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Equipment Boards => Lane #1 => Topic started by: Bomb_Guy on January 31, 2006, 09:41:35 AM

Title: Need an answer about USBC Logo requirements
Post by: Bomb_Guy on January 31, 2006, 09:41:35 AM

I'm looking for an answer to a question that came up during my Friday night league.

I got into a debate with another bowler, about the requirements for the USBC marking on sanctioned bowling balls. I thought that USBC had decided to require all new balls to have USBC as a part of the serial number and grandfathered all currently approved balls indefinitely.

The guy I was debating with, thought that the current unmarked balls would only be legal until Jan 1, 2008. I tried to track this answer down on Bowl.com but I was unable to get a definitive answer from anyone.

I am concerned because I have some great saws in my arsenal, that I would like to keep using after Jan 1, 2008.

Thanks in advance.


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Lane #1
"The Rolex Of Bowling"
Proud Member Of F.O.S.
Bomb Squad and Diamond Cutter, Tweener

Title: Re: Need an answer about USBC Logo requirements
Post by: Sawuser on January 31, 2006, 05:47:34 PM

Bomb_Guy, the only thing I could find was the boxes must be marked with the logo.
http://www.bowl.com/downloads/pdf/USBCequipmanual2005_sectionIII.pdf

Maybe you should E-mail USBC with your question.
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Wayne
Hardcore FOS

Title: Re: Need an answer about USBC Logo requirements
Post by: BrunsNick on January 31, 2006, 05:49:04 PM

Balls without the USBC Star and special serial # are grandfathered in.

You are confused with their proposed X-hole ban which would eliminate balls with x-holes at 08.
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Title: Re: Need an answer about USBC Logo requirements
Post by: Bomb_Guy on January 31, 2006, 10:10:54 PM

Thanks Guys,

I was sure that I read that they grandfathered in all of the old balls where the USBC marking was concerned, but the other guy seemed so positive that I really wanted to double check. I searched high and low on bowl.com and couldn't find a definite answer.

As to the x-hole ban, there is no way to confuse the two issues, since they dropped both the "x-hole ban" and the "CG within 1 inch of grip centerline" proposals outright. There was no dates or grandfathering involved.

I appreciate the responses, it is sad that a question like this can not be easily answered in a couple minutes of browsing the USBC web site.
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Lane #1
"The Rolex Of Bowling"
Proud Member Of F.O.S.
Bomb Squad and Diamond Cutter, Tweener

Title: Re: Need an answer about USBC Logo requirements
Post by: mumzie on February 01, 2006, 12:32:06 AM

I believe that the USBC logo was one of the "proposed" rule changes that were discussed in one of the industry meetings.
I think they dropped that requirement. I also think they dropped the no weight hole requirement as well...
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