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Equipment Boards => Ebonite => Topic started by: baddawg1976 on September 02, 2003, 09:06:26 PM

Title: Champion Balls
Post by: baddawg1976 on September 02, 2003, 09:06:26 PM

A friend of mine has a ball (for sale) and it's a Champion Dragon Blue, does anyone have any info on this? Also I found where Champion is no longer in business, were they sold to Ebonite? Are champions good balls? Thanks

Title: Re: Champion Balls
Post by: michelle on September 03, 2003, 12:27:47 PM

If memory serves correctly, Champions was the line started by Del Ballard and Norm Duke circa the early 1990's.  They lasted a few years, but I don't believe they sold out to anyone...think they just went the unfortunate way of other small companies that had small devoted followings but lacked the mass appeal necessary to sustain the effort.

Info on the Dragon Blue can be found here...
http://www.bowlingballreviews.com/ball.asp?ballid=27

Title: Re: Champion Balls
Post by: JK300JP on September 03, 2003, 12:36:57 PM

I hear that Champion was founded by Pete Weber,Del Ballard jr.and Norm Duke.But it's not sure.

About 10 years ago,they used Champion balls.

At TV final of PBA IOF Foresters Open '93 or '94, Pete Weber has won using Ultimate Weapon Wine.

Title: Re: Champion Balls
Post by: Strider on September 03, 2003, 01:57:01 PM

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At TV final of PBA IOF Foresters Open '93 or '94, Pete Weber has won using Ultimate Weapon Wine.

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Pete won with the Ultimate whine and he's not even lefthanded.  How's that???
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Title: Re: Champion Balls
Post by: A_P_K on September 03, 2003, 02:11:01 PM

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Pete won with the Ultimate whine and he's not even lefthanded. How's that???

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In the old days people used to cut wood with axes.....................now and days...............they just have Executioners do it for them!

Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.

Title: Re: Champion Balls
Post by: Brickguy221 on September 03, 2003, 04:10:28 PM

I don't know who was involved with Norm Duke, but Norm was one of the owners. His home base at that time was here in Edmond OK. where I bowl. Another former PBA Tour bowler by the name of Bryan Berg ran the Pro Shop here.