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GhettoBowler123

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Paradigm Passion Cracking After 5 Shots
« on: January 15, 2006, 12:35:06 PM »
My Passion has a crack between the bridge already.  The crack is in the lower portion of the bridge and it's curved like a smiley face.  This is the second Paradigm crack on me.  The Pearl and now the solid.  This ball has not even been released to the general public.  Storm please fix the problem.  I back you guys 100%.  Don't loose customers.  I own over 25 storm ball currently and Paradigms are the only ones that have cracked on me.  PS the ball rolls great and hits like a truck. As for my second pearl has not crack yet after 20 games.
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BrunsMike

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Re: Paradigm Passion Cracking After 5 Shots
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2006, 08:49:48 PM »
Columbia 300 and Track do this as well. This does not effect the performance of the ball in anyway. Just costs a little more when you goto have the ball plugged and redrilled later on. Leave it alone I say.

P.S.
With the few games you have on it, how do you like the ball? Got any pictures of the ball and layout. Im thinking about trying out this one from storm but im not sure yet, Love the new Brunswick equipment I have currently.
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NE Lake County IL
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775 Series/288 Game
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GhettoBowler123

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Re: Paradigm Passion Cracking After 5 Shots
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2006, 09:03:08 PM »
I know its not a problem yet but that's how my Paradigm Pearl started.  A little crack between the bridge and then boom.  It started spread around the finger holes.  The finger holes to the pin.  Pin to the weight hole.  Like I said they replaced it and the new one is great.  As far as the old one at least I shot 300 and 800 with it.  I could send you pics.  I'll take them tonight with my digi cam.  Leave email address.
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C300_Rye

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Re: Paradigm Passion Cracking After 5 Shots
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2006, 10:00:13 PM »
i would like to see ryet@earthlink.net

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Brickguy221

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Re: Paradigm Passion Cracking After 5 Shots
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2006, 10:16:57 PM »
I don't understand it as I now have 60 games and counting and no cracks. I'm not saying it never will, but it hasn't yet.

You guys are doing something wrong when you drill these balls. If you don't put the pin right up against finger hole, use sharp bits, don't drill so fast as to make the holes hot, bevel the holes, glue the inserts down in the filler part of the ball, don't force thumb slugs in if the hole might be a wee bit tight for the slug, (work it out) don't leave balls in car, don't leave balls in garage, etc., then the balls shouldn't crack.

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BrunsMike

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Re: Paradigm Passion Cracking After 5 Shots
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2006, 10:49:53 PM »
The bridge will crack if the distance between the fingers is too small, Heat while drilling is usually the reason why cracks happen.
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Mike Zadler
NE Lake County IL
Brunswick Equipment
Sanctioned Highs:
775 Series/288 Game
Sanctioned average (2004/2005)
194
Mike Zadler