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Equipment Boards => Bags, Shoes, Accessories => Topic started by: mumzie on December 01, 2003, 02:16:49 AM

Title: What to look for in a 3 ball bag
Post by: mumzie on December 01, 2003, 02:16:49 AM

I want to get a new bag for my hubby for a christmas gift. Right now he's using an old, beat up, worn out 3 ball bag.
Who makes a good one these days?
What should I look for?
Is there anything I SHOULDN'T buy?

Thanks!

Title: Re: What to look for in a 3 ball bag
Post by: Smash49 on December 02, 2003, 01:05:19 PM

I'm very anti 3 ball roller.  My dad had one and it just about killed him pulling it out of the trunk of his car.  4 ball rollers are the way to go.  Oh my dad spent 6 weeks in the recliner because he couldn't get out of it, compressed disk.

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Title: Re: What to look for in a 3 ball bag
Post by: seadrive on December 02, 2003, 01:26:29 PM

I pretty much agree with Smash.  I have a KR 3 ball roller that I almost never use.  It's just too damn heavy to lift in and out of the trunk.  Other than that, I like it a lot.  It's very sturdy.

The only reason for a 3 ball roller is that it's easier to navigate the inline type around at a crowded tournament.  I was at the PBA Geico Open this weekend, and all the guys had inline 3's.  With the "passing lane" behind the seating area being only a foot and a half or so wide, you wouldn't have been able to get anything else through.
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Title: Re: What to look for in a 3 ball bag
Post by: seadrive on December 02, 2003, 01:28:04 PM

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Yea, those 3 ball rollers are much heavier than the 4 ball ones?!?!?!?

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The 4 ball models I've seen have two separate bags, so you're only lifting 2 balls at a time.
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Cogito ergo bowl

Title: Re: What to look for in a 3 ball bag
Post by: mumzie on December 02, 2003, 02:14:41 PM

How about storage? Is there one that has more than another?
Is there a model to avoid?

He's using a 3 ball inline bag right now - it's an old beat up one of mine - and getting it in and out of the truck doesn't seem to be too much of a problem. The first of the triangle shaped ones were real bad - there was no handle on the bottom, so getting it in and out of the vehicle was a real nightmare.

Title: Re: What to look for in a 3 ball bag
Post by: seadrive on December 03, 2003, 08:50:56 AM

Here's the one I have.  I think it's a great bag, and Buddies has it for just over a C-note:

 http://shop.buddiesproshop.com/product.asp?pf_id=KRIC3379

Very sturdy, and all the storage room you could want.
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