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Nor Cal Bowler

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IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« on: October 30, 2012, 12:34:43 PM »
Sometime in December Storm will be releasing the IQ tour Pearl. Ball will have the R2s pearl cover stock. Ball will be Gold in color with blue writing (think Gold Rhino) and smell like butterscotch.
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Impending Doom

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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2012, 12:38:56 PM »
Sounds yummy
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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2012, 04:55:06 PM »
Release date is December 4th. Storm just completed the ultimate 1-2 punch!
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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2012, 11:44:54 PM »
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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2012, 11:39:06 AM »
How can they call it a pearl when the cover stock (according Buddies) is a solid?  Just an observation.
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Impending Doom

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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2012, 11:59:24 AM »
Looks like a Lane 1 Golden Nugget. Slick lookin ball.
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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2012, 12:41:36 PM »
Quote from: mrwizerd on October 31, 2012, 11:39:06 AM
How can they call it a pearl when the cover stock (according Buddies) is a solid?  Just an observation.

**From the buddies website**

•Color: Gold Pearl
•Coverstock: R2S™ Pearl Reactive
•Weight Block: C³™ Centripetal Control Core
•Factory Finish: 1500-grit Polished
•Flare Potential: Low
•Radius of Gyration (RG): 2.49
•Differential (Diff): 0.029
•Intermediate Differential (Mass Bias): n/a
•Fragrance: Butterscotch

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Nails

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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2012, 12:42:26 PM »
Says pearl 3 times in Buddies description.
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Walking E

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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2012, 01:42:13 PM »
Quote from: mrwizerd on October 31, 2012, 11:39:06 AM
How can they call it a pearl when the cover stock (according Buddies) is a solid?  Just an observation.

I emailed them last night to correct the description.  8)
« Last Edit: October 31, 2012, 02:35:21 PM by Walking E »
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mrwizerd

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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2012, 03:26:04 PM »
Quote from: Walking E on October 31, 2012, 01:42:13 PM
Quote from: mrwizerd on October 31, 2012, 11:39:06 AM
How can they call it a pearl when the cover stock (according Buddies) is a solid?  Just an observation.

I emailed them last night to correct the description.  8)

Okay, so I am not seeing things.  Thanks Walking E.
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greenefam

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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2012, 08:58:33 AM »
Am I the only cynical person out there that thinks it is a bit sneaky for Storm to label the 2 IQ Tour balls as Master Line and price them accordingly?  OK, so the ball has a modified core from the Marvel but it is a less aggressive core with R2S, which for several years now has been the basis for Storms mid-line balls that they price about $20 cheaper?  I guess more power to them if they can get away with it but this feels like a maximize profit - get more out of our wallets move.
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Walking E

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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2012, 11:28:29 AM »
Quote from: greenefam on November 01, 2012, 08:58:33 AM
Am I the only cynical person out there that thinks it is a bit sneaky for Storm to label the 2 IQ Tour balls as Master Line and price them accordingly?  OK, so the ball has a modified core from the Marvel but it is a less aggressive core with R2S, which for several years now has been the basis for Storms mid-line balls that they price about $20 cheaper?  I guess more power to them if they can get away with it but this feels like a maximize profit - get more out of our wallets move.

That was a concern for me as well. My pro shop has the IQ Tour and the Manic priced about $70 different, yet the two balls have the same R2S solid shell.
Granted, the cores should give a pretty different look, but it seems like a large price difference for the same shell.
Still, if they sell them at that price then more power to them. The IQ Tour certainly seems like a great piece for certain bowlers and conditions.
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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2012, 11:29:20 AM »
Storm also sold the Frantic with the R2S hybrid cover in the Hot line when it came from the Hyroad, a Thunder line ball.  Does this mean bowlers should pay more than retail since they are getting a "higher" performance cover? 

I think it is incorrect to think bowling ball companies need to price equipment based on a single factor like core strength.  Storm has a reason for pricing the balls and if it isn't priced in a person's range, then they don't have to buy it.
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Walking E

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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2012, 11:45:04 AM »
Quote from: spmcgivern on November 01, 2012, 11:29:20 AM
Storm also sold the Frantic with the R2S hybrid cover in the Hot line when it came from the Hyroad, a Thunder line ball.  Does this mean bowlers should pay more than retail since they are getting a "higher" performance cover? 

I think it is incorrect to think bowling ball companies need to price equipment based on a single factor like core strength.  Storm has a reason for pricing the balls and if it isn't priced in a person's range, then they don't have to buy it.

That was my second point - basically, Storm (and pro shops) should price these balls as they see fit. It's a cover/core combo that is being sold, not just the cover or the core.
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Re: IQ Tour Pearl coming out in December...
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2012, 12:20:04 PM »
That's right with the pricing concerning we cannot judge. If any of you knew how much the cost was for Storm or any other manufacturer to make new molds for the cores of every ball, they have to recoup the costs and let me tell you, the molds are super duper expensive. That is why we see so many cores turn up over the years in a lower line...the company does not need to make new molds and can charge less because they recouped the cost on the molds from the first time the core was in production.

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