Author Topic: Bowling ball specs from the 1990s (Read 17826 times)

spencerwatts · « **on:** July 27, 2014, 06:03:25 PM »

Here's an example. I purchased a Fab Blue Hammer and a Fab Burgundy Hammer back in 1995. Bill Hall, who designed the Blue Hammer, shared with me recently that the Blue Hammer's and Burgundy Hammer's differential were both about a .020; their RGs were 2.51 and 2.52, respectively.

I'm guessing that a high differential back then was anything in the .030s, probably as high as the mid-.030s. I'm curious if anyone might recall what was considered a high differential ball during that era?

Impending Doom · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2014, 10:47:55 PM »

IMO, once you get the intermediate diff above 0.025, the mb placement is almost too much of a factor in ball layout. I had 2 of the Awesome line balls from Morich (hook and revs) hated the hook (.028 intermediate diff) and couldn't do much with the revs. Now, in my bag, my Network is .030, and I chose to use a pin placement to increase the the response to friction due to this. Even at 45*5*30, it's very rolly, and I can't go very left to right with it. I believe its due to the intermediate diff being so high.

avabob · « **Reply #17 on:** July 30, 2014, 10:40:17 AM »

The Fury line signaled the decline in Brunswick equipment that has only turned around in the last couple of years.

Super strong asymmetric cores plus very aggressive shells have created a bunch of top end balls in most lines that people cant use on anything but THS. Thus the reason that the mid priced symmetric balls have become so popular.

Author Topic: Bowling ball specs from the 1990s (Read 17826 times)

spencerwatts

Bowling ball specs from the 1990s

Impending Doom

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avabob

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