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Bowling Video

900 Global Bounty Bowling Ball Reaction Video

[bowlingball value=”6912,i150″/]

I must admit that when I first got the [bowlingball value=”6912″/] bowling ball, I was a little skepticle. 900 Global is a relatively new manufacturer that didn’t want to deal with Internet companies such as bowlingball.com in the beginning, so we had not tried any of their equipment. Wow, I am happy that they have changed their mind. The [bowlingball value=”6912″/] is one of my favorite bowling balls in my arsenal right now.

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Bowling

New Release: Ebonite’s The One Pearl

Ebonite continues to build on the popularity of The One series of bowling balls.  The new [bowlingball value=”6909″/] adds a little extra muscle to the original “The One” from Ebonite.

So, what exactly makes the [bowlingball value=”6909″/] stronger? By pearlizing the GB
10.7 coverstock, we’ve added even more power to The ONE, giving The [bowlingball value=”6909″/] more length and an even sharper approach to the pins, resulting
in increased pin carry.

[bowlingball value=”6909,i150″/]

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

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Bowling

New Release: Hammer Hot Sauce Pearl

Hammer is at it again, adding to their flavorful line of Sauce bowling
balls. Get ready for their newest release coming to you on February 3,
2009, [bowlingball value=”6936″/].

Put the heat on the competition with the [bowlingball value=”6936″/], Hammer’s most dangerous ball yet.

Wrapped in the new Skid Flip Aggressive Edge Coverstock and loaded
with an already-proven Contrusion core, the [bowlingball value=”6936″/] is an
aggressive combination of power and control that’ll provide even more
backend in front of the pins and quickly set your game on fire.

[bowlingball value=”6936,i150″/]

FEATURES:

  • Coverstock: Skid/Flip Aggressive Edge Reactive
  • Color: Black.Blue/Purple Pearl
  • Factory Finish: 2000 Grit Abralon with Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish
  • Core: Contrusion Core Shape; Low Mass Bias Non-Symmetric
  • RG: 16# – 2.45 15# – 2.45 14# – 2.46
  • Differential: 16# – .050 15# – .050 14# – .048
  • Performance: Aggressive skid/flip with strong backend continuation

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Bowling

New Release: Brunswick Rattler

Looking for a Mid Performance bowling ball for those pesky lane conditions where a High Performance bowling ball is just too much?

You might want to choose the new [bowlingball value=”6967″/].

[bowlingball value=”6967,i150″/]

The [bowlingball value=”6967″/] strikes, and strikes, and strikes again. With a ball reaction like a snake attacking its prey, the Rattler uncoils and drives hard and fast through the backend with a vicious attack. The Rattler provides unmatched reaction at the performance price point. Don’t be caught without one in your bag.

Technology
Activator Coverstock: The [bowlingball value=”6967″/] is the first ball with Activator coverstock available at the performance price point. The original Activator coverstock used on the Rattler is a proven formula that provides strong downlane recovery, longevity of ball reaction, and unprecedented durability with superior resistance to cracking.

Low RG Rocket Core
The Rattler uses Brunswick™s Multi-Sided Rocket Core System, providing a low RG core that when combined with the original Activator produces a ball reaction that is unmatched at the performance price point. Clean through the front with an aggressive move at the breakpoint, the Rattler gives amazing bang for the buck. There isn’t another ball in this class that’s even close.

High Gloss Finish
The Rattler is finished with Brunswick’s Factory Finish High Gloss Polish to maximize the skid-snap reaction out of the box. This surface preparation will allow most bowlers to match-up to both freshly oiled and moderately broken down house conditions.

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Bowling

New Release: Brunswick Wild Ride

Get ready for a Wild Ride…

Brunswick’s next high performance release is set to take the bowling industry for one. Keep an eye out for our next video being shot 1/15/2009. We should have it available the following week.

[bowlingball value=”6937″/] ConneXion!! The Wild Ride introduces ConneXion™, the new coverstock by Brunswick, that provides the wildest response at the break point ever seen in a Brunswick ball.

Core

The [bowlingball value=”6937″/] migrates the proven medium RG Torsion Asymmetric core into the High Performance price point. This core/coverstock combination allows the Wild Ride to skid easily through the front part of the lane, dig in aggressively at the end of the mid-lane, then stick strong to to the back-end providing powerful traction hooking action off the break point. The ConneXion coverstock united with the familiar Torsion Asymmetric core provides a ride that is unbelievably wild.

Coverstock

Eighteen months in development, the new ConneXion coverstock has been fine-tuned to adhere to the lane providing unbelievable traction response from foul line to head pin. The [bowlingball value=”6937″/] pushes easily through the heads, staying on line to target on both light and heavy oil conditions; both when the lanes are freshly oiled or when they’ve broken down. The wild side of the ConneXion coverstock comes alive when the ball reaches the end of the oil pattern and then aggressively connects to the back-ends. The traction created provides a strong recoil reaction to the pocket that results in the most angular skid-snap reaction ever produced in a Brunswick ball. The aggressive connection of the Wild Ride to the lane surface inspires the confidence in the ball reaction that allows bowlers to play the lanes the way they want to.

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Bowling

Columbia’s Power Swing is Coming Soon

[bowlingball value=”6927,i150″/]
It’s January and that can only mean one thing, new bowling ball releases.  The next one from Comlumbia is from the ‘Swing’ line of bowling balls.  This [bowlingball value=”6927″/] is set for release on January 22, 2009. 

This ball features a new strike hungry, flaring TriRib asymmetric core that provides a higher RG (2.51) plus greater differential (.051) than the [bowlingball value=”5623″/] core. Combing this core combination with the proven NE2Maxx coverstock, the [bowlingball value=”6927″/] is the ultimate ball for any bowler looking for more overall hook and control.

Features:

  • Surface: 4000 [bowlingball value=”4999″/]
  • Core: TriRib Core
  • RG: 2.51
  • Differential: 0.051

Video coming soon…

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Technology

The iPhone is and Amazing Device

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.

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Bowling

Ebonite’s The One Pearl: New Release

Ebonite just announce a new bowling ball release, [bowlingball value=”6909″/].

If you like the original ([bowlingball value=”3874″/]), 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 [bowlingball value=”6909″/].

Take [bowlingball value=”3874″/], add on some extra muscle and what do you get? [bowlingball value=”6909″/]–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

[bowlingball value=”6909,i150″/]

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Programmer's Mindset

Cart Level Promotions with Checkout By Amazon

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?

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Latest Tech Technology

Mosso Cloud Services

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!