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Equipment Boards => Roto Grip => Topic started by: Goof1073 on April 13, 2004, 08:37:54 PM

Title: Retro Dual???
Post by: Goof1073 on April 13, 2004, 08:37:54 PM
There is a 16lb Roto-Grip Retro Dual up on Ebay right now...what in the world is this ball?  I looked on BBR's and they had info on a Retro Max, but no Dual.  It has got to ge an overseas release, but I can't find any information on it.

Jeff, et. all...any ideas?
Title: Re: Retro Dual???
Post by: brimar on April 14, 2004, 11:39:07 AM
ask roger hes the roto-guy or jeffrevs should know
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Title: Re: Retro Dual???
Post by: brimar on April 14, 2004, 11:43:36 AM
i just saw the auction. scroll down to the bottom. he lives in a non smoking pet free home. LOL thats the funniest thing ive heard all week. good thing i dont want my bowling ball smelling like cat pee or cigars.
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Brian
Title: Re: Retro Dual???
Post by: Jeffrevs on April 14, 2004, 11:58:49 AM
looks like an overseas Blue Retro Pearl to me....not sure........
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Better....much better!
Title: Re: Retro Dual???
Post by: DP3 on April 14, 2004, 12:19:44 PM
Wow, for once, Jeff is wrong on a Roto ball LOL.

I've seen a few of these in my area.  It's actually a two toned solid reactive looking piece with mica.  From what I was told by the owner, it's supposed to provide the "best qualities" of both the Red Retro and Blue Retro.  Gets good length for a solid ball(also has a mica additive in it) and has a strong backend.  Not flippy like the blue, but strong like the Solid Red, just alot later.  It fits in between the retro blue and red.  I think it was a very limited run.  I think a pro shop in our area still has one in 14 or 16lb.  Whenever I get back home I can check.  It only like $140 too which isn't bad at all.
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-DJ Marshall
"Repetition beats luck everytime"


Edited on 4/14/2004 12:13 PM
Title: Re: Retro Dual???
Post by: BuddiesProShopcom - Bill on April 15, 2004, 08:20:00 PM
http://www.bowlingballreviews.com/ball.asp?ballid=1360

I think this is the ball that you are talking about.
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Title: Re: Retro Dual???
Post by: Henrik on April 15, 2004, 11:16:16 PM
Dual retro is overseas version that blue retro and max retro is same that red retro

Thanks,
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Henrik Tremblay
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Edited on 4/15/2004 11:09 PM
Title: Re: Retro Dual???
Post by: Jeffrevs on April 16, 2004, 07:46:27 AM
I said;
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looks like an overseas Blue Retro Pearl to me....not sure........


DP3 said;
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Wow, for once, Jeff is wrong on a Roto ball LOL.


Henrik said;
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Dual retro is overseas version that blue retro and max retro is same that red retro


HHmmmmm ... not a bad guess afterall!





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JEFF
Better....much better!

Edited on 4/16/2004 7:39 AM
Title: Re: Retro Dual???
Post by: Goof1073 on April 16, 2004, 08:00:04 AM
Yup...that's the ball, thanks Bill!
Title: Re: Retro Dual???
Post by: DP3 on April 16, 2004, 09:50:29 AM
That's funny, all of the Dual Retros I've seen(and I've seen at least 5) come out of the box a DULL/Matter blue/red multi-color swirl with a good load of Mica in it.  What's wrong with the ones that were sent to the shop that carries them around here?  They might have the same cover as the Blue retro chemically but out of box cover prep and surface texture are nowhere near the same.
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-DJ Marshall
"Repetition beats luck everytime"