Have Balls reached a point of (gimmick) OR

[Davec13]

thats a joke right?

Not at all and at $1500 a ball it's a real investment. It's more for bowling centers that cater to kids parties and even disabled people to a degree. There is even a launcher built for it. Anything that brings people into the alley though and inspires future bowlers is a good thing.

[MICHAEL]

THATS GREAT!!!! REALLY enjoyed watching that!!! lol....lol... Great music too~~lol!!!!

[martin]

WHAT??!! you serious? now anybody with enough money can bowl 300 games easily.. lol..

[eugene02]

WHAT??!! you serious? now anybody with enough money can bowl 300 games easily.. lol..

not about the score! but about the achievements! hahaha

[eugene02]

Not at all and at $1500 a ball it's a real investment. It's more for bowling centers that cater to kids parties and even disabled people to a degree. There is even a launcher built for it. Anything that brings people into the alley though and inspires future bowlers is a good thing.

if i own a alley, i'll definitely get 2 of these and lay down for display / kids who wanna play bowling for fun =P

[MICHAEL]

X box Play station, game boy,,, Kids now days love things like this! I agree it could make a alley a fortune!! lol.... Can't stop laughing!!! So fricken funny!!!
I WANT ONE!!!

[slmrcs]

As far as equipment goes, there is a question of, do newer balls make scores higher. Or are they really new or
Are new balls really new, or just old balls with new names, new colors and very minor changes?

I just got back into bowling after 7 year break. I have 10 year old equipment, some without a lot of games on it. I have a Fire Quantam released in 1995 (which I got in 2001), which hits very hard and is very controllable, and less than 100 games on it. Is going out and buying something new going to help? The ball companies would like me to think I need something new, but a pocked hit with a reactive ball is going to strike regardless of how old a ball is.

And if I do some research, the coverstock on quantum is same as on the new Karma. Karma has a slightly higher diff, so a little more flare? Does that really matter, esp if I just want to throw ball up second arrow?

[jaydee]

It don't think ball technology has really "improved" much if at all in the last 3-4 years. Balls are just different, not necessarily better, but certainly not worse. I still like my 3 year old Virtual Energy the best on most oil patterns I've faced, though I have 4 balls newer then it.

[eugene02]

X box Play station, game boy,,, Kids now days love things like this! I agree it could make a alley a fortune!! lol.... Can't stop laughing!!! So fricken funny!!!
I WANT ONE!!!

this one can definitely win over xbow ps3 wii! because this is real life! the one they're playing are just VIRTUAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MICHAEL]

Thats what my question boiled down to. Yes bowling balls have come a lONG way since the early days. But has it changed that much in the last 4 or 5 years?
Its there anywhere else to go in regards to getting in the pocket at any better angle then is out there now? ((other then the remote controled Ball)) lol..(