Author Topic: Thinnest Shell in bowling balls? (Read 8412 times)

bowler851 · « **on:** March 29, 2011, 12:38:22 PM »

Do all Lane #1 balls have as thin of cover as the Boom R'ang, I was shocked to see how thin the cover was after I drilled it up. You would think for what they cost the cover would be over a 1/4" thick.

icefiction · « **Reply #1 on:** March 29, 2011, 09:00:21 PM »

I drilled an avalanche once that had 1/16th of an inch cover. Needles to say they replaced it.

mezzagain · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2011, 11:59:06 PM »

Over-priced and over-hyped by the Lane# 1 shills selling stuff out of there garage/ pro shop to make a few pennies.

Should have bought a Utah ball !

mezzagain a.k.a. the mezz

Edited by mezzagain on 3/30/2011 at 0:05 AM

Cobalt Bomb · « **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2011, 04:48:49 AM »

Lane #1 balls are poured by 900g. 900g balls tend to have thinner shells than most from what I have seen. Some amount of filler between the core and cover is necessary to get the RG below 2.55 or so, how much varies from core to core and manufacturer to manufacturer.

Nails · « **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2011, 05:06:23 AM »

I hate to say it, but in my eyes, Global 900 might be becoming the new Ebonite as far as cover inconsistency goes. With Ebonite, it was about performance. Some would hook like gang busters and revive well, some were just never as reactive and once they were done, they were done. With Global, their problem seems to be with cover thickness and cracking. I had one very thin cover (cracked and replaced), have seen a few other thin covers, and have seen many more than average crack The good ones are good, but more bad eggs than I want to take a chance on.

Telling it like it is.

bowler851 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2011, 07:02:49 AM »

So are you all saying cover thickness can very from ball to ball and if so what is the thickness of other BoomRangs out there please post. I am now curious because all my storm covers are over 5/8 of an inch and my boom is less than a 1/4".

triggerman · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2011, 07:41:28 AM »

welcome back Mezz

have you priced them lately as compared to Ebo internaional and storm stuff

mezzagain wrote on 3/29/2011 11:59 PM:
Over-priced and over-hyped by the Lane# 1 shills selling stuff out of there garage/ pro shop to make a few pennies.

Should have bought a Utah ball !

mezzagain a.k.a. the mezz

Edited by mezzagain on 3/30/2011 at 0:05 AM

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zeusjr · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2011, 03:18:36 PM »

Mine is between 3/8 and 7/16" thick. It is normal for 900G poured balls to be a little thinner then Storm, but yours seems a little thin...

I'm not gonna speak for yours since if what your saying is correct it does sound thin, but as far as mine I wouldn't worry about it being a little thinner then Storms stuff because Lane#1 stands behind their stuff better then anyone else.

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bowler851 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2011, 04:03:18 PM »

Zeusir will thinner cover lead to shorter ball life.

kidlost2000 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2011, 06:04:28 PM »

Bigger cores will do that from time to time on any bowling ball. It will also vary some from one side of the ball to the next. Nothing I would worry about. I don't throw lane one but have seen it with many different brands.

Be good, or be good at it.

JessN16 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2011, 06:07:23 PM »

I've had one 900Global-poured ball crack (Lane #1 Dynamo X2). I've lost four Storm balls in the last 16 months (Paradigm, Attitude Shift, Thunderstruck Pearl, Dark Thunder).

On average, I cannot tell a noticeable difference in surface thickness between my Storm, 900Global or Ebonite products.

Jess

302efi · « **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2011, 11:56:56 PM »

Had to post this pic of My old Storm poured Epic Saga....Roto ignored my requests to replace it as well..

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I will head to my local pro shop. Right after I buy it online.

ecc0_9879 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 31, 2011, 12:15:04 AM »

my bank pearl didnt seem thin seemed thicker than my storm stuff and no cracks in any of it

http://s572.photobucket.com/albums/ss169/ecco_9879/

zeusjr · « **Reply #13 on:** April 01, 2011, 04:54:28 PM »

Anything is possible, but I bowl about 9 games a week and take care of my stuff religiously and have yet to have one die..

bowler851 wrote on 3/30/2011 4:03 PM:Zeusir will thinner cover lead to shorter ball life.

My bowling site: http://home.comcast.net/~BandRBowling

My eBay site: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/zeusjr73

notsohotshot · « **Reply #14 on:** April 01, 2011, 10:16:58 PM »

I have seen a learge amount of Storm tropicals crack lately. Why?

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