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bcw1969

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Custom bowling ball made
« on: April 30, 2014, 03:04:07 PM »
I just stumbled across this today. This guy has made a bowling ball and is looking to get it produced. Interesting core design, and seems to have massive backend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAMU8Yv1omI

In the second video he compares his hitman bowling ball to a hammer taboo and a storm virtual gravity nano

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk_Pup6YEuE


Brad


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itsallaboutme

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Re: Custom bowling ball made
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2014, 04:19:10 PM »
Pipe dream.  All the manufacturers can make a ball that will react like that.  Getting it to pass USBC certification is another story.  Marketing a ball that isn't certified is too risky for anybody to do. 

JamminJD

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Re: Custom bowling ball made
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2014, 08:16:22 AM »
This guy use to bowl were I did, the house he shot that in is were I bowl. I have had several conversations with him when he was designing that ball. He really had a good understanding of the physics involved and put a lot of time and effort into this project.

Whether or not he gets this sold to me is irrelevant in the grand scheme, because you have to give him props for going thru and making his dream come true. I think that designing this ball and  what he has done is a major bowling accomplishment!!
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ImBackInTheGame

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Re: Custom bowling ball made
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2014, 08:38:33 AM »
This all went down a number of years ago.  If I recall, he had some conversations with Hank Boomershine and Storm poured this one off for him.  The whole process had to be exciting for him and in the end was probably worth it.  It never seemed to get off the ground and I haven't seen him around BBE for about a year.  Last I heard he was going to look for some financial backing using kickstarter. 

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Re: Custom bowling ball made
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2014, 09:00:28 AM »
he turns the piss out of the ball with no control at all and the ball hits like a marshmallow. sorry but it wouldnt be a very good ball and that lane is probably burnt the hell up
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