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Juggernaut

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Absolutely terrible bowling balls?
« on: August 05, 2015, 04:09:15 AM »
 The topic of worst ball you've ever had made me wonder something.

 Are/were there some balls out there that were SO bad that they were just absolutely certified terribly bad "dogs" of the bowling ball world?

 They wouldn't be "hit or miss" type balls that some did and some didn't like, these would be those rare cases where you don't know virtually anybody who tried one that liked it, and were so bad that it makes you wonder how they ever got made and put on the market.

 From the other thread, three stood out to me that might be in this category:
1. Ebonite TOMBSTONE
2. Ebonite RIPTIDE
3. Faball SYNTACTIVE SLEGEHAMMER

 Were not talking something you didn't like, we're talking the ones that seemingly NOBODY you can remember ever liked.  I've never met, or heard of, anyone who liked the ones I mentioned above.

 Anymore I'm leaving out? 
 Anybody out there ever like any of the ones I mentioned?
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Re: Absolutely terrible bowling balls?
« Reply #16 on: August 06, 2015, 10:51:53 AM »
Quote from: Juggernaut on August 06, 2015, 01:19:06 AM
Quote from: MI 2 AZ on August 05, 2015, 05:08:36 PM
Quote from: J_w73 on August 05, 2015, 02:48:06 PM
Quote from: Good Times Good Times on August 05, 2015, 07:03:35 AM
Visionary z-spins that no one knew that they were (or refunded)?   :-\

I don't think the ball was terrible per se......but there were a lot drilled wrong (which I totally understand why) which led to some poor reactions.

What were the names of some of these balls?

Mixed Breeds were at the top of the list, with the other Breeds (Breed, New Breed) and the Spartan.  I think the Gladiators were also but can't trust my memory.



 That probably explains why a friend of mine never liked his N.B particle pearl. It was drilled to be strong, but never really was. Has a "lazy" reaction and doesn't carry very well.
 
 If it is a "z" spinner, that would explain what is wrong with it.

I had a New Breed Particle Pearl for a while and loved it. No special drilling, just one of the same ones I use on everything else. It wasn't a heavy oil ball but it was good on a house shot.
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Re: Absolutely terrible bowling balls?
« Reply #17 on: August 06, 2015, 11:34:43 AM »
I know there will be a couple of people that will jump in and say they liked the ball, but I think the EPX has to be pretty high on the list when you consider quality control, tendency to crack, and over all dis satisfaction by a lot of bowlers.
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Re: Absolutely terrible bowling balls?
« Reply #18 on: August 06, 2015, 01:38:10 PM »
Quote from: spencerwatts on August 06, 2015, 06:33:57 AM
Preach, Juggernaut!
I used an Orange Dot during one league set, circa 1983. I didn't pick up another urethane ball until 1989. By then I had no choice in order to keep pace with the competition who had better hitting capacity than I did.

The next absolutely worse bowling ball, in my bowling experience, was the original Brunswick Edge. Pure junk. And you can throw in the Mark X because of its brittle shell.

Wow, I know I owned an Orange Dot and a Mark X.  I might have had an Edge since that name sounds familiar to me.  Don't remember what I thought of the balls now but I must not have been too impressed with them or I would remember more about them.

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Re: Absolutely terrible bowling balls?
« Reply #19 on: August 06, 2015, 02:40:48 PM »
I have undrilled Orange Dot and Mark X balls sitting on the shelf.   The Mark X shell is now 'rippled'...can't imagine it would last a game before it simply exploded into fragments.  Went thru 3 of them in my younger days and until they cracked, worked very well for me.

Re-creating the Orange Dot might be the Fix-All for the easy conditions everyone complains about.  600's would be reported from 6-game sets.
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