Post by: AnoKukoko on May 17, 2006, 12:19:06 PM
Post by: cnimsk on May 17, 2006, 09:56:12 PM
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Post by: Wallshot on May 17, 2006, 10:04:33 PM
Post by: JPRLane1 on May 17, 2006, 10:11:49 PM
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Yep, Columbia Blue Dot. It sets itself apart from other plastic balls as being the hardest plastic shell ever produced. Ever bowl on totally fried lanes and missed a ten pin by a 1/2 board 'cause your plastic ball actually caught a bit of friction? You would have made that ten pin with the Blue Dot.
Your both wrong the Blue Dot is no more than a diff colored white dot now. Exact same hardness. Its true the old ones were harder and were some of the hardest balls made period but the new ones are exactly same plastic and hardness as any other white dot.
I give one more vote for the XXXL.
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Post by: J_Mac on May 17, 2006, 10:32:00 PM
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Yep, Columbia Blue Dot. It sets itself apart from other plastic balls as being the hardest plastic shell ever produced. Ever bowl on totally fried lanes and missed a ten pin by a 1/2 board 'cause your plastic ball actually caught a bit of friction? You would have made that ten pin with the Blue Dot.
Your both wrong the Blue Dot is no more than a diff colored white dot now. Exact same hardness.
True, but there is more pearl additive it seems in the Blue Dots... even the new ones don't track up as fast as the WD's do... Minor issue if you polish the snot out of your plastic piece monthly.
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Post by: AnoKukoko on May 17, 2006, 10:45:26 PM
Again thanks, the Lane #1 XXXL looks nice but is it a suitable spare ball?
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Post by: shelley on May 17, 2006, 10:47:58 PM
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Post by: Atochabsh on May 18, 2006, 01:15:09 AM
The best spare ball is an Ebonite Zebra (of varying editions) drilled axis so that the strips run parallel with the rotation of the ball.
I also have an Ebonite Eyeball, that is drilled axis so that the pupil of the eye ball is always facing the lane on its way to the 10 pin.
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Post by: azguy on May 18, 2006, 06:57:51 AM
JMO
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Post by: dizzyfugu on May 18, 2006, 07:00:05 AM
here my 2 cents:
The current Blue Dot is a polyester as any other, hardness 78-80 on the D-scale. Same as White dots.
I heard from local high level players that, even though they are also 78-80 hardness rated, the Maxim balls have good grip and move more than any other polyester ball, especially when the back end is dry. I cannot prove it, but the sources are serious (this topic occurs anywhere, I assume).
The XXXL makes a nice dry lanes ball. If you want a hook in your spare ball, you might want to invest lots of money into this polyester ball with a true core, what makes the XXXL unique. The core makes the ball roll, and this is a nice control option. On the other side, the ball will move in the backend, you must decide if this is desired.
Another good option are the Rio balls from Circle athletics. Rumors are that these are very hard, too, therefore going straight, but I haven't found a reliable source yet for their D-rating. If someone knows for sure, please let me know
And... the Lanemasters "Arrow" IS a hard ball. It is probably expensive, but has a D-rating of 84-86 if I remember right (something like the original Blue Dots, I think). This is, as far as I know, the hardest and "straightest" spare ball out there right now.
Hope this helps?
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Post by: clint191 on May 18, 2006, 07:15:52 AM
w/ her extremely slow ball speed. I use one of balls from
the "Hustler Pool Ball" line from Ebonite. It gets a lot
of looks if you could still find one.
Post by: Jorge300 on May 18, 2006, 07:31:19 AM
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Post by: AnoKukoko on May 19, 2006, 01:01:39 AM
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Post by: mr banger on May 19, 2006, 01:31:00 AM
Post by: dizzyfugu on May 19, 2006, 03:57:38 AM
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Post by: BowlerKidR on May 19, 2006, 05:17:44 AM
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Anyone knows the hardness rating of the Tuff?
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exactly the same as the Big Blue spare which is the same as a Maxim, which is the same as a White Dot.
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Post by: JoCo on May 19, 2006, 09:30:09 AM
Thanks for the help.
Post by: leftehh- LG on May 19, 2006, 10:26:32 AM
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How good of a spare ball would the Brunswick looney tunes ball line be? I need a spare ball and we have alot of glow bowling fundraisers around here.
Thanks for the help.
Spare balls are meant to go straight and pick up spares
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Edited on 5/19/2006 10:24 AM
Post by: BrooklynSlop on May 29, 2006, 08:31:48 PM
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