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Equipment Boards => Storm => Topic started by: Adrenaline on April 06, 2020, 07:21:47 PM
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I don't understand the difference between these two balls?
They both appear to have the RAD Core and R4S Pearl, released within 4 months of each other. What am I missing?
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Overseas market is different than the US. Different regions prefer different colors, there's also a mentality in some places of wanting to have the newer/different ball than other people
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Yeah. From what I understand that happens quite frequently for overseas releases. Especially in the Asian regions, the customer bases over there are quite happy to buy the "same" ball over and over again - just re-skinned and with a different name.
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From Storm website:The international market is significantly different than the US market for several reasons. The primary reasons are differences in customs, sales, and etiquette. For example, in the United States, if a bowler does well with a particular type of ball, it’s not uncommon to find several of the same balls in a league, or even on the same ball return rack. Word of mouth travels fast where we are. International etiquette is significantly different. For example, if one bowler is doing well in a league or tournament with a particular ball, it is bad form to copy that bowler and buy the same ball. As such, if you are the bowler with the ball, you have an advantage. But if you are the bowler without the ball, you are at a disadvantage. I have experienced this firsthand in my travels all across Japan. Therefore, many of our international balls are almost identical to the standard US release with very small variations, if any. The primary differences are simply the colors, logos, and surface finishes. Otherwise, they are USBC approved with very little difference in reaction or performance compared with what is currently available in our product line.
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A bunch of these Dual Lock's have ended up lately on eBay (mostly 14lbers) is Storm selling them directly to US PSO's?