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bamaster

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Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« on: December 22, 2005, 01:58:57 AM »
I do.  It was a plastic ball Brunswick.  It was red swirly.  Conventional grip.  No inserts of any kind.

I was 12 or 13, I forget.  But I do remember putting a pillow at the end of the hallway and making my own "lane" so that I could practice.  The ball put little burn spots on the carpet, hehe.

Man, I remember how much I loved that ball.  I'd clean it when it was already clean.  The good ol' days!

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DON DRAPER

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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #46 on: December 22, 2005, 06:53:18 PM »
my first ball that i bought was a brunswick triple crown from jc penney in 1985---i think it cost $39.
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JessN16

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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #47 on: December 22, 2005, 07:06:41 PM »
Brunswick Black Beauty 8-pounder when I was eight. I still used it to shoot the 10-pin as a teenager until it cracked between the finger holes one night, then literally broke about three shots later. A big chunk came out of it.

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Scolai

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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #48 on: December 22, 2005, 07:10:35 PM »
14 lb Columbia 300 Black Knight.

It went up in a blaze of glory when I tossed it on a bonfire.  It had been eaten by a ball return and was rendered useless.  It was replaced with a 15 lb Black Knight that the center bought as a replacement.

To this day, that bowling center has a sign up that says, "Use personal equipment at your own risk".
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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #49 on: December 22, 2005, 07:25:09 PM »
mine was a AZO Ultima Pro. still have, hooks like its brand new.
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GutterDawg

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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #50 on: December 22, 2005, 08:29:02 PM »
My first was a Brunswick "Mark Roth" that I picked up back in 1984 or 85.  I think it was a K-Mart special like so many others seem to have started with.  I still have it and it's a pretty good ball for picking up (or at least trying to pick up) 10 pins.
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comy24

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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #51 on: December 22, 2005, 10:21:11 PM »
My first ball was a 16# columbia yellow dot back in 1989
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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #52 on: December 23, 2005, 05:51:19 AM »
16# Brunswick Black Diamond.  1968?
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MonkeyBoy

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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #53 on: December 23, 2005, 07:01:12 AM »
13lb ebonite maxim sparkle blue
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Bowling General

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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #54 on: December 23, 2005, 07:20:43 AM »
a brown thing and still have it
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chitown

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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #55 on: December 23, 2005, 08:26:20 AM »
My first was an ebonite ball.  It was black and didn't say anything else on the ball.
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da Shiv

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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #56 on: December 23, 2005, 08:30:13 AM »
16# Brunswick Black Beauty, inherited from my uncle.  (I didn't start bowling until I was a 180# 17 year old.)

First ball I bought for myself was an LT-48 (original).

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Badger856

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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #57 on: December 23, 2005, 08:41:41 AM »
My best Christmas memory..I was eight and Santa brought me a 8lb Gold swirled Lucky Strike bowling ball.  Even had the Shamrock logo on it.
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baltimora

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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #58 on: December 24, 2005, 08:40:14 PM »
12 lb Brunswick Butterscotch colored plastic ball. I thought I was styling!
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BrunsMike

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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #59 on: December 24, 2005, 08:52:54 PM »
My 1st ball was a K-Mart Special. No idea what it was, I just remember it was a deep blue pearl and plastic 11#.

Since then ive had more then 150 balls with the # still increasing.
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Re: Do you remember your first bowling ball?
« Reply #60 on: December 24, 2005, 08:57:58 PM »
mine was an 14# Brunswick Rhino LE

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