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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Effybowler on June 15, 2010, 05:55:23 PM

Title: Cracking T-Zone
Post by: Effybowler on June 15, 2010, 05:55:23 PM
Hi,

Back in October, I got a few new pieces, with one being a new T-zone. I have it drilled with grips and an exacticated thumb hole (poured around a silicone mold). Before christmas, this ball had already started to crack around the thumb hole, and is now missing a good chunk right above the thumb hole with a few rings of cracking around it. Its just a matter of time before it completely disintegrates. Before this, I had an old axis spareball, and it lasted forever, until I replaced the perfectly circular thumb hole drilled straight into the ball with a molded thumb hole that actually fit correctly. A few months after drilling it with the molded hole, it began to crack, the same as my current one is pretty much. Is there something about using a slug or molded thumb hole that makes them more likely to crack? or am I just having bad luck? Also, has anyone had any experience with a maxim or white dot cracking like this with a slug or mold thumb hole? I'd be willing to throw a different brand spare ball if it would las longer than this one.
Title: Re: Cracking T-Zone
Post by: los2003 on June 16, 2010, 06:03:19 AM
Plastic ball basically all of them now are very sensitve to glue.. Whether for grips or slugs.. Over time they basically all crack or chip out around the fingers.. I try to drill mine with no grips or slug because of that..
Title: Re: Cracking T-Zone
Post by: on June 16, 2010, 08:18:45 AM

I see it with all polyester balls over time. They seem to do what you describe regardless of brand. I've even seen it with the clear ones.

In recent months I went to a Groove Urethane for my spare ball and love it. It's highly polished (it goes pretty darn straight) and if history is any indication, it will be indestructible.


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Title: Re: Cracking T-Zone
Post by: solid9proshop on June 16, 2010, 02:23:40 PM
Seems to have gotten worse with Brunswick since they moved the plant to Mexico only, when they had the TX plant open you couldnt get a T Zone to crack.....
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Title: Re: Cracking T-Zone
Post by: DON DRAPER on June 16, 2010, 03:20:25 PM
There was a Brunswick plant in Texas ?

JustRico, BrunsBob, Verbs, etc., can any of you elaborate on this ?

I've used Brunswick balls for over 20 years and have never had one crack.......regardless of where it was made.
Title: Re: Cracking T-Zone
Post by: OddBalls on June 16, 2010, 03:23:31 PM
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There was a Brunswick plant in Texas ?

JustRico, BrunsBob, Verbs, etc., can any of you elaborate on this ?

I've used Brunswick balls for over 20 years and have never had one crack.......regardless of where it was made.


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Title: Re: Cracking T-Zone
Post by: Effybowler on June 16, 2010, 03:24:15 PM
do any of you think being careful to not glue for the top half to full inch would help this problem? I really like the shape, feel, etc of my thumbhole with the mold and would prefer not to try and drill it straight into the ball.