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splendorlex

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What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« on: July 20, 2005, 06:59:20 AM »
Can't seem to find any info on it!
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KDawg77

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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2005, 03:02:25 PM »
It's basically Columbia 300's original ultra-hard or slicker polyester ball. It comes in one color, like a silver-white pearl and it's harder/lower friction polyester than a white dot.

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Nodsleinad

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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2005, 03:04:57 PM »
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splendorlex

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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2005, 03:15:14 PM »
Ahh, I see.  Now I actually know what a bunch of the guys from my league are throwing for ten pins!  
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splendorlex

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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2005, 03:24:13 PM »
I do see a lot of those, is it somehow better than other spare balls?  I am in the market for one!
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KDawg77

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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2005, 03:24:52 PM »
Sort of, but it still comes down to the operator.
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shelley

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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2005, 03:40:41 PM »
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I do see a lot of those, is it somehow better than other spare balls?  I am in the market for one!


The older ones were significantly harder than most plastic spare balls of the time.  90+ on the D-scale.  Newer ones are not as hard, but still harder than many plastic balls (White Dots, Target Zones).  The additional hardness means less surface to grab the lane which means less friction generated and less hook potential.  How much less, or whether it was really effective with so little hook to start, I don't know.  They're usually slightly more expensive than most other plastic balls, but not as expensive as premium plastic balls like Vis-a-balls or the Spare Tire.

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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2005, 03:42:35 PM »
Had a friend (state record holder for doubles, as a matter of fact) and teammate who used to throw a blue dot.  No kidding, the guy could hook the lane with the thing with next to no effort.  Incredible.
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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2005, 04:20:12 PM »
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Had a friend (state record holder for doubles, as a matter of fact) and teammate who used to throw a blue dot.  No kidding, the guy could hook the lane with the thing with next to no effort.  Incredible.
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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2005, 07:56:56 PM »
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Had a friend (state record holder for doubles, as a matter of fact) and teammate who used to throw a blue dot.  No kidding, the guy could hook the lane with the thing with next to no effort.  Incredible.
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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2005, 10:13:07 PM »
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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2005, 12:10:27 PM »
DP3 - that is the shortest accurate answer I've seen in this forum (or any other forum)
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splendorlex

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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2005, 12:11:06 PM »
You can't fool me!  That's a blue SQUARE!!
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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2005, 10:20:10 AM »
Kevin Gillette of Florence, Ky won the 1980 PBA Canadian Open using a BLUE DOT!
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Dyno-Joe

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Re: What the heck is a Blue Dot?
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2005, 11:04:19 AM »
I actually saw Gillette's blue dot. Shame I couldn't throw it. I saw him throw it on video because my soon to be coach worked with Kevin and had that telecast he won. Jim Merril (sp?) is the coach I'll be working with who lives in Florence and worked with Kevin.
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