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Xcessive_Evil

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Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« on: November 20, 2008, 04:38:35 AM »
There's been alot of posts lately about how many balls one buys a year, etc.  Granted I've bought some new ones this year, but I have 5 others that I still have a great use for. The "oldest" one I still use is a Track Mean Machine.  It was released 7/06.
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David Lee Yskes

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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #46 on: November 20, 2008, 05:42:25 PM »
I have a old Red Hammer that I had red-drilled a few weeks ago, and love using it on the Thursday nite league i bowl cuz generally the lanes are toast so the ball, hooks n sets up in the pocket   nothing like shooting mid 600's with a urethane......
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KennyRambo

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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #47 on: November 20, 2008, 05:51:05 PM »
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Gabriel94509

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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #48 on: November 20, 2008, 06:04:04 PM »
I have an original St. Louis plant Faball Nail that used to use on a weekly basis. The house i bowled in has older Brunswick synthetics with alot of friction, and they don't lay down much oil. I was shooting alot of low to mid 600's with a few 700's here and there with just the nail and a plastic ball for single pin spares.

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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #49 on: November 20, 2008, 06:36:21 PM »
Forest Fire, 1995 I think. What a monster ball with THOUSANDS of games on it.
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revTrex

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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #50 on: November 20, 2008, 06:37:56 PM »
Brunswick Mineralite -- I believe around 1954
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Atochabsh

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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #51 on: November 20, 2008, 06:56:58 PM »
Ebonite Reactive 8 ball
Ebonite Tidalwave Wipeout
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rockerbowler18

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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #52 on: November 20, 2008, 07:13:56 PM »
Original Black AMF Angle from the seventies.
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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #53 on: November 20, 2008, 07:16:42 PM »
A Nitro/r i have stashed for some wood lane/old oil machine houses i'll be visiting next yr
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Smash49

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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #54 on: November 20, 2008, 07:46:01 PM »
Green LT-48 is the oldest.  I do have a black that is undrilled.  

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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #55 on: November 20, 2008, 09:19:04 PM »
Look at all the idiots that HAD to add a score in their post.  

The question had nothing to do with how great you guys are.  

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KingofKings696

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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #56 on: November 20, 2008, 10:55:52 PM »
I currently throw:
Purple sumo
purple rhino pro
gold rhino pro(needs to be replaced soon if someone has one lying around)
red pearl faball hammer
original faball nail

I guess I need a few more of these real old gems. I mean heck just the other day I pulled a 183,191,222 with my old purple sumo
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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #57 on: November 20, 2008, 11:06:31 PM »
Ebonite Blue and Grey Wolf - 1996
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Astroman

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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #58 on: November 20, 2008, 11:22:25 PM »
98 red Pulse


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Pat Patterson

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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #59 on: November 21, 2008, 01:40:49 AM »
Lane Masters/Legends 2003 release of "The Answer".

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Re: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use?
« Reply #60 on: November 21, 2008, 02:16:36 AM »
Columbia Red Pulse
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