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toomanytenpins

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the one
« on: January 11, 2006, 02:07:25 PM »
anyone notice the price of this ball going up it was 107 before xmas now its up to 130 is it that good

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Re: the one
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2006, 10:08:27 PM »
its a great ball worth the price
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Brickguy221

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Re: the one
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2006, 10:35:21 PM »
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Ebonite has had to ramp up production to meet demand on this ball. The Ebonite staffer I spoke with said sales have topped even their wildest expectations. Supply and demand at work....Ebonite hit the jackpot with this ball.
 


Damn....Will you guys quit tempting me to buy this ball????....lol

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The SuperHitMan

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Re: the one
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2006, 10:46:17 PM »
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jls

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Re: the one
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2006, 02:49:32 PM »
notice that in new ads it's now for light to med. oil.
is it possible that ebonite ran out of 1000 grit pads???
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jls

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Re: the one
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2006, 02:51:29 PM »
fbila   your right ebonite has finally got a ball that sells,
and the 1000 grits pads for it are selling even better.
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Housebowler

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Re: the one
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2006, 11:17:51 PM »
jls...what new ads are you talking about, all I have seen are med. to heavy? Also is it a bad thing that Ebonite "finally has a ball that sells"? Do you own a shop? Or are you just another housebowler like me? Are people using it in your leagues? I know in my league guys are bowling really good with this ball. Guys that can't make a ball hook are suddenly hooking this ball it looks like a winner. Way to go Ebonite. I want THE ONE.

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jls

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Re: the one
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2006, 11:02:59 AM »
NEW BJ MAGAZINE,  BALL REVIEW SECTION,  NOW SHOWS LIGHT TO MED. OIL
FOR THIS BALL
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Re: the one
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2006, 11:12:49 AM »
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NEW BJ MAGAZINE,  BALL REVIEW SECTION,  NOW SHOWS LIGHT TO MED. OIL
FOR THIS BALL


That is for the box surface.. its 4000 grit polished!  It looks like a mirror if you have ever seen one...  But if you take the surface down a little.. even to 1000 grit abralon, this ball definitely will handle heavy oil...  don't let their ratings fool you into thinking some other ball is strong just because it is released with a 500 grit cover and BJ states that it is for heavy oil...  The One is probably one of the stronger balls around...


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jls

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Re: the one
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2006, 12:50:09 PM »
this ball struggles in real oil,  your house shot like many others
are probably lt-med at best.   btm tested the ball and listed it's weakness
as heavy oil and dry,  which i agree with. most of the reviews i have seen on this ball are great,  bowlers love the ball,  however most say they took down the cover,  800-1000 seems to be the big winner, guys with a lot of hand seem to take the cover down to 2000. in my shop i would say most bowlers who are using this ball on "oil"  are bringing the cover down to 1000, and most using this ball on lighter patterns are going with 2000.  some are staying with 4000
but with no polish,  the way the hawg wild comes out of the box.
now as for balls sales,  this is by far probably the best selling ball ebonite
has had in a while,  in the premium line.  actually, in my shop, we sell more hawg wilds, but that could just be an area thing. by the way they don't list the hawg wild as a heavy oil ball,  and at 4000 plus polish for most normal
bowlers, the one will not work in heavy oil either. i feel it would have been nice if ebonite classified the ball with that box finish in mind.  because after reading most reviews, it sure seems like most are taking the cover down
for oil,  and that makes sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  and btm knows what they are doing
and they listed it as weak in oil.
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jls

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Re: the one
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2006, 01:16:48 PM »
strapper,  the box finish is 4000 abralon pad, with factory
finish polish.  the hawg wild is 4000 abralon pad.
ebonite does not have a 4000 grit polish.  in fact i don't know of anyone still
making that high a polish anymore,  seems most stop at 2000, or 2500,  and storm may be 3500.
as a pro shop, we are the ones a customer will complain to first when a ball
advertised as heavy oil sails. and that is why there are so many reviews on this ball stating that they took the cover down to 800-1000 for oil. most
ball companies state,  adjust the cover's by sanding or polishing to match up to the desired lane condition. YET EBONITE is the only ball company i know of that suggest's a 4000 grit, polished cover works in oil. excuse me but i find that
a little hard to except. of course i also don't believe pigs can fly.
now i am sure that someone with a lot of hand can move this ball in oil. but that's the exception,  not the norm.  our rep has a 65 year old teammate who he claims hooks this in fresh oil. and he probably does. but back here on earth
most bowler's can not hook a 4000 cover with polish in heavy oil.
the paradigm is another ball that many customer's seem to think works in heavy oil.  it is a 1500 polished cover out of the box, yet we take it down to 800 polish, or 800-1000 pad for oil. sometimes the wording in the ball companies ads,  lead people to expect way more out of a ball then is true. the bottom line is that most box finsih's need to be adjusted to match up to the desired
lane conditions.
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jls

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Re: the one
« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2006, 01:26:10 PM »
fbila,  you must have a better sales rep than we have, in oct. 05 when this ball was introduced, the only special we were aware of was an early buy, and it was about $10.00 off the reg. price. and your right,  should have bought more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
also i feel that it's pro shops that are making this ball such a success by adjusting the cover's for their customer's.
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ambi1

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Re: the one
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2006, 11:13:23 PM »
Guys .. so would you recommend getting 2 or even 3 pcs of The One, having different covers (layouts too of course) on each and use this as the foundation of an arsenal??

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toomanytenpins

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Re: the one
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2006, 03:18:53 PM »
i am still not biting i have been bit by too many balls saying they were this or that the more balls i buy the worst i bowl

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ImaRedbird

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Re: the one
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2006, 03:29:36 PM »
toomany

this is for u
i don't knock any company, i like em all. if a ball doesn't match up it's $150-$200 gone down the drain. I don't know anything about u but i will say if you are very consistent with speed, release etc. it should work for u. The one is a very bowler sensitive ball. I personally don't want "The One", seems like too much of a headache so i got an "overtime". It's up to u.
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