Can't help but notice that on the Big B forum all the talk is about the Strike King.  Nothing about the pro performance stuff.  Walk into my local pro shop and they have a Paranormal Aura and Meanstreak Beatdown and a Ringer.  Meanwhile every Storm Hammer, DV8 ball made is on display.  Brunswick falling behind the others in buzz and performance?

I think LGD was referring to the case where there are significantly more balls from other manufacturers being displayed than Brunswick.  Either the pro shop doesn't deem those balls worthy or there isn't a want for those balls begging the question; are Brunswick balls not measuring up?

I think it's really market dependant.  In my shop i have 2 brunswick guys, one does pretty well with them, the other doesn't really know any difference.  I have seen alot of DV8 stuff lately but the majority of the stuff I sell is Storm/Roto.

Now about 40 minutes from me, brunswick has a solid following as the shop owner is on staff.  I think that also plays a big part to display scenarios.  I'm a Storm VIP shop, so of course i'm going to push that product to receive the rebates, but i won't tell someone not to buy any other brand.  I think every brand makes quality products, it's just a matter of matching up with them in my opinion.

A few things could be happening here:  We've all just finished summer (bowling-wise) and all I hear about is how dry the conditions are where people bowl.  That could lead the discussion towards the Strike King.

Many bowlers, like myself, cut waaaaay back on bowling during the summer, except this year I bowled on a sport league with WTBA patterns.  These are a challenge for me, and pretty much squash any high scores, and combined with almost zero practice, I haven't had too much to say EXCEPT that I really like the Beatdown and Mystic Aura.  These are very nice additions.

My shop owner is a long time Storm staffer, who has zero problems with me selling the Brunswick line because he sees their quality is still second to none.  A few weeks ago I saw our distributor pick up 9 balls that had cracked all the way around, and not one was Brunswick.  Cracking can happen with any manufacturer at times, but no one was jumping off the wagon for these companies...

People see their friend bowl well with "Ball X" and guess which one they are going to buy?  Brunswick is enjoying a very good sales year, but people only see what their particular shop seems to sell most of.  The sky is not falling!

You guys touched on the pro shop aspect but completely ignored the lack of buzz on this forum about the Big B balls.  Perhaps Radical and DV8 are garnering all the attention.  More buzz on the Motiv forum also.  Like I said, its all Strike King on here.

There is a lack of buzz on a lot of equipment at any given time on here. No matter what we think of this site or others, it is a small sample of the bowling world.

DV8s sell like crazy! Big b not so much...I do see more radical than big b now..which is odd.

Everyone had the first nexus, and I havent seen much since..oddly enough. 

DV8s sell like crazy! Big b not so much...I do see more radical than big b now..which is odd.

Everyone had the first nexus, and I havent seen much since..oddly enough.

Yeah, I got the first Nexus also.  Nice ball.  Bought the new Nexxxus and am not impressed.  Might try the Meanstreak Brawler next but to tell the truth, I'm thinking of starting to go to Motiv or 900G equipment.  Big B just ain't, well, ain't.