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RyanRPS

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How many balls do you buy ina year??
« on: April 18, 2008, 12:53:15 AM »
Just a quick survey…

If you bowl in leagues alone, how many balls would you purchase on average in a year?

If you bowl leagues / tournaments, how many balls would you purchase on average in a year?

Cheers for any feedback!

Ryan


Edited on 4/18/2008 7:24 PM
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mainzer

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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2008, 08:55:10 AM »
i am a ball whore so to many is all I will say
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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2008, 09:04:45 AM »
My name is Duke, and I am a ball-a-holic!

I took a year off of bowling...

Still bought 8 balls in the past 8 weeks.



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laddog54

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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2008, 09:08:51 AM »
I help to recycle about 10 or so a year. Don't buy all of them I just seem to aquire balls, people just give me stuff. My wife hates me.
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shelley

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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2008, 09:17:29 AM »
1-2 a year.  Usually ends up around 9-10 months between balls.  Bought a Yeah Baby last August, a Big-R-Bang in November (?), which I then re-sold so it don't count.  Before that, it was the previous September and January before that.

I figure I'm due, and the shop here has a Break on the wall for a pretty nice price.  If it didn't overlap pretty square with my Yeah Baby, I'd be all over it.

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shelley

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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2008, 09:22:58 AM »
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Is there a 12 step program for this?


The first step, of course, is to recognize and admit that you have a problem.  You've done that, I'm proud of you.  You even remembered not to use your last name.

The second step is to send any ball you haven't used in two weeks to me.  For some, this can be a very painful, expensive step.  Trust me, it's all part of the recovery process.

After you've Step Two, I'll tell you what Step Three is.

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AngloBowler

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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2008, 09:29:14 AM »
I probably buy maybe 3 a year, depending on whether I want a specific reaction or if one of my older balls is losing it's lustre.

I bowl mainly tournaments, using leagues as practice.
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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2008, 09:33:50 AM »
I've been averaging about 2 a year.  But now that I have a job, I might pick up 2 balls AND new accessories a year.  Oh hell, it'll be 3-4 a year.
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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2008, 09:35:22 AM »
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i am a ball whore so to many is all I will say


Yep.. agreed.  I haven't kept track, but over the course of this season, I'm around 20 or so...  I'm starting to think it not the ball

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al_g

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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2008, 09:50:39 AM »
I buy 1-2 balls a year. I bowl in 2 leagues and probably bowl in 9-15 tournaments a year.

The real problem is I rarely get rid of old balls. I have a ball rack in my garage that has 20+ balls on it plus the 7 I have in my car.
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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2008, 09:55:40 AM »
I am in the 2 to 3 a year range.  I have finally found out a great way to get rid of the old ones.  The junior league kids love them.  I have three kids I give all of my old stuff to.  The only problem is when they use my stuff to kick my backside with.
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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2008, 11:06:43 AM »
I bought 4 new balls since the first of the year. BW Bite, Complete NV, Buzzbomb, and Cell.

Overall usually just 4-6 a year, but the first of the year had some good stuff come out.
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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2008, 11:09:33 AM »
Leagues only- 20-25 a year....don't need them, just like to try out different stuff.
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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2008, 11:17:00 AM »
A LOT!
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Pinbuster

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Re: How many balls do you buy ina year??
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2008, 11:23:49 AM »
I bowl 2 leagues and hit 4 or 5 tournaments a year.

I will buy 2 balls a year at most, 1 in the last 18 months.
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