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southpaw

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Made In USA
« on: September 02, 2012, 06:38:26 AM »
I currently use a Columbia 300 Freeze and want to explore other brands that are Made In USA. Any suggestions?
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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2012, 06:48:37 AM »
I recently made the switch to Motiv, all home-grown in Michigan.  In fact, they make the only plastic ball that is still made in the USA.  Take a look at the Sigma Tour; voted most versatile ball of the year by BTM magazine.
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Russell

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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2012, 08:27:51 AM »
Storm still made in the USA...and much better quality product than Motiv.  Had a Cruel last year that obviously had some sort of cover or marking blemish and they basically gave me the brush off....wouldn't stand by their product.
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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2012, 08:36:40 AM »
All the Ebonite brands(Ebonite,Hammer,Columbia 300,and Track)are made in Hopkinsville,Kentucky.
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scotts33

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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2012, 08:48:22 AM »
USA manufactured Storm/RotoGrip (AZO) Brigham City Utah, EBI-(C300, Ebonite, Hammer and Track)Hopkinsville, KY, Motiv Muskegon MI, 900G (AMF, Seismic,  Jet, Radical) San Antonio TX,  LaneMasters/Legends Stockton, CA (my driller is still getting balls from them so I assume they are still being produced or maybe selling off old already produced product), Visionary St. Louis Mo.
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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2012, 03:51:04 PM »
Because they are made in the USA,doesn't mean the chemicals they use are USA produced.Chemical accounts with foreign companies=not total USA product.Ask your
favorite company where they get their chemicals from.I know one company that uses
USA produced chemicals.
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southpaw

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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2012, 08:04:08 PM »
Decisions, decisions, decisions. I really like the Storm Lucid. I wish it was available now. Waiting a month is killing me!  ;D
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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2012, 07:45:29 PM »
I know not all of Storm or Ebonite's products are completely made in the USA.  I believe both have some balls made in China.  Brunswick's were made in Mexico.  It's been a while but the last batch I bought was.  Lind's shoes was/is almost completely Chinese.  They had a bad time in Mexico. 

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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2012, 07:50:44 PM »
Quote from: Smash49 on September 03, 2012, 07:45:29 PM
I know not all of Storm or Ebonite's products are completely made in the USA.  I believe both have some balls made in China.  Brunswick's were made in Mexico.  It's been a while but the last batch I bought was.  Lind's shoes was/is almost completely Chinese.  They had a bad time in Mexico. 

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If you mean poly spare balls yes most poly spare balls are manufactured in Far East.

Though it is a world economy and some of the products used to produce bowling equipment are made world wide (ie. resin BASF and Bayer both EU companies) I do applaud USA manufacturing efforts by those bowling manufacturers that do manufacture in the USA creating jobs on Labor Day!   :)
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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2012, 04:08:47 PM »
Does not matter to me where the materials came from.  The fact that the ball is made within the boundaries of the United States of America by folks like you and me is important to me.
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Brickguy221

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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2012, 04:37:03 PM »
Lane 1 is made by 900 Global in the USA
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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2012, 04:46:38 PM »
Quote from: Brickguy221 on September 04, 2012, 04:37:03 PM
Lane 1 is made by 900 Global in the USA

I knew, I forgot one Brick! 
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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2012, 07:09:47 PM »
Funny, I'd like to see all the workers green cards before I claimed a product made in San Antonio was made by Americans.  But that's something as trivial as worrying if your bowling ball is made in the States when practically nothing else in the industry is.

Quote from: scotts33 on September 04, 2012, 04:46:38 PM
Quote from: Brickguy221 on September 04, 2012, 04:37:03 PM
Lane 1 is made by 900 Global in the USA

I knew, I forgot one Brick!
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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2012, 09:53:08 PM »
Quote from: Long Gone Daddy on September 04, 2012, 07:09:47 PM

Funny, I'd like to see all the workers green cards before I claimed a product made in San Antonio was made by Americans.  But that's something as trivial as worrying if your bowling ball is made in the States when practically nothing else in the industry is.



Despite your cynicism, I'm glad you appreciate the value of having a personal ID. Very nice.


Regardless, bowling ball manufacturing is one of last product strongholds left in the USA. It's heartening to see so many bowlers understand this, and maintain the values of buy American when it makes sense. For bowling balls, there is no reason not to.
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Long Gone Daddy

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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2012, 06:16:43 AM »
As I said, trivial.
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