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splitcity

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earliest hooking ball ever made?
« on: June 28, 2004, 07:33:11 AM »
go back in the last 6 years or so. my vote is the
track silencer.
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Re: earliest hooking ball ever made?
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2004, 10:34:56 PM »
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Re: earliest hooking ball ever made?
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2004, 10:39:50 PM »
I never threw eather one but have heard the Riptide and the Tombstone started hooking in your backswing.
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Re: earliest hooking ball ever made?
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2004, 10:42:12 AM »
I had the pleasure of owning a Riptide.  Had to start my hips left on my second step to get out of the way of the hook.  If you want a ball that rolls out, on any amount of oil, with any amount of hand, at 30 feet get a Riptide.
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Doug Sterner

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Re: earliest hooking ball ever made?
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2004, 11:12:32 AM »
Without a doubt the earliest ROLLING ball ever made was the Navy Phantom from Brunswick. In fact I still think that the RG values for that core are the limits for ABC's standards.

Now if that ball would have had a resin or particle coverstock I don't think you could touch it. Even with a urethane cover the ball still performs well today.

NOw if you wanna talk more recent production, then yes I agree with the Tombstone...the ball would hook in the air before it even hit the lane!!!
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da Shiv

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Re: earliest hooking ball ever made?
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2004, 11:36:14 AM »
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...have heard the Riptide and the Tombstone started hooking in your backswing.


Yep.

I still can't believe that I saw Jason Couch using the Tombstone in the televised finals once.  I figured that Jason and his Ebonite ball advisors must know something I didn't know, because that seemed to me to be a terrible ball choice for him.  It was.  I never saw him use it again.  I don't think I ever saw anyone use it again.

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TheBowlingKid25

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Re: earliest hooking ball ever made?
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2004, 12:22:18 AM »
I'd have to say my friends fuze, dulled to 220 grit!
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Psychoballtester

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Re: earliest hooking ball ever made?
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2004, 02:12:33 AM »
Back in the day,

They still had bowling alleys,I had a,
one those Dang Blasted Columbia Yellow Dots.
(aka the bleeders)
There!!,I typed it,Oh Nooooo Mr Bill!!!!!!

It is true,BTW!

There wasn't much choice in 1979 was there!
(aka I had to be around this earth sometime)

I sure hope someone else volunteers an older ball
than mine,LMAO!!

Laterz

Psycho.B.T
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