....reason my wife will divorce me. No more balls for a while. I have 9 drilled up so its not like I'm lacking. But I did get New Brunswick TPU-X's!!!
...a Motiv ball because I love to cheat.
OR
probably a....??? It really depends on what my coach says after looking at my next arsenal experiment. I have 3 balls and will likely need a 4th....but that may come from the "closet of destiny" or it may be an EBI ball to fill in a gap.
....reason my wife will divorce me. No more balls for a while. I have 9 drilled up so its not like I'm lacking. But I did get New Brunswick TPU-X's!!!
Aslan you keep talking about Motiv "cheating". The original "chrsters" Ebonite. They brought out the No Limit and Gamebreaker remake which had much higher differentials than allowed. They somehow "cconviced the USBC to granfather in the cores for a single use in those balls. Roto Grip did the same thing with the SD73 classic. Those balls all had diffs in the 70+ range which is a lot worse than 0604 and 061. Plus that core was used in the Raptor series and nobody said boo till Motiv started kicking the big 3's *** in sales and performance
Still love the game but had to quit because of my left leg amptation
High game 299 x 5 High sanctioned series 805 (1989)
No sense in hashing it out here and hijacking the thread...but your post seems to be, and I'm paraphrasing, "Yes, they cheated. But so did other manufacturers a long time ago so therefore it's justified." The old "2 wrongs make a right" logic.Originally Posted by Stormed1
The facts are indisputable...which is why Motiv has yet to "dispute" them.
1) They violated USBC specifications.
2) They did this intentionally thinking nobody would care or notice.
3) Their pros and athletes were aware of the equipment being out of spec.
4) Two relatively unknown professional players won major titles throwing illegal equipment.
5) When the cheating was exposed, Motiv did not deny that they had cheated. They did not say they would look into the cause and correct it.
6) Only after the USBC refused to alter their ruling did Motiv make the decision to fight the decision and quickly gave up on that strategy.
7) They are yet to respond to my inquiry about the facts surrounding the incident.
8) They offered a trade-in program...then again decided to change their mind and fight the ruling.
Until they give me a satisfactory response to #7, I will call them what they are...I will not purchase their products...and I will cheer against their athletes...if I'm at the competition in person I will boo their athletes. I know the response will be, "Why do you think they owe you a response?" The answer is, "They don't". But their actions have consequences. Their inactions have consequences.
If you want to continue this conversation I'd be happy to do so in a separate thread (don't want to hijack this one).
I guess if I HAD TO pick a ball RIGHT NOW...that I'd like to add to my next arsenal...I'd definitely choose a Lane #1 DIFFerence. I think it's a strong ball that I could use as a skid/flip #4 ball. Unfortunately, the Lane #1 DIFFerence sells for > $300 which is so absurd it gives me indigestion.
In Bag: (: .) Zen Master Solid; (: .) Perfect Mindset; (: .) Brunswick Endeavor; (: .) Outer Limits Pearl; (: .) Ebonite Maxim
USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 192; Lifetime Average = 172;
Ball Speed: 14.7mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 198
Smokey this is not 'Nam', this is bowling. There are rules. Proud two-time winner of a bowlingboards.com weekly ball give-away!
I'm thinking of the Vintage Danger Zone.....loving what I a read and have seen and dig the retro vibe :-)
Something from storm to replace my zero g that's been to hell and back lol
Roto-grip Hy-Wire or No Rules. Or maybe a Wreck it.
Average: 190, High Game: 285, High Series 718
In the bag: Radical More Cash, Track Paradox Pearl, Track Tundra, Storm Super Natural
Radical
Currently throwing a Roto "Sinister" Hybrid and absolutely Love it. Next one will probably be another Roto Hybrid....the "Hy-Wire".
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"There truly is such a thing as a bad night and when these doomed evenings arrive you can't avoid them. But there's a bright side to this, it's that bad nights won't kill you, and sometimes will make you a little smarter."
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