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Blows

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usbc legal
« on: December 09, 2007, 01:43:04 PM »
Are the lane1 balls legal for usbc leagues? Why i ask none of the leagues i bowled on i have never saw anything using any of these balls
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Re: usbc legal
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2007, 09:46:55 PM »
Yes, perfectly legal.
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« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2007, 09:56:18 PM »
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Re: usbc legal
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2007, 09:58:39 PM »
ok,I was not sure as i said i have never saw anyone use these balls,Best ball for heavy oil? that rolls early and doesn't snap hard at the backend?I do not like long and snap balls
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« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2007, 10:22:47 PM »
If anyone has any doubts or problems, like league secretaries or presidents, (who, by the way, should know exactly where to look) point them towards this USBC web page:

http://www.bowl.com/downloads/pdf/approved_balllist.pdf

Also tell them to see the rule book, chapter 7, "USBC Equipment SPecifications", as it says on the first page.
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Re: usbc legal
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2007, 11:18:48 PM »
Well Blows I would look for a super carbide bomb its a big hooking ball that breaks at about half the lane.  But the only problem is it is a retired ball but you can find used ones and on occasion a nib if you want to fork out the cash.  Hope this helps
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Grayson

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« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2007, 12:31:57 AM »
and the newer balls have the "stamp" on them
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« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2007, 06:10:42 AM »
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Best ball for heavy oil? that rolls early and doesn't snap hard at the backend?I do not like long and snap balls


Uranium solid.
Drilled pin even with or below fingers, CG out, or drill it CG Axis if you dont mind a whopper of an X-hole. I drilled one of mine CG Axis (pin ended up even with fingers, just right of ring, 3.75" from PAP. It rolls early, and is a very smooth arc to the pocket...no snap. If you are going to do this, try to find one with low top weight.
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« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2007, 06:18:22 AM »
You have to work to find a ball from one of the major American ball manufacturers that is not USBC legal.  It's easier to check the Non-conforming list than the approved list.  The manufacturers don't want to put out a ball that's not approved; the overwhelming majority of people who are going to drop $150-250 on a bowling ball are bowling in USBC-sanctioned leagues and tournaments.

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« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2007, 08:29:16 AM »
If you can find a Super Carbide Bomb, that is the best ball ever made for heavy oil. A Solid Uranium is another good choice as well as the G-Force drilled CG Axis. =:^D
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Dan Belcher

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« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2007, 08:37:00 AM »
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You have to work to find a ball from one of the major American ball manufacturers that is not USBC legal.  It's easier to check the Non-conforming list than the approved list.  The manufacturers don't want to put out a ball that's not approved; the overwhelming majority of people who are going to drop $150-250 on a bowling ball are bowling in USBC-sanctioned leagues and tournaments.

SH
On a related tangent, why are those balls on the list not USBC approved?
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« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2007, 08:52:17 AM »
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On a related tangent, why are those balls on the list not USBC approved?


I don't know about all of them but I do know some.  The Michael Jordan ball is not approved because those little lines that make it look like a basketball are actually grooves in the cover.  Can't have that.

The webbing on the Web ball is not an image on the surface like a Viz-a-ball.  Each color is actually separate pieces of plastic.  The yellow is just yellow plastic molded into grooves in the black cover.  Has a tendency to chip and flake apart.

The Whiskey Bottles from Lanehawk is not approved because (I think) there is actually liquid inside the bottles.  If not, then it's the metal bottle caps.  Can't have actual metal in the ball.

The Bonanza IIs are non-conforming probably because there's no telling what the thing actually is.  Columbia would basically have to have each color approved separately since each color is a different core/cover combination.  Just not worth it for what's basically a blem.

The Ebonite Quasar is non-conforming because of the battery and lights inside it.  Again, can't have metals or electronics in the ball.

The others, I don't know.  I've seen the Via Planet X balls in the Kmart here, I would never have guessed that they are non-conforming.  They're not hard to find, and most non-approved balls are pretty rare.

I've seen a Web on the TV show, something from the late '90s or early 2000s.  Don't remember if it was ever thrown but it was on the ball return.  I think PB3 had one.

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WSUstroker

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« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2007, 09:04:29 AM »
Shelley, you bring up an interesting point.  Metal is not allowed to be used in a core, correct?  What about old C300 balls with Titanium?  Titanium is indeed a metal by all definitions yet these balls are legal.
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Grayson

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« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2007, 03:03:18 PM »
just speculation:
USBC changes rules now and then...

I guess when a ball is approved it is approved now matter what the rules say later... dunno...


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« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2007, 06:28:34 PM »
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Shelley, you bring up an interesting point.  Metal is not allowed to be used in a core, correct?  What about old C300 balls with Titanium?  Titanium is indeed a metal by all definitions yet these balls are legal.
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It's not true titanium as far as I know.  It's an undrillable titanium based ceramic nugget I believe.
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