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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: AlonzoHarris on April 07, 2019, 04:25:43 PM

Title: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: AlonzoHarris on April 07, 2019, 04:25:43 PM
What ball(s) on the market today would you order additional NIB’s of if you found out it’s being discontinued tomorrow?

For me it would be:
Hyroad Pearl
Hyroad
IQ Tour
Code X
Phaze II
Idol
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: Impending Doom on April 07, 2019, 04:42:16 PM
Black Ops
All Badgers
Couple of Boosts

After Dark
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: morpheus on April 07, 2019, 06:02:45 PM
Phaze II
Onyx Vibe
IQ Tour
Purple Hammer Urethane
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: stormed1 on April 07, 2019, 06:38:58 PM
What Doom said!!
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: leftybowler70 on April 07, 2019, 08:38:36 PM
Phase 2, hustle hyb, venom cobra (Cobra probably already discontinued already, need to purchase ASAP).
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: jelt2359 on April 07, 2019, 08:55:09 PM
Black Ops
All Badgers
Couple of Boosts

After Dark

Solid list but I may replace all badgers with all honey badgers in my case.
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: Impending Doom on April 07, 2019, 09:21:39 PM
Black Ops
All Badgers
Couple of Boosts

After Dark

Solid list but I may replace all badgers with all honey badgers in my case.

Anything with the word Badger in it lol
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: AlonzoHarris on April 07, 2019, 09:40:05 PM
Phase 2, hustle hyb, venom cobra (Cobra probably already discontinued already, need to purchase ASAP).

HYB is discontinued. But is coming back in the black silver colors so I guess there’s that.
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: Jesse James on April 07, 2019, 11:26:32 PM



All Badgers
Halo pearl
Hyroad pearl
Idol
Saber
Vapor Zone
Triton Elite
Statement
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: DP3 on April 08, 2019, 12:43:18 AM
Gamebreaker 2
IQ Tour
Hustle HYB
Boost Pearls

Then honorable mention to the Phase II
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: BeerLeague on April 08, 2019, 07:20:08 AM
Vintage Vapor Zone (ball is SICK)
Crux Prime
iQ Tour
Idol Solid
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: 2handedrook12 on April 08, 2019, 08:07:30 AM
Match Up Black Pearl
Hy-Road Pearl
Phaze 2
Web Tour
Hyper Cell Fused
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: tkkshop on April 08, 2019, 08:37:34 AM
Venom Shock
Jackal Ghost
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: Steven on April 08, 2019, 09:20:43 AM
I went through this last month. My Columbia Eruption Pro Blue was suddenly out of production, but I found 2 on close out before they completely disappeared. Highly Versatile lower differential solids are hard to come by. I’m set for a while.  :)
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: BowlingForDonuts on April 08, 2019, 11:13:55 AM
Already squirreled away a NIB Hy-Road.  Pretty good at finding discontinued stuff as that is now the majority of my balls so something these days getting discontinued isn't usually a big deal.
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: Kegler300800 on April 08, 2019, 11:20:58 AM
Motiv Trident Abyss.
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: themagician on April 08, 2019, 12:32:05 PM
Venom Shock
OG Hy-road
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: suhoney24 on April 08, 2019, 08:39:41 PM
Hustle ink... Would buy 12 of them honestly
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: lilpossum1 on April 09, 2019, 12:39:17 AM
Choice. I can break down our ugly lanes with it and help eliminate over under, while still being that special ball I can move left throughout the night and still carry.

Gb3. Great ball to help me control the lanes and keep me out of trouble. I know what it is going to do from the time it leaves my hand.

Gb3 pearl. Can carry from inside while still being controllable. This ball just feels like magic on the lanes when I can throw it

Between these three balls, I feel like I can bowl on anything.

Honorable mention to the blue vibe, but I never see clean enough backends to be able to throw this, because life sucks.
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: Geigs on April 09, 2019, 05:24:20 PM
Iq tour, black ops. Both are sooooooo smoooooooth.
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: Joeyd on April 10, 2019, 08:09:14 AM



All Badgers
Halo pearl
Hyroad pearl
Idol
Saber
Vapor Zone
Triton Elite
Statement

Saber has already been discontinued. Get em while you can!
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: 3835 on April 10, 2019, 09:38:19 AM
Scandal S. Every time I find a NIB 15# Scandal or Scandal Pearl I buy it. The 3 have been very good to me on about anything I bowl on including Sport.
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: tritonj on April 12, 2019, 02:56:50 PM
What ball(s) on the market today would you order additional NIB’s of if you found out it’s being discontinued tomorrow?

For me it would be:
Hyroad Pearl
Hyroad
IQ Tour
Code X
Phaze II
Idol

i'd agree with that entire list and also add

Idol Pearl
Hustle Ink
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: BowlingForDonuts on April 13, 2019, 12:10:00 AM
I went through this last month. My Columbia Eruption Pro Blue was suddenly out of production, but I found 2 on close out before they completely disappeared. Highly Versatile lower differential solids are hard to come by. I’m set for a while.  :)

If can throw 15# or 16# still available from below.  Good merchant as have bought several balls from them.  Tend to have some closeout stuff later than anyone else.  I would be all over that Black Widow Legend also if I didn't already have one.  Picked up their last Track Heat remake as well last month.

http://www.gebhardtsbowling.com/columbia-300-eruption-pro-bowling-ball

(edit:  Has Scandal/S for $110 too)
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: charlest on April 13, 2019, 07:24:23 PM
Already squirreled away a NIB Hy-Road.  Pretty good at finding discontinued stuff as that is now the majority of my balls so something these days getting discontinued isn't usually a big deal.

Since Storm seems to change the chemical composition of the R2S coverstock monthly, what you have is not equivalent to the original Hy-Road. In fact, unless you bought your HR within about 3 months of when the original came onto the market, who knows what you have - literally.
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: Geigs on April 14, 2019, 10:51:44 AM
Charlest, what you say is 100% correct. My new hyroad I drilled with same layout this year rolls nothing like my old one. Way to skid flippy. Old one was nice and smooth. I mean the newer one is not even close.  >:(
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: northface28 on April 14, 2019, 11:37:07 AM
Hyroad, if it’s not a 2008 or 2011 pour, I’m not interested.
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: BowlingForDonuts on April 14, 2019, 01:57:52 PM
Well I love the one I got drilled from 2017 or so.  Crazy to think if was even better.  My luck I wouldn't match up with the ones in the past.  Need a little more skid flip than most.  For the price risk pretty low.  Thought about doing same with the Venom Shock but decided to pick up a recoil instead.
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: AlonzoHarris on April 14, 2019, 03:30:27 PM
Hyroad, if it’s not a 2008 or 2011 pour, I’m not interested.

Why do those two specific years stand out?
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: DP3 on April 14, 2019, 07:30:11 PM
R2S is like the Red Hawaiian Punch. It used to be great years ago, now something about it just ain't quite right.
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: Cartybowls on April 14, 2019, 11:04:22 PM
Alright let's see:
Idol Solid
IQ Tour
Hyroad
Hyroad Pearl
Venom Shock
Venom Shock Pearl
After Dark Solid
After Dark Pearl
Purple Pearl Hammer
Pitch Black

That should keep me for a little while :)
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: St. Croix on April 15, 2019, 09:55:52 AM
Venom Shock
Title: Re: If discontinued tomorrow..
Post by: Bowl_Freak on April 15, 2019, 10:17:53 AM
Soniq, Super Soniq