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splitcity

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favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« on: March 11, 2009, 01:50:13 PM »
lets go back atleast to before 2000, does anyone still throw a ball from this era? am i the only one who thinks that newer equipment is vastly overated, and some older balls from the 1990's still hold up. i still see a heck of a lot of hammers. i know 2 guys who average over 225 who use old crusty hammers from the early 1990s.
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #46 on: March 14, 2009, 03:33:40 PM »
i still throw my 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 stacked danger zone.hooks just as much as anything else i have.
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #47 on: March 14, 2009, 03:42:01 PM »
Ebonite Jaguar
Imperial Quantum (I think this was late 90's).
It seems to me that there have been only 4 major advances in ball technology during my bowling career.  First came Urethane, then Urethane with two-piece core, then Reactive Resin, then Particle Technology.  One might conclude that today's reactives are somewhat better than they were 10 years ago, but they certainly aren't as vastly different in reaction from each other as they are from the Urethane they replaced.
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #48 on: March 14, 2009, 04:53:31 PM »
Columbia Rock Star
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #49 on: March 14, 2009, 07:01:59 PM »
Hands down my Favorite 2

Storm - Thunder Road Pearl (5/19/1998)
Ebonite - Grey Wolf (9/20/1996)
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #50 on: March 14, 2009, 07:14:43 PM »
i have amf white xs shot several 260s this yr and a 279 still hooks more in backend then some of my other stuff


also my black amber zone i love it smooth predictable and controllable
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #51 on: March 15, 2009, 11:59:23 AM »
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and some older balls from the 1990's still hold up. i still see a heck of a lot of hammers. i know 2 guys who average over 225 who use old crusty hammers from the early 1990s.


Why only the 90's...there is equipment from the 70's that does just fine on the THS as long as one is not insisting on crossing the entire lane.  You might be surprised what a Roto RH can accomplish...
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #52 on: March 15, 2009, 12:02:17 PM »
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #53 on: March 15, 2009, 12:04:25 PM »
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Fire Quantum

Quantum Raven

Gold Rhino

Beast

Piranha/C

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Nitro/R
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i liked all of those but the piranha...especially the raven and fire quantum


i STILL use a Beast Pearl for tournaments
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #54 on: March 15, 2009, 12:07:12 PM »
Amf XS. The bone is still a good ball today.

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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #55 on: March 15, 2009, 12:34:07 PM »
I still love the Columbia 300 U2.  Used it as recently as 2002 and averaged over 200
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #56 on: March 16, 2009, 08:37:53 AM »
Cuda Pearl C
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #57 on: March 16, 2009, 08:55:03 AM »
My trusty ol' Ebonite Thunderbolt still gets plenty of use each week during late games in a second shift league.
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #58 on: March 16, 2009, 02:28:31 PM »
Cudas or pirhanas especially the orange one or blue.

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Ebonite Seawolf
Hammer nasty nail black
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #59 on: March 16, 2009, 02:46:33 PM »
Nitro and Red Pearl Wolf
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Re: favorite older ball that would hold up today?
« Reply #60 on: March 16, 2009, 04:13:51 PM »
amf sumo
black hammer
blue pearl hammer
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