Since you're a major sponsor to this site ( which we the bowlers/customers greatly appreciate) you use it accordingly to help promote and advertise BBA which you are within your rite, but you also have an obligation when things change.
Tony
Thank you for the explanation behind your post. Where our opinions differ is that I don't feel we have an obligation to explain to anyone what happens within our team, except to the team and it's members.
Yes, Paul used another brand's ball and for the very good reasons as previously explained. If it did not happen to be a brand which someone else had an interest in, I am very sure the thread would not have started in the first place. I am also very sure the thread was initiated as an attack on me, BBA itself and our team (as I feel has been proven again today by the initiation of another thread) - and naturally that is what got my heckles up.
When it was then raised by your good self in the "abrupt manner" it was, it seemed that you were supporting the original author in a judgmental attack on me and our team. I maybe wrongly assumed it was a 'gang attack' and that is the reason for my inference re the sponsorship. I most humbly apologise for that comment.
I thank you most sincerely for your kind words about what we are trying to do for the sport and for your voucher win etc - coming from you, those words do mean a lot.
We came into this sport initially to give something back to the bowler in the way of value priced products and supporting players and events where possible, and to a large degree I think we have done our job pretty well. There is always room for improvement which we are striving for daily, and will continue to do that to the best of our ability.
To our many supporters around Australia, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support in every way.
I implore everyone who has an opinion on what has happened over the past few days, let's all get over it, enjoy your bowling and your friends in the sport and we will continue in our efforts to help the sport as much as we can.
Thanks & regards.......Max