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dicnic

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All Balls Same Color?
« on: January 16, 2009, 09:53:03 AM »
Just wondering ...... does anybody select their bowling balls by color? I mean, do they have their arsenal made up of similarly colored balls?

I don't even know if it possible. They would not have to match exactly, but close. Maybe there are some bowlers who are so madly in love with a color that they buy all their balls the same color.

Anybody do this or know of anyone who does it?

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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2009, 05:56:15 PM »
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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2009, 05:58:59 PM »
It's not about colors, it's about performance. With that being said, no I don't, nor do I know of anyone who does.
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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2009, 11:09:30 PM »
In Asian culture very rarely is green a bowling ball color.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green
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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2009, 02:42:29 AM »
I think you'd be suprised how much color comes into people decisions, whether subconscious or conscious.

I think ebonite really missed the mark by not making the hot sauce a fiery red and orange pearl

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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2009, 02:43:11 AM »
I don't select a ball on color. But I've never owned a bolwing ball I thought was ugly.

Companies spend a lot of money to make a good product and then to market it. The more appealing the better the sales the more likly others are to buy it.

And if it is a bad product they will still get some sales just for the appeal/look of the product that helps keep it from being a total loss.

Look at how many people buy a bowling ball because someone else is using it and scoring well with it and may not even be the right ball for what they need.....but it is the ball they think they want.
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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2009, 06:43:06 AM »
believe it or not people.. there are more people out there that are OCD (not meant to be a joke as I am partially OCD on things too) on color of bowling balls. I have eight customers of my own that will not throw a ball that has red or even the slightest hint of red in it.. Thank God they dont stick with one company or I would have a hard time setting up arsenals for them.

I have some older customers who are very old school, and will only throw balls that have very little swirling of colors in it..imagine how hard that is to work.. A lot of Fury's and Uprisings to them.

But on the general consensus.. the answer to the question is NO..
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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2009, 07:11:35 AM »
Black balls clearly work the best
I would opt to order all balls in black if I could.
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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2009, 07:18:59 AM »
I bought an Arsenal Artillery based on performance. I was just praying it wasn't going to be as hideous as most of the pictures I had seen. Thankfully, it is much better looking in person. maybe i should look into a New Breed solid.
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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2009, 02:23:40 PM »
Never purchased based on color, but I did have several people ask me if I only used purple balls.  I never realized it, but at one time most of my balls had purple as a main color.



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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2009, 03:39:51 PM »
I don't pick on color for the performance stuff, I have a system and color isn't factored in. And for balls that have different colors (tropicals etc.) I normally don't even pick, I just take whatever one there is, i'm not picky.

The only thing I do have to say on the color subject is that plain black bowling balls with inserts that can't be seen (black or clear) are the bomb, but i'd never pick a plain black ball over one because of the color only, its all about performance.
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jd1319

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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2009, 03:58:23 PM »
I know someone who chooses his equipment based on color.  Fortunately, we were able to find a great choice for him in his preferred color, but it was not the ball that I would have picked for him if color wasn't an issue.
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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2009, 06:08:27 PM »
I have a teamate who picked up an Perfect Rival and a Virtual Gravity alondgwith a Gold, White, Black Zone.  He said he's only gonna throw ugly equipment.  Does that count?
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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2009, 06:21:28 PM »
I have a friend that at one point was big on purple bowling balls.  He had a Hammer 3D offset, a Reaper and a purple Ogre...he did not understand why he should not pick balls by color, but we have since educated him.
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Re: All Balls Same Color?
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2009, 07:49:13 PM »
Ive seen some good bowlers not want a ball because of its colour/feel. A buddy of mine loved his 'tude1. Told him to get a 'tude3 to which he replied "Dont like the colour" His stepmother was the same about the Storm La Nina "ewwww it feels all fuzzy and horrible!!!"
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