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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Zanatos1914 on January 28, 2014, 04:22:32 PM

Title: Ball Cracking Temp
Post by: Zanatos1914 on January 28, 2014, 04:22:32 PM

Does anybody know around what temp the balls normally crack...
I have heard stories of balls cracking in houses and I know that cant be the reason...
Will anything lower than 30 crack a ball --- YES I AM LAZY AND DONT LIKE BRING THE BALLS IN THE HOUSE... YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT NEED THEM...

Title: Re: Ball Cracking Temp
Post by: lilpossum1 on January 28, 2014, 05:31:28 PM

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YES I AM LAZY AND DONT LIKE BRING THE BALLS IN THE HOUSE... YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT NEED THEM...

I love this so much.

Title: Re: Ball Cracking Temp
Post by: Elimeno Pee on January 28, 2014, 06:34:08 PM

I used to leave mine in the car in michigan.  Never personally had issues with cracking.  All single drills.  that being said, it is dangerous to the equipment.  also, found my shoes sticky and my finger and thumb holes rather uncomfortable with the condensation with cold items in a warm environment.

Title: Re: Ball Cracking Temp
Post by: Rightycomplex on January 28, 2014, 06:51:40 PM

that's like anticipating diarehha.... LOL! From ball to ball it's different. One ball may crack at 20* temps when another ball from the same batch cracks at -10*. It's a risky chance to allow your balls to stay in the car, especially in the extreme winter/summer months.

Title: Re: Ball Cracking Temp
Post by: kidlost2000 on January 28, 2014, 08:21:11 PM

If you are lazy just leave them in the car. It doesn't really matter.

Title: Re: Ball Cracking Temp
Post by: flalefty on January 28, 2014, 08:27:47 PM

I have only had a problem with the ball cracking with storm products......all other brands I have left in my car with no problem.....storm and rotogrip balls have cracked in my house

Title: Re: Ball Cracking Temp
Post by: Armourboy on January 29, 2014, 04:02:18 AM

Just from my own personal experience, the problem isn't so much that they reach those temperatures, its that they reach those temperatures and then you bring them into a much warmer or cooler climate and then immediately toss one.

I left an El Nino 2000, Storm Eraser, and a Columbia 300 Beast all in my parents barn for 3-4 years, brought them in, let them warm to room temperature and had zero problems.

The core, filler and shell are all made of different materials and will have different expansion/contraction rates so if you take them from extreme cold to extreme warm you are probably just increasing the chances that it will crack.

Title: Re: Ball Cracking Temp
Post by: swingset on January 29, 2014, 05:21:52 PM

I agree, it's the change in temperature that potentially damages them not the temperature itself...and it's subjective. Some balls won't crack, others will sitting in a climate controlled pro-shop.

Title: Re: Ball Cracking Temp
Post by: Johnny cee on February 01, 2014, 03:33:09 PM

As far as working in the industry over the years, I only notice issues with heat not so much with cold temps. so leaving them in your trunk during the summer in Phoenix is really bad compared to leaving then in your trunk over the winter is typically not as much of an issue. The thinner the coverstock has a lot to do with it also. Defiant souls crack a lot. Hyroads not so much