Columbia 300 Power Swing

This ball features a new strike hungry, flaring TriRib asymmetric core that provides a higher RG (2.51) plus greater differential (.051) than the Columbia 300 Resurgence core. Combing this core combination with the proven NE2Maxx coverstock, the Columbia 300 Power Swing is the ultimate ball for any bowler looking for more overall hook and control.

Features:

• Surface: 4000 Ebonite Abralon Pads
• Core: TriRib Core
• RG: 2.51
• Differential: 0.051

Video coming soon…

I know everyone talks about how great Apple’s iPhone is.   I did something different yesterday.

We did our year end inventory yesterday.  We use wireless scanners to control inventory, pick, ship, etc…  We have a limited number of scanners to go around, and to do year end inventory we need every body we can get to count.  This is a big warehouse and it takes time. 

I was able to use SSH on my iPhone to connect to our scanner software that I wrote and was able to count inventory through it.  Granted, it wasn’t quite as fast and convenient as the wireless scanners we use, but in a pinch it was awesome.

It’s just an amazing device that everyone should have.

Ebonite just announce a new bowling ball release, Ebonite The One Pearl.

If you like the original (Ebonite The One - Original), then you will want the new version.  The original was a major success a few years ago.  I couldn’t walk into my league without seeing one on almost every rack in the bowling center.  I was jealous at the time because I felt like the only bowler without one.

Here are the specs for the Ebonite The One Pearl.

Take Ebonite The One - Original, add on some extra muscle and what do you get? Ebonite The One Pearl–a stronger, more aggressive version of The ONE.

So, what exactly makes The ONE Pearl stronger? By pearlizing the GB 10.7 coverstock, we’ve added even more power to The ONE, giving The ONE Pearl more length and an even sharper approach to the pins, resulting in increased pin carry.

Features:

• Coverstock: GB 10.7
• Weight Block: Centrex Symmetrical Mass Bias
• Ball Color: Purple/Black/Red Pearl All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown.
• Ball Finish: 4000 with Abralon and polished with Powerhouse Factory Finish
• Hook Potential: 41 (scale of 1-50)
• Length: 28 (scale of 1-50, early to late)
• Reaction: Length with Stronger Backend
• RG Differential: 0.037 (Medium Flare) on a scale of .000-.080 Low Flare-High Flare
• RG Average: 2.51 (Low) on a scale of 2.43-2.80 Very Low-High Break Point

Recommended Lane Conditions: Medium-Heavy Oil

Ebonite The One Pearl

I was recently trying to offer a cart-level promotion with “Checkout by Amazon”  and while looking through their Developer Guide, I became very confused.  Their promotion section lead me to believe that I could offer such a discount, but it wasn’t clear at all.  I tried googling it, and other research to no avail.

I finally read through the XSD which is not the most fun things to use to try and solve a particular problem.  But the answer was there.  To offer a cart level promotion, you simple need <CartPromotionId>DiscountName</CartPromotionId> in your <Cart></Cart> section.  And then the same <Promotions> section that they have laid out in the documentation for item-level discounts.

I hope that this helps someone find the information faster than I did.

This answers the question: “How do I offer cart-level promotions in checkout by Amazon?“

I have been using Mosso Cloud Files for a few weeks now and I am very happy with the results. Using their API has been very straight forward and easy to use. Adding my files to their service and then changing the website to use those only took a few hours to do.

They just added a blog post about their speed compared to Amazon’s CloudFront CDN. From two different 3rd party network monitoring and analytics services, they were able to prove they are faster. Twice as fast in most cases.

Read the enire blog entry here: Mosso is Fast… and We’re So Much Faster, it’s Not Even Close!

Ok, I have seen many tweets about this last week and finally watched it over on Jeff McCord’s blog. Very funny, insightful, and interesting.

Today, bowlingball.com released episode 5 of Talk Bowling.

This episode is the first one where we used a green screen for a better production feel.  Until we get better lighting, it may be a little tricky to make it look 100% perfect.  But it is fun anyway.

This time we tackle bowling shoes.  Brandon asked us about the differences in bowling shoes. 

We discussed the slide soles that are found on universal shoes.  Why you want traction on your non-slide foot.  And the advantage of high performance bowling shoes, like the Dexter Men's SST 8 .

While this isn’t my high series, it is for AMF Deltona Lanes.

I started the night with my Hammer Black Widow. I love the way this ball rolls when 1) I roll it well, and 2) the lanes accept it. It goes so long and because of the solid black, you can see the transition so well. So I shot a 201 first game.

Second game I changed to the Storm Hy-Road. With a couple of really bad shots I squeeked out a 195. So going into the third game I was -4.

Note: What do I mean by -4? Most bowlers base scores on a 200 average. So after game one, I was +1. Game two I was -5, so I was averaging -4. So I needed to shoot 204 in the third game to shoot 600. Back to my bowling now…

In the third game a continued to use the Storm Hy-Road. I started spare in the first frame, and strike in the second. In the third frame I decided to just throw the bowling ball into the gutter on the first ball. Somehow I rebounded a almost ran the sheet. I struck through the second ball in the tenth. My final score for the third game was 252, giving me a 647 series.

Hammer Black Widow

Storm Hy-Road

Ebonite Striking Motion

Product ID: 6831
Release Date: 11/11/2008
Perfect Scale: 201.5
Lane Condition: Medium-Heavy
Coverstock: Reactive Resin
RG: 2.56
Finish: Matte
Color: Navy Blue
Viz Type: Non Viz
Performance: High Performance
Quality: First Quality

Super Shell 1.0 is an all new coverstock for the Ebonite Brand. Continuing the innovations that were introduced with the GB covers in the One series and the Traxion covers that we introduced in the NV series, Super Shell pushes ball performance to new heights while also being the most durable cover that we have introduced to date, that’s why it is SUPER SHELL 1.0!

The Flat Iron Core that we are introducing to the market offers a few unique properties. As a result, the core numbers are slightly different than any other ball that Ebonite has introduced to date.

Features:

• Core Design: Flat Iron Asymmetric
• Mass Bias Strength: 0.022
• Mass Bias Location: 6 3/4” from the pin
• Coverstock Name: Super Shell 1.0
• Box Finish: Sanded with 4000 Grit Abralon Pad
• Length: (Ebonite scale of 1 to 50, earliest to latest) - 19
• Overall Hook: (Ebonite scale of 1 to 50, least to most) - 48
• Breakpoint Angle: (Ebonite scale of 1 to 15, most smooth to most angular) - 12.00