Not that I think I'm some sort of big shot or anything, but I wanted to clear the air on what is happening with me, anyways.

Formally, I am no longer a staffer for 900 Global. I have no Ill will towards 900 Global, or anyone that I've worked with there. For a year and a half, it was awesome. The brand that I had chosen to represent for almost a decade signed me to a deal. For me, it was a dream come true.

But as we know, bowling is getting smaller. Centers closing, prize funds shrinking, league bowling on the decline. When making decisions for a business, you have to make business decisions, not personal decisions.

Myself, and other staffers that were much more qualified were informed that our contracts were not renewed. As to why, the majority of us could only speculate. Did the recent purchase of EBI by Brunswick scare everyone but Storm? Is 900 Global going to try to put the full court press on people that are jumping ship from Ebonite, therefore cutting less visible staff? It's all speculation, and I don't have a concrete answer.

Global equipment is still great. Anything that I may feel about my situation doesn't take away from the quality of the equipment.

However, due to personal reasons, I will not be keeping on top of the equipment or be active on the Global subforum.

Now, reason I have chosen Motiv as my first new company to try since 2007?

I can't see another ball reaction that is as pleasing to my eye.

Don't know if I would try some Utah, and do not want to go into Brunswick territory. That pretty much covers everyone left standing.

Don't worry, I'll still tell you what I think, honestly. It's just time to switch it up a bit.

Thank you to all of the people that have allowed me to help them over the years. It is one of my greatest pleasures, to help whomever I can help.

Sorry to hear this, you're one of the good ones.  Unfortunately I think the companies would rather have the people who say everything is the greatest ball ever for a paragraph, and then disappears until the next ball comes out for some reason, even though I can't imagine anyone actually buys that.  I'm sure that with the company shake up that some are trying to tighten their belts, but it's too bad for people like yourself that actually deserve to be kept.  Of course at the same time, the staffer life has its pros and cons . .

Daria is carrying the brand on her back. I've almost forgotten at times Chris was even with them and I tend to stay on the up I like to think. You can't even view who is on their pro staff on their website. Even EBI kept that up on all their brands...

My local pso was repping the hell out of them 2 years ago. Entire tournament series with them. Then they fired the sales rep, killed the sponsorship, and the pso dropped them in return. You can still order their equipment through there of course, but it's a Storm VIP shop now and they sponsor the tournament series.

Plus 1+++

I appreciate all of the love I've gotten in this thread. I mean, one of the guys that I love what he does complemented me, so I must have been doing something right.

Honestly, with some time to reflect, I feel like this was for the best. Going to a test drive next week, and we're gonna see how this Motiv stuff stacks up.