Who owns dv8 bowling

When there was an Ebonite guy, most of what we saw was Ebonite and so on and so forth. That's one of the reasons why shop staff connections are so important for manufacturers.

Member Posts: Gene is right. I've noticed it might depend on the pro shop guy's relationship with a ball company or ball companies. If the pro shop guy happens to be a staffer, you're likely to see more of that brand in bowler's hands. Ball speed avg. Quote from: spencerwatts on May 27, , PM. Quote from: Cornerpin on May 27, , PM. A lot of the bowlers I know are parent company loyal. They either like Storm, Ebonite, Brunswick, or independents.

Storm has themselves and Roto Grip. Brunswick has themselves, DV8 and Radical. And Ebonite has themselves, Track, Hammer and Columbia. And if you look at the parent companies, you will see popularity rotate from one brand to another.

For a while, Roto Grip was being talked about more than Storm. Right now, I would say Radical is stealing some of what DV8 had established and for Ebonite, it is a toss-up here between Track and Columbia as far as fresh talk.

Brunswick may or may not care where they get their sales from but as a brand, DV8 is probably more niche brand in my eyes. Perfect Approach Pro Shop Sr. IMO I think it is lack of marketing and being connected to Brunswick. With Brunswicks recent situation I think people were hesitant due to not knowing future of the company.

When Brunswick moved to Mexico, I stopped stocking, but still sold when a customer wanted one. I brought DV8 in and they were a hit then fizzled out. I then brought Radical in and had no success with them as far as selling where I use the Radical Score and really like it.

As far as staffers, that is a joke. Ball companies want them in popular area that hopefully promote large sales. Here in Wyoming, I think there is one Roto Grip staffer and that is it. As a pro shop owner, I have tried getting ball companies in to demo balls and they have no desire to visit Wyoming because of our small population. When a staffer uses and reviews a ball, how often do you see honest feedback.

Seems it is always fluff and this ball is absolutely fabulous and every bowler will love it and should have 3 in their bag. Didn't EBI just clean house? Maybe now that Brunswick has been purchased, bowling will see some changes to return them to a top company again. In addition, the release says Brunswick will also furnish the bowling equipment for PBA arena events conducted during the next three seasons, including pinsetters, ball returns, Sync scoring systems, and Pro Lane synthetic lanes.

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