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Impending Doom

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Argh! My Link cracked!
« on: December 17, 2012, 02:27:16 PM »
Started in the track area, and went around the ball, but hasn't come close to my grip area or finger or thumb holes. :(

RIP, little guy. I'll miss you.
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Artimust

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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2012, 05:47:48 PM »
Bad 3 900 balls crack on me so far. Other than that, great balls!
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LuckyLefty

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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2012, 05:58:00 PM »
I've been told out here that it is all the balls out of the San Antonio plant.

I am very careful with my AMF, 900 global and Columbia balls.

Not so much with my Storm and Brunswick.

I love AMF and 900 Global balls also!   Strong stuff!

REgards,

Luckylefty
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J_Mac

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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2012, 06:57:14 PM »
Quote from: LuckyLefty on December 17, 2012, 05:58:00 PM
I've been told out here that it is all the balls out of the San Antonio plant.

I am very careful with my AMF, 900 global and Columbia balls.

I'm going to presume that you mean your pre-Ebonite International Columbia balls? Current Columbia balls are made no longer made in San Antonio...
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JPbowling151

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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2012, 07:09:47 PM »
Quote from: J_Mac on December 17, 2012, 06:57:14 PM
Quote from: LuckyLefty on December 17, 2012, 05:58:00 PM
I've been told out here that it is all the balls out of the San Antonio plant.

I am very careful with my AMF, 900 global and Columbia balls.

I'm going to presume that you mean your pre-Ebonite International Columbia balls? Current Columbia balls are made no longer made in San Antonio...

Correct, all Columbia 300 balls are out of Hopkinsville, Kentucky...Ebonite International's HQ and manufacturing plant.
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Impending Doom

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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2012, 07:10:24 PM »
Out of the copious amount of SA produced bowling balls I have owned in the past 9 years, I have had very few crack.
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Track_Fanatic

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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2012, 10:56:45 PM »
Yes, it started when Track was in SA.  I had a few balls crack of Track pre 900 Global as well as core shifts and then 5 of my 900 Global/AMF stuff.  However, I have also been lucky enough with 900 Global/AMF as their customer service is excellent.  I don't know any other company that has service like they do.  Eric is awesome and Dale is just as good.

I still have two that I have kept where its cracked all the way around the ball.  A solid creature and a Double Clutch Pearl.  Anyone in the Chicagoland area want some anchors?   ;D
« Last Edit: December 17, 2012, 10:59:35 PM by Track_Fanatic »
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billdozer

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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2012, 11:33:11 PM »
I have had the bounty hunter, break point, shred-it, and the bank...in the past few years..

The BH and bank were sold...

I kept the BP   and shred it..they cracked

My ratio is 50%...im almost sure that i am one of the few with a high percentange...but that does leave a bad taste in my mouth.

i also had a shift and virtual energy crack that were multi drills..out of like 30
Utah poured balls.

I have never had any of the ebi brands crack...

Just being honest..cuz i do still buy many balls, and used to buy way more back then
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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2012, 12:52:24 AM »
I gave up on 900 global after have 4 of their balls crack on me.

A link, bounty, break, and break pearl. It was sad because I absolutely loved all of them.
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tdub36tjt

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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2012, 07:32:48 AM »
I have had trouble with some of the earlier 900g stuff cracking but i havent had one crack since the bounty hunter pearl and that was on the guy drilling it. I told him to drill the whole pin out and he only drilled it partially out.....I've had numerous balls since then. Also the few that i have had crack they were all replaced except the break s75 that just cracked on me at the beginning of the season. O think they have worked out the issues with balls cracking IMO....
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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2012, 08:12:26 AM »
My Sure Thing just cracked the other day but I will take the blame for that one since I left it near my heating duct return vent and the door going to my garage.  That constant change in temp could not have been good for it.
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T_Bone

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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2012, 10:16:16 AM »
I was wondering if only balls with filler were suspect to crack until my Lane master terminator cracked. I guess balls just crack after time. I am trying to rotate my equipment so they all get equal use. Maybe if I keep them in play they wont get brittle or dry or whatever they do to crack.
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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2012, 10:17:36 AM »
My link cracked too. Not very many games on it. Just sitting on the ball rack. So far I have a lost C300 Apogee, Detour, Link, Nuline Guantlet (loved this ball).
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Impending Doom

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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2012, 10:31:16 AM »
Now I need to try to find a missing link on Ebay. I can't find a nib Link to save my life.
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Track_Fanatic

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Re: Argh! My Link cracked!
« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2012, 12:13:41 PM »
That's what my ball driller advised me to do.  Not sure if it makes a difference or not though.
 

Quote from: T_Bone on December 18, 2012, 10:16:16 AM
I was wondering if only balls with filler were suspect to crack until my Lane master terminator cracked. I guess balls just crack after time. I am trying to rotate my equipment so they all get equal use. Maybe if I keep them in play they wont get brittle or dry or whatever they do to crack.
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