Thinking through the years of all the bowling balls you've owned, if you had the chance to decide what bowling balls have been the best through the decades that you've been bowling, what would make the list and why?
Well since I started in the 70's but really didn't start bowling well until the 80's, here is what I would say makes the list.
1980's: Columbia Yellow Dot. My father would not let me bowl with any other type of ball from the time I turned 12 until I was in college and discovered the urethane world. I worked my way up to a 185 average with this ball, shot quite a few high 600's with it, I think my high game back then would have been in the 260's.
1990's: Blue Hammer for a urethane ball. I remember when you didn't see anyone without one for the first 2 years of this decade (remember this was just before the resin explosion). My high game is still a 290 thanks to this ball, as well as high series with a 794, but both were shot at different times. A close second for me in the 1990's would be a Storm El Nino Wrath. I still have the ball in my arsenal, I've shot probably 35 700 series with it, just had a 280 game in a summer league with the ball as well.
Current decade: I would have to go with the Eraser Pearl Particle. Only for the fact that I've hit at least 10 different houses with it in various medium/heavy, medium and medium/light conditions and the ball still performed well on all 3. Brought me my highest league average of 222 over this past summer, and still hits strong 250 games after receiving the ball last February. A close second would be the Animal, but I haven't gotten enough games in to truly push it past the EPP.
Matt
