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supernoodle

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The 3 worst balls you have seen
« on: March 23, 2004, 07:05:54 PM »
What are the 3 worst balls you have seen or have bowled with?

1) Bone XS
2) Synergy ETS
3) Helix ( The one with the Urethane stripe )
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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2004, 10:13:44 AM »
1. TPC Warrior
2. X-Factor Deuce
3. Power Charge Pearl
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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2004, 10:13:55 AM »
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da Shiv

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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2004, 10:18:30 AM »
Ball selections in this topic pretty much have to be more a story of individual style than actual bad balls, but it will be interesting to see if any balls show up on a lot of lists.

My list:
1.) Faball Hammer 4DHPT
2.) Faball Blazing Violet 3D Offset Hammer
3.) Ebonite Riptide

I'm not Hammer bashing--I liked the Spike HPT, and I have 4 of the Ebonite Hammers in my lineup now.

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Goof1073

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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2004, 10:29:41 AM »
While I still believe there is no such thing as a bad ball, just bad match ups...these were the most problematic balls that I ever saw:

1. Bone XS
2. Phantoms
3. Helix's

The acrylium balls that Ebonite produced were interesting...but would work if you were matched up correctly.
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Brickguy221

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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2004, 11:37:18 AM »
I have 4 listings instead of 3:

Bone XS
Storm X Factor
Track Contender
All Columbia Balls

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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2004, 03:20:55 PM »
All three that I try to throw when I change to something that is supposed to work. Seems like the more I understand the more I need to understand.
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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2004, 03:20:56 PM »
All three that I try to throw when I change to something that is supposed to work. Seems like the more I understand the more I need to understand.
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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2004, 03:21:00 PM »
All three that I try to throw when I change to something that is supposed to work. Seems like the more I understand the more I need to understand.
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da Shiv

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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2004, 03:35:27 PM »
Interesting to see the various X-Factors so well represented.

The Bone XS always appears prominently on these kinds of lists.  I completely missed that ball, but a guy who used to work in the pro shop I go to, and who is a respected ball driller and averages in the 2-teens swears by the Bone.  He's made a hobby out of collecting them off of Ebay.  (He got out of the pro shop biz because he couldn't stand dealing with people anymore.)

Could someone who knows about it tell me a little about the Bone?  What kind of core and coverstock did it have?

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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2004, 03:41:23 PM »
Worst Balls/match-up for me:

1) Apex Reflex and Intensity (I like the V2 Sanded and Killer Instinct Sanded).
2) All Columbia particle balls until 2001. The Chaos was the best while it lasted.
3) Storm Super Power, Trauma ER ( I like the original Trauma and the X Factor)
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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2004, 03:52:27 PM »
Storm Trauma Response
AZO Red Fusion
Storm Power Bolt


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Sniper206

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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2004, 03:56:15 PM »

 1. Storm Power Bolt

 2. Columbia Extreme Chaos

 3. Columbia Throttle/R
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LuckyLefty

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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2004, 04:36:11 PM »
It just depends on the guy and his hand and the lane.

My friend had a Rip and probably had 20 760+.  He wants another.

I have one and love it sometimes!  Big hitter always!

Icon300 a friend won $10,000 with it.  He's not complaining.

REgards,

Luckylefty
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Re: The 3 worst balls you have seen
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2004, 05:21:44 PM »
1. Whole Trauma Series
2. Throttle R
3. Icon 2/300
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