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Title: Tombstone- Anyone remember the weightblock in this thing or..
Post by: Juggernaut on August 31, 2008, 09:29:37 AM
have a picture of it?  I got one from a guy who was throwing it away because he doesn't bowl anymore.

  It is a low games, lefty drill and I was wondering if it was worth messing with.

  It seems to have some incarnation of a bombs away core, but which one?
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Title: Re: Tombstone- Anyone remember the weightblock in this thing or..
Post by: laner7pin on August 31, 2008, 05:41:06 PM
http://www.123bowl.com/ball.asp?ballid=639

Link to the ball on 123bowl.com it says to be the first ball using the BOMB technology. There are others listed as well using the Bomb tech with core pics, but I am not sure which exact core the Tombstone used.

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Title: Re: Tombstone- Anyone remember the weightblock in this thing or..
Post by: charlest on August 31, 2008, 06:17:17 PM
I'd be inclined to worry less about the core (just assume it's strong) and worry more about the coverstock. This beauty had VERY, VERY hard particles. I think you needed to use Trizact paper to modify it. I remember it rolling SOOOOO early. It was similar to the original Brunswick Proactive coverstocks in that respect.


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Title: Re: Tombstone- Anyone remember the weightblock in this thing or..
Post by: Crankenstein300 on August 31, 2008, 07:47:35 PM
If I recall correctly it used the same core as the Tomahawk High Torque.
Title: Re: Tombstone- Anyone remember the weightblock in this thing or..
Post by: batbowler on September 01, 2008, 11:29:24 AM
I guess we can't expect anything else out of a Brunswick guy! He's here to talk up the Big B and if he made a positive comment about another company's equipment that would be the ball to buy! The Tombstone was a love/hate ball and I really like particle coverstocks and liked the Tombstone, but you had to know when to put it up. Just the same as the Warp Zone that I really liked and a lot of people didn't care for it. Just my $.02, Bruce
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Title: Re: Tombstone- Anyone remember the weightblock in this thing or..
Post by: Crankenstein300 on September 01, 2008, 12:43:40 PM
Well in all honesty, the Tombstone was not really well liked by many at all. The Riptide was even worse but all in all the "Pro Reactive Resin" Ebonite balls were not good.
Title: Re: Tombstone- Anyone remember the weightblock in this thing or..
Post by: Joe Jr on September 01, 2008, 12:51:52 PM
The Tombstone has to be one of the worst rolling balls in history.
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Title: Re: Tombstone- Anyone remember the weightblock in this thing or..
Post by: Juggernaut on September 01, 2008, 03:26:40 PM
WOW!

  Sounds like they should have named this one "Boatanchor" instead of Tombstone.

  Thats a shame too, this thing looks like its never been down a lane hardly at all.

  Maybe I'll save it for next summers P.B.A. league and use it on those higher volume patterns.
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Title: Re: Tombstone- Anyone remember the weightblock in this thing or..
Post by: Gazoo on September 01, 2008, 04:21:16 PM
Just notify the manager so that he can have the lanes you use resurfaced after you are done.

Edited on 9/2/2008 7:08 AM
Title: Re: Tombstone- Anyone remember the weightblock in this thing or..
Post by: batbowler on September 01, 2008, 09:54:32 PM
I liked mine and I was probably the only one who liked it! It did have a similar coverstock if not the same as the Riptide and it didn't go over very well either! You're the only one who can decide if it's any good for your game and just take all of these comments with a grain of salt, because one man's trash is another man's treasure! Good luck with your decision
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