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Jesse James

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Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« on: November 22, 2013, 03:43:28 PM »
I have:

Black Hammer: Apr. '83
Blue Hammer: Dec. '88
Burgundy Hammer: Oct. '92
Ninja RPM: May '94
Cuda/C : Feb. '95

I never realized just how old these balls were. All of these balls still hook wonderfully. However the Black Hammer, which flares quite a bit......hits kind of tinney, if that is a word. It almost sounds metallic when it hits the pins! What can you expect from a thirty year old ball, I guess?
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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2013, 11:21:15 AM »
Wow nice thread:
Lets see;

AMF Ninja
AMF Ninja RPM
AMF Night Hawk
AMF Night Hawk M2
Brunswick Gold Rhino Pro

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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2013, 07:00:42 PM »
15lb Columbia Yellow Dot NIB

Showoff. :p

Since I purge regularly, here's what I have.
AMF Titan
Nib Nkryption Code
Nib Break Point Solid
Clutch Pearl
Bank


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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #18 on: November 23, 2013, 10:06:03 PM »
Lane masters Big Kahuna
Lane Masters New Standard
Lane Masters New Standard 2
Lane Masters Masterpiece
Lane Masters Big Bang

 

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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #19 on: November 25, 2013, 11:57:32 AM »
At a couple of the houses that I bowl in now, I could really do some damage with either Pepsicola's ball line-up or 9 or Better's outstanding AMF line-up!!

There is one guy in my Monday league that has been throwing a Rhino Pro Gold for like......forever......and he scores well with It! Unbelievable!
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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #20 on: November 25, 2013, 01:52:00 PM »
Here are mine:

HSP Sun Storm - still use great burnt lane ball
Ebonite Black Turbo w/ white lettering
Brunswick Navy Phantom
Nu-line Xcalibur Legend
Quantum Double Helix

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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #21 on: November 25, 2013, 03:01:46 PM »
Brunswick Mineralite, 1946
AMF the Angle, 1981
Brunswick Phantom, 1990
Faball Black Hammer, 1991
Nu-Line X-Calibur, 1992

All are useable for dry or light oil conditions.

Gene J Kanak

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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #22 on: November 25, 2013, 03:11:40 PM »
My oldest:

Lane 1 Cherry Bomb Pearl
C300 Burst
Erase It

My father-in law has two mint condition OG black AMF Angles that he uses. One is 16, and the other is 15. I spotted a few other Angles on the house racks at a tournament recently, and I was tempted to buy them so that my father-in law could have the only all Angle arsenal since 1983! lol

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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #23 on: November 25, 2013, 03:47:45 PM »
Lane 1 Cherry bomb
Absolute Inferno


Though i have older equipment I don't use it.  I don't even know why it is in the house still collecting dust.  I use these two ball s when i go back to my hometown

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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #24 on: November 25, 2013, 05:19:51 PM »
Is the Yellow Dot a bleeder or one of the remakes?

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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #25 on: November 25, 2013, 07:18:34 PM »
     AMF 3dot Classic, AMF Impact, and Track Temper.

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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #26 on: November 25, 2013, 07:44:01 PM »
AMF Proflite Plastic
Ebonite Gyro 5
Columbia Black U-Dot
Burgundy Hammer
Brunswick Teal Rhino Pro

Don't use any of them,but still have them stashed away. Rolled 300's with the U-dot and Hammer. The Gyro 5 was my dad's and hasn't seen a lane since the 70's.

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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #27 on: November 25, 2013, 08:05:09 PM »
1.) AMF Black Angle
2.) AMF Bull Whip
3.) Brunswick Danger Zone
4.) Morich Ravage
5.) Brunswick Raging Inferno
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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #28 on: November 25, 2013, 08:56:03 PM »
Hmm, lets see...

Pink Hammer - 1989(16 lb., still fits)
AMF Sumo - 1990-ish
Dynothane - Element Zr-40
Dynothane - Threshhold NGS
Roto-Grip - Oracle


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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #29 on: November 25, 2013, 09:29:08 PM »
Columbia Black u dot ---- Black u dot 2  ---- Black Knight  ---- Brunswick Quantum teal
and purple
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Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
« Reply #30 on: November 26, 2013, 12:04:17 AM »
Is the Yellow Dot a bleeder or one of the remakes?

It is definitely not the 'Legend" re-release of 1991, that particular re-release had the "Legend" logo on the side.  I believe the one I acquired was the 2nd re-release around 1983'ish?
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