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Zanatos1914

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First Bowling Balls Question
« on: August 05, 2013, 06:26:44 PM »
How old were you when you received your 1st bowling ball and what was the name....

I was 19 and my first ball was brunswick blue plastic ball..
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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2013, 06:29:25 PM »
I started bowling at 4 and was given my first bowling ball by my grandfather when I was 6 or 7. 6lb Brunswick Slime Ball, still have it all these years later.
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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2013, 06:57:44 PM »

I believe it was a White Dot.  I was out of high school, and it was around $30 drilled.
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900DJ

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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2013, 07:07:54 PM »
A 12lb snoopy ball when I was 12.
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blesseddad

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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2013, 07:15:48 PM »
10 years old - 10 pound Manhattan Rubber.
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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2013, 07:21:00 PM »
I was 23-24 when I got my first one, was a Columbia Blood Red Beast. If I had gotten into it earlier though I had ( and still have) an undrilled Ace Pro Hard Rubber ball sitting at the house.
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bradl

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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2013, 07:30:47 PM »

Light Blue Columbia White Dot. 8lb. I was 5. I was granny bowling with house balls for 2 years before that.

Still have that White Dot. picked up my first two splits with it, and they were back to back.. 5-7 followed by a 4-5.

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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2013, 07:32:05 PM »
I was 12 or 13 and I was using 14lb Columbia yellow dot.
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completebowler

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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2013, 08:54:57 PM »
Got a 12 pound Gold Angle when I was 12. Kept using those graduating to 14# @ 14 and 16# @ 16.

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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2013, 09:20:01 PM »
13 years old; Black Beauty.
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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2013, 09:25:46 PM »
9- Black Columbia Plastic.  First fingertip, urethane was "The Wrecking Ball".  Don't know the maker but it was a beast!  Good Times!!!
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fluff33

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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2013, 09:26:53 PM »
12 years old when I got my own Ace Rubber Co. ball.
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MI 2 AZ

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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2013, 01:28:19 AM »
11 or 12 and it was an 11# Brunswick Black Beauty.

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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2013, 11:34:17 AM »
17 years old in '63, 16 lb Black Beauty, $29.95.  --  JohnP
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Re: First Bowling Balls Question
« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2013, 12:20:02 PM »
I was 16,and my first ball was an Ebonite Firebolt.
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