DV8 Misfit or Brunswick Karma Pearl?

[AZBowla]

What did you think I would say?
Dry lanes that are usually found during open bowling-the Karma Pearl
Oiled lanes like usually found during league play-the Misfit
Has she seen all the color possibilities with the Misfit and that it glows under the black lights?

Heh, I figured you'd chime in and say DV8 with the rest of the Deviants (of which I am soon to be a proud member as well). She likes the look of the purple/yellow misfit so she'll likely go with that one but she wants to see one in person first.

We're usually in bed too early for the blacklight bowling, so how it looks under the black lights isn't a big concern. I'm leaning more towards the misfit for her because it should do well in both open and league conditions, but it's ultimately her choice. She throws it so straight anyway that I'm not sure the difference will be all that noticeable for her.

[billf]

The Misfit would make an easy ball for her to learn a little hook with when she is ready

[The German Shepherd]

BTW, has she checked out any of the Storm Tropical Series balls??? These would be good choices as well...

Jay

[AZBowla]

BTW, has she checked out any of the Storm Tropical Series balls??? These would be good choices as well...

Jay

Yeah I showed her those, but she says doesn't want a scented ball. Why do they do that anyway? It's not like a bowling ball will get funky smelling or anything. I don't get the whole fruity scent thing.

[J Anderson]

Yeah I showed her those, but she says doesn't want a scented ball. Why do they do that anyway? It's not like a bowling ball will get funky smelling or anything. I don't get the whole fruity scent thing.

Legend has it the the wife of Storm's owner was bothered by the smell of the plastics used in making the balls on a tour of the plant. They added the scents to make her happy.

[AZBowla]

Legend has it the the wife of Storm's owner was bothered by the smell of the plastics used in making the balls on a tour of the plant. They added the scents to make her happy.

LOL, I wouldn't be a bit surprised! Happy wife, happy life they say. Unless you have one like my ex wife, then the saying is Divorce, happy girlfriend, happy life.

[AZBowla]

OK, I got curious and googled. Here's the answer:

In bowling centers' pro shops, he says, the scent prompts shoppers to literally sniff out the product: "They'll ask, 'What's that smell?' Then they'll go over and pick up the ball, which they might have never noticed otherwise. That's why we do it."

And Chrisman didn't just stumble onto the idea. He went into ball manufacturing with a business plan for making bright, multi-colored balls and, eventually, scented ones whose aromas are meant to last at least a decade.

"I just had these visions in my head," he says. "Because I didn't really know if it could be done."

Three years ago, he rolled out his first fragrance. "The one with the best impact off the bat was grape," says Chrisman, who rotates scents in his product lineup. "We've had good luck with raspberry. One I really liked that didn't go over well was cinnamon apple."

Chrisman says he "used to read all the marketing research on fragrance" when he was in the cleaning product business. But now he sometimes uses "just instinct," which failed him when it came to making bowling balls smell like chocolate.

"I thought it would be great," he says. "And combined with the smell of the balls, it was like a big Tootsie Roll. I thought people could relate to that. But it didn't go over well."

So there you go, now you know.