You know who loses in all this? The PSO. Having to keep limited stock because it's going to be discontinued in 6 months is horrible for business.
It's a challenge for sure. Going one step further, it's probably a challenge for the distributors, too. It seems to be the way now.
How many times on this site are people asking "what's next"? Suggesting what they'd like to see... Even before new releases are on the market, they want to know what's
next?
We, the bowlers, tend to over-analyze everything. We talk about core numbers, etc, as if we could really tell one from the other on the lanes. I believe that as long as HUMANS are the ones rolling the balls, we will always need to "buffer" any conversation with the reality of the "human element".
Yes, drilling up a new ball will always be fun. We probably, however, should put less emphasis on the ball and more on rolling it consistently. A great ball in the hands of a great bowler is tough to beat, but every ball isn't going to match up with every bowler. Find your "A game" and then purchase balls that compliment that style; nothing more and nothing less.
Taking 6 balls to bowl on a THS is ridiculous in my mind. They drag them in, throw one or two, and then drag them out. I take one "straight" ball and two "crooked" ones (and figure if I can't make it work most of the time then the problem lies with me and not a ball).
How many times have you seen that guy who brought 6 balls to league actually throw them all? If he did then he NEVER got lined up, and once again, the problem probably was not with any of the balls but more likely the guy throwing them lousy that particular night.
THERE IS NO MAGIC BALL. (Sorry to disappoint.) Complain all you want about the new releases, or the old releases, or everything else under the sun if it makes you happy. You can "wish" in one hand and spit in the other and then see which hand has the most in it.
