Elite?

[Demoman]

Hi everyone - I was wondering if anyone around here has or does use elite products and specifically elite balls. There is not much reviews available around the net and none on these boards for any of the recent releases.I understand it's probably because of the price point but there are a few sites that have them around the normal high perf price of $130-150 and had thought about trying one out at a demo at the least.

[billf]

Never heard of them before and no info about the company on their website either.

[Demoman]

Really? I remember the original alien being the hot ball 5 years ago. They now have the red and black alien and the reviews I seen are good but there is not many of them. The platinum is always the highest marked ball in any pro shop or site I have seen at $300.

[billf]

Dude, I'm in the Mid-West. We get everything last lol
I've been here ten years but from what I can remember, everything was more expensive in Massachusetts. So your $300 ball might be $200 here (just kidding. Ball prices are suppose to be regulated).

Example of the price difference. I sold my 1500 sq ft house in Brockton for $180,000. Bought a 3600 sq ft house here for $109,000 and it came with 5 acres of land. That was all in 2002 before the housing market took a dump.

[eugene02]

bill.. a 2200 sq ft penthouse for condominiums in my country cost 1.5mil SGD. so.. hmm...

[bowl1820]

Billf Elite has been around for several years and depending on who you ask. They are either overlooked premium balls for the "Elite bowler" or overpriced hype.

There are very few people around that use them. I've only see maybe two at out of all the alleys I've ever been to.

Bowling this month has only reviewed 7 of them in 4 years.

[Demoman]

Bill I lived in Cleveland area for two years - moved there for the low home costs so I know what your talking about! I could not handle the slow atmosphere and it taking two hours to get a pound of cheese so I moved back to mass but have nothing but great respect for the mid west as I overall enjoyed my time there. I noticed one of the moderators here (or former cant tell if he's still around) worked or works for elite so I posted in another topic asking if he still gets discounts.

On the topic of elite balls as bowl1820 expressed I have not seen any on the lanes in years also and wondered how they progressed. That's Basicley why I was asking here to see if anyone uses them. I would never pay $300 for any bowling ball but I see them around for a more reasonable rate now and wondered if that spiked any interest in the brand and some reviews.

[Davec13]

Really? I remember the original alien being the hot ball 5 years ago. They now have the red and black alien and the reviews I seen are good but there is not many of them. The platinum is always the highest marked ball in any pro shop or site I have seen at $300.

One guy on the Friday night leagues was telling me he just bought an alien. I haven't seen it yet, but if he brings it i'll try and steal a couple of shots with it.

[Demoman]

Hey Davec - any luck with trying out the elite?

[Davec13]

Hopefully tonight, We went out of town last week and the week before he wasn't there.