New from 900 Global Harsh Reality Pearl

HARSH REALITY pearl

Building on the overwhelming success of the original Harsh Reality, a pearl version is a much needed addition.Storm/900 Global kept the colors intact from the Harsh Reality Solid for the fans of the series and crafted the pearlized version. This is currently the only polished/pearl asymmetric and will be the most explosive backend reaction in the 900 Global lineup.

Available July 26th

Color: Orange/Silver/Black

RESERVE BLEND 902 PEARL COVERSTOCK

The Reserve Blend 902 Cover, finished with Reacta Gloss, features a similar chemical composition as the S84 Response Cover found on the Reality. We have pushed the envelope on the microscopic pore sizes of the material though. The S84 Response also featured larger than average pore sizes, but the Reserve Blend 902 Pearl expands on that technology. Increased pore sizes mean more oil absorption, thus creating more oil displacement which equals more hook.

DISTURBANCE ASYMMETRIC A.I. CORE

The Disturbance A.I. Asymmetric Core features the same unique single density inner core as the original Reality, however the outer core is the groundbreaking A.I. Core. What does this mean? You will notice that the RG is lower, the differential is higher, and the intermediate differential is higher when compared to the original Reality. This means that you will see a similar shape as the original Reality, but with more overall performance on the heaviest patterns.

RADIUS OF GYRATION

2.48

DIFFERENTIAL

0.054

PSA

0.019

The Deep Dive Into the Business of Bowlero Corp. Every Bowler Should Read

by JEFF RICHGELS - 11thFrame.com | Posted: Saturday, June 1, 2024 3:00 pm

When Amos Barshad first called me last year, I was intrigued but didn’t get my hopes up: He didn’t know bowling but was aiming to write a deep dive into the business of Bowlero Corp.

The more we talked the more I realized that Barshad was a journalist I’d be happy to work with at my newspaper job or 11thFrame.com. He asked all the right questions to understand bowling stuff, which isn’t simple stuff for a non-bowler, and he clearly was on the right track with the overall story.

When I got the final result this week and read it I could not have been more impressed.

Barshad told me he was writing it for Lever.com, where it’s posted as Meet The New Kingpin.

But I saw many people sharing it posted at Jacobin.com where it’s under the catchier Private Equity–Backed Firm Bowlero Is Ruining Bowling.

It’s similar to the story I’ve long had designs on doing but haven’t been able to carve out the time for, with my focus more on how the company’s business impacts the sport.

Barshad included some interesting material from financial journalist Herb Greenberg and Katherine Spurlock, a Louisiana-based research analyst and former short seller. He also took a well-deserved shot at CNBC’s Jim Cramer, who has conducted multiple fawning interviews with Bowlero CEO Tom Shannon.

And — shocker! — Bowlero didn’t respond to his requests for comment.

I was happy to see that Robin Goldberg, proprietor at Madison’s Dream Lanes, did peak with Barshad and gave him the same answers he has given me.  

He used a couple of quotes from my writing and from my talking with me, including one I’ve used in varying forms over the years: “The tragedy of Bowlero is that they’re the biggest and most important company in bowling and they care nothing about the sport.” 

The context of that is nothing about the sport that doesn’t make them money, like the PBA.

I’d also add that the tragedy includes how much potential good they could do for bowling if they cared for anything beyond the bottom line.

But they don’t … which should be the point of any serious story about the business of Bowlero Corp.

Barshad nailed that.

Link to 11thFrame.com: 

https://www.11thframe.com/news/article/15219/The-deep-dive-into-the-business-of-Bowlero-Corp-every-bowler-should?filter=all