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MSC2471

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Ball companies....please bring back the following
« on: February 28, 2005, 03:17:20 AM »
If you had the chance to play the role of a ball company president and could bring back any number of bowling balls that are discontinued, what would you bring back and why? Doesn't matter if it's rubber, plastic, urethane, resin, particle- or a combination. This can also be from current companies as well as defunct ones...

Remember the days of the original Blue Hammer that held the interest of everyone in the 80's? I also remember the fury over the original Teal Rhino Pro from Brunswick. Every college bowler had at least one in their bag in the early 90's that I remember...

Would love to see what everyone else would want the ball companies to reproduce- or are they enough core/cover combinations to get the look you desire from a new ball that reacts similar to an old standby?

Matt
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Pat Patterson

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Re: Ball companies....please bring back the following
« Reply #31 on: March 01, 2005, 06:02:01 AM »
AMF - Black Angle
Brunswick - Black Rhino
Columiba - Jade Piranha/C
Ebonite - Turbo X and Thunderbolt II
Faball - 3d Offset/Super Flip
RotoGrip - Blue Retro
Storm - X-Factor Original
Track - T-Shark, Force 10
Lane 1 - Original Buzzsaw
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Re: Ball companies....please bring back the following
« Reply #32 on: March 01, 2005, 06:15:14 AM »
please bring back purple quantum man i love that ball
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Re: Ball companies....please bring back the following
« Reply #33 on: March 01, 2005, 06:20:28 AM »
Storm---El Nino X-IT I have one but would love a new one.
Hammer--Urethane Pink Hammer Probably the best spare/dry lane ball Ive ever seen.
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Brian362

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Re: Ball companies....please bring back the following
« Reply #34 on: March 01, 2005, 07:08:50 AM »
AMF: Bull Whip
Brunswick: Gold Rhino Pro
BTV: Raven Quantum
Columbia: Blue Pulse, Beast Pearl
Ebonite: Nitro R2, Votrex II
Faball: 3d Offset Hi Rev
Lane#1 Blueberry
Storm: Tour Power, Bolt
Track: Triton Heat


If I had to pick only one it would be:
Storm Tour Power


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Re: Ball companies....please bring back the following
« Reply #35 on: March 01, 2005, 07:21:26 AM »
Bring back the Midnight blue quantum and the sage tour quantum.
2 of the best balls ever.

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Bernard Byars Jr

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Re: Ball companies....please bring back the following
« Reply #36 on: March 01, 2005, 07:48:31 AM »
Bring back the Revolution IZE Blue Pearl and the Crush/R.
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elviswannabe

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Re: Ball companies....please bring back the following
« Reply #37 on: March 01, 2005, 07:53:30 AM »
Nitro R2 greatest ball ever made or the Storm Trauma still the first one out of the bag
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hookem

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Re: Ball companies....please bring back the following
« Reply #38 on: March 01, 2005, 07:57:50 AM »
these posts really date when people started bowling, some of the balls mentioned haven't even been discontinued long.  How has no-one mentioned an "Ultimate Weapon"
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FarFromPro

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Re: Ball companies....please bring back the following
« Reply #39 on: March 01, 2005, 09:01:43 AM »
I had an original Red Hammer for a few weeks ... then my friend took it back.  I learned to throw a hook with that ball. *sniff*  I'd buy one in a second.
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Easy10pins

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Re: Ball companies....please bring back the following
« Reply #40 on: March 01, 2005, 11:02:56 AM »
Rhino Pro Gold
Rhino Pro Teal
Original Messenger Titanium
U2
Storm Black Thunder
Nitro R
Gold Quake

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Doug Sterner

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Re: Ball companies....please bring back the following
« Reply #41 on: March 01, 2005, 11:22:31 AM »
Hookem....go back to my reply on page 1...I did mention the Ultimate Weapons....great balls that are wayyy underrated.

Is it me or are we seeing a definite pattern here? Several balls keep popping up...

Lots of requests for the Quantums yet when they were in production, nobody wanted them.

Columbia's Jade Piranha/C....why was this not their choice for the "Retro" ball instead of the original?

Storm Tour Power is listed often....

And I see references and requests for a LOT and I mean a LOT of urethane.....

BALL MANUFACTURERS TAKE NOTE!!!!! ENOUGH OF THE HOOKY HOOKY CRAP! GIVE US SOME CONTROL ORIENTED BALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Ball companies....please bring back the following
« Reply #42 on: March 01, 2005, 02:06:44 PM »
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