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DP3

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The balls used to shoot 900
« on: May 05, 2013, 02:30:07 PM »
Hey guys.  I'm compiling this list of the balls used to shoot 900 for my upcoming bowling podcast series that I'll be launching this summer.  I have most of them off of memory of press releases, video footage, and witness/player accounts. 

If anyone has the rest of these or 100% positive corrections to the list, please add them.  Ones I am not 100% sure of I have listed a (?) beside it.  Ones I have left alone have 100% confirmation.  Thanks.

The 900 Club

Glenn Allison  52 (R) La Habra, CA July 1, 1982
- Columbia Yellow Dot

Jeremy Sonnenfeld [5] 20 (R) Lincoln, Nebraska February 2, 1997
- Columbia 300 Pulse Pearl

Tony Roventini [6] 28 (L) Greenfield, Wisconsin November 9, 1998
- Brunswick Rhino Pro Teal

Vince Wood [7] 20 (R) Moreno Valley, California September 29, 1999
- Storm Fire Power

Robby Portalatin [8] 28 (L) Jackson, Michigan December 28, 2000
- El Niño Gold (thanks jhutch769)

James Hylton [9] 28 (R) Salem, Oregon May 2, 2001
- Storm El Niño Gold

Jeff Campbell II [10] 22 (R) New Castle, Pennsylvania June 12, 2004
- Hammer Blade Pearl

Darin Pomije [11] 30 (R) New Prague, Minnesota December 9, 2004
- Hammer Deal

Robert Mushtare [12] 17 (R) Fort Drum, New York December 5, 2005
- Storm Paradigm

Lonnie Billiter Jr. [13] 24 (R) Fairfield, Ohio February 13, 2006
- Storm Eraser Screaming Banshee

Robert Mushtare 18 (R) Fort Drum, New York February 19, 2006
- Brunswick Scorching Inferno

Mark Wukoman [14] 50 (R) Greenfield, Wisconsin April 22, 2006
- AMF Radar

P.J. Giesfeldt [15] 24 (R) Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 23, 2006
- Brunswick Absolute Inferno

Rich Jerome Jr. [16] 29 (R) Baltimore, Maryland December 22, 2008
- Ebonite NVD

Chris Aker [17] 47 (L) Winnemucca, Nevada October 30, 2009
- Big Rig Diesel

Andrew Teall [17] 24 (R) Medford, New Jersey November 2, 2009
- (?) Rotor Grip Cell

Andrew Mank [18] 22 (R) Belleville, Illinois March 18, 2010
- Storm Reign of Fire

William Howell III [19] 22 (L) Middletown, New York October 21, 2010
- Storm Virtual Energy (thanks storm makin it rain)

Matt Latarski [20] 23 (R) Medina, Ohio December 28, 2010
- AMF Power Up Slam (?)

Bob Kammer Jr [21] 41 (R) Crown Point, Indiana January 8, 2011
- (?) Hammer Raw Hammer Jacked (thanks hankscorpio)

John Martorella Sr. [22] 28 (R) Greece, New York April 12, 2012
- Hammer Black Widow Venom

Jimmy Schmitzer [23] 18 (R) Riverside, California April 20, 2012
- Storm Virtual Gravity (thanks 2handedrook12)

James Williams [24] 47 (R) Wakefield, Rhode Island April 16, 2013
- Track 912T

Joe Scarborough [25] 50 (R) Lady Lake, Florida April 21, 2013
- Storm IQ Tour Pearl (thanks meatball)
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #16 on: May 05, 2013, 10:41:41 PM »
You are incorrect...it was the last 3 games of the tournament which was 2-8 game blocks of match play...he was abt 150 out of the lead...
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2013, 10:46:58 PM »
Didn't I just say you might be right about it? Relax dude.
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #18 on: May 06, 2013, 07:45:09 AM »
Bill Howell's was with a Virtual Energy
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #19 on: May 06, 2013, 02:44:20 PM »
I think jimmy s. shot 900 with the original virtual gravity.
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2013, 04:10:11 PM »
Joe Scarborough Used IQ Tour pearl, at least in the last three shots.
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2013, 09:40:18 PM »
I believe Robby is in Reno right now, but I will try and get it..  I am 95% certain it was a Storm ball.
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2013, 09:44:31 PM »
Nevermind, I found it on Storms website  Robby Portalatin, Jackson, Mich., Dec. 28, 2000 (Storm El Nino Goldâ„¢)
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #23 on: May 06, 2013, 10:45:55 PM »
Cool guys, thanks for helping me complete the list.
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #24 on: May 07, 2013, 10:09:12 AM »
Although not recognized as a 900 series, my good friend Tommy Gollick shot three 300 games in games 2 through 4 of a four game set in May 2010 setting the record of 47 strikes in a row.  He split for a 9 fill in the first frame of game one and struck out for the night.  The orb of choice on that evening was the Storm Invasion.

I'm looking forward to the podcast.  Please let us know when it is available.
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