctioned Scratch Series - 822(3)
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Rev Rate 400. Speed 18 at heads, 16.5-17 at pins. Axis tilt 10, Axis Rotation 55. PAP 5 5/8 x 5/8 up
I don't have any "inside" information or "know" anyone at EBI, but I've heard much the same.
My PSO mentioned that EBI has been struggling lately. Back when I started to get back into bowling last October, I emailed EBI to see if they could recommend a ball that was similar to my old Ebonite Pantera, which wasn't listed anywhere on their website. I got a reply pretty promptly, and much to my surprise, the guy who responded said "we've been struggling in that area recently" and went on to say some other things--I was just surprised to hear such candor from someone directly associated with the company. I was happy with the honesty and recommendations.....but I was expecting a more "markety" response.
Don't feel bad. I didn't really draw the connection either until you mentioned it.
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