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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: NY Mike on April 19, 2021, 08:39:20 PM

Title: Asym vs. symetricl
Post by: NY Mike on April 19, 2021, 08:39:20 PM
Have asym. balls becoming more popular since the rule change regarding weight holes?  Seems more ball companies are producing mote asyms.  than in the past. 
Title: Re: Asym vs. symetricl
Post by: Brandon Riley on April 20, 2021, 04:49:59 PM
Yes.
No weight holes has all but nerfed pin down layouts on syms.
I also find that with thicker oils, fewer old lane surfaces and more volume, the need for bigger cores and stronger balls is greater than ever
Title: Re: Asym vs. symetricl
Post by: svengali on April 20, 2021, 05:52:47 PM
There should still be a big enough market for symmetrical balls among senior citizens who throw it 2mph and have their track right up against the thumb hole.
Title: Re: Asym vs. symetricl
Post by: Brandon Riley on April 20, 2021, 06:56:38 PM
There should still be a big enough market for symmetrical balls among senior citizens who throw it 2mph and have their track right up against the thumb hole.

That’s true too. We sell more rhinos and tropical than zeniths and physix. Would be curious to see what the actual sales numbers are
Title: Re: Asym vs. symetricl
Post by: bowling4burgers on April 21, 2021, 05:53:58 PM
There should still be a big enough market for symmetrical balls among senior citizens who throw it 2mph and have their track right up against the thumb hole.

That’s true too. We sell more rhinos and tropical than zeniths and physix. Would be curious to see what the actual sales numbers are
That would change if they decide to start oiling outside 10 again.
Title: Re: Asym vs. symetricl
Post by: ignitebowling on April 21, 2021, 07:11:39 PM
Considering most proshops keep the psa near the bowlers thumb when drilling asymmetric bowling balls its nothing like having the option to add a weight hole to move the psa out from the thumb to have the ball rev up sooner. 

It's marketing geared around selling more asymmetric balls.

Mo initially pushed asymmetric only bowling balls with Morich for "todays" conditions before eventually using one of Brunswicks symmetric cores for the "change" in the environment that required needing a symmetric core in the lineup.

With asymmetric bowling balls you do have the option to kick the psa out pre drilling to get that reaction you might want with adding a weight hole to a ball.  For both asymmetric and symmetric balls prior to no weight holes adding the weight hole was a great option for getting the ball to pick up sooner.   In most cases today I don't see a lot of proshops utilizing psa locations for ball reaction.  Anyone else see this locally or use this option yourself?

Symmetric bowling balls definitely aren't going away and its smart that most manufacturers keep around a high performance or upper mid symmetric option along with the usual symmetric options in the mid price point.
Title: Re: Asym vs. symetricl
Post by: jimjames on April 21, 2021, 10:27:22 PM
There should still be a big enough market for symmetrical balls among senior citizens who throw it 2mph and have their track right up against the thumb hole.

Young azz Whippersnapper!  ::)