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BrunsMike

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How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« on: February 26, 2008, 01:50:36 PM »
Yup the subject line asks the question. How many have you all got in a weeks time? Me, 3 in a week. Ebonite The One, Brunswick Vapor Zone, and Brunswick Power Groove Reactive all 15#.
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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2008, 09:56:43 PM »
Don't get post, What is the pont of this post do you think anyone cares if you pay for your bowling balls or not.

BrunsMike

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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2008, 10:01:34 PM »
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Don't get post, What is the pont of this post do you think anyone cares if you pay for your bowling balls or not.


I was just curious to see how many others out there get a lucky break with free gear. Sorry to you for the pissed in oatmeal you had this morning for breakfast.
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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2008, 10:06:35 PM »
At least 25 comp balls total but i should for all the balls i buy over the years, in a week 2 would be the answer.

Dan Belcher

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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2008, 07:10:12 AM »
I have gotten one free ball ever.  A teammate had drilled two Morich Onslaughts and gave me the one he didn't like since it had the pin only about 1 inche from his PAP.  It was around 2 inches from mine, and worked great in a second shift league where the lanes got unpredictable and I needed a very rolly ball just to stay near the pocket, even if carry was sometimes suspect.

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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2008, 07:13:48 AM »
I won a Lane #1 ball of choice in a Virtual Tournaments raffle and then two days later won the Track ball they were giving away daily from the Track site. Went with the Cobalt Pearl and Machine. Still throw the Pearl to this day.

I ended up getting both drilled up just before a ProAm, and had experimented a reverse pitch thumb to try dealing with callus. I didn't have a chance to throw either since I picked them up and drove straight to the tournament.

First shot in practice, ball falls off my hand in the down swing and crushes my ankle. It hit so flush it bounced straight into the gutter and stopped.
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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2008, 07:25:11 AM »
Zero?
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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2008, 07:40:51 AM »
Zero. Ever.
But I've stayed at a Holiday Inn Express & saved money on my auto insurance
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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2008, 10:41:35 AM »
Zero, but I am willing to break the goose egg.
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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2008, 10:46:34 AM »
How do you get all these free balls? Do you have to swallow or can you spit it out. A free ball is not worth that in my opinion.
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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2008, 10:59:51 AM »
I have got one free bowl in my lifetime and that was last year at our youth banquet when I won a No Mercy in a ball raffle. Each person got one ticket when they walked in. Other then that never. Since I throw pretty much only Lane#1 in sure ill never get a free ball never mind get one cheap.
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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2008, 11:08:55 AM »
One, an AMF Kick. Friend of mine who works for AMF had one with a 0" pin and give it to me one night after league, said I needed something that didnt hook so much. Used it for a few months then sold it (changed my game/grip at the time).
I usually have "free balls" all the time in the summer when it gets warm

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BrunsMike

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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2008, 09:33:34 PM »
This is not a bragging post by any means. Just a topic thats different from anything Ive ever seen on the forum in the past. Cant someone be original for a change>??

If i wanted to brag I would have said how many ive had in my 18 years of bowling!
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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2008, 09:43:31 PM »
none
im jealous

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Re: How many free balls have you got in a weeks time??
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2008, 09:44:31 PM »
I've received ONE free ball in 50+ years of bowling.
I received a Free Storm Attitude Shift.
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