102101, if you choose to buy a plastic ball from storm, columbia 300, or hammer, these are made in china. many, if not most, better players buy and use plastic balls for single pin spares. these people have a decision to make if they are that serious about buying american made products only.

i'm glad you're happy with your 900global and amf equipment but i doubt it's better than my brunswick c-system 2.5. better for you maybe.

we recently had a DeTerminator in our shop, (on loan) and we spun EVERYTHING....just to learn the process, etc. Our results were surprising...We carry many different brands with no ties to any one company. The stuff from Ebonite International (Columbia, Ebonite, Hammer, Track) when spun had PSAs that were off from the factory markings. Now, this was just a small sample (our inventory) The balls from Brunswick, Storm and MoRich were spun and the PSAs wer DEAD ON. I had thought that the stuff from Mexico was sub par. I was wrong. Makes me wonder about balls that I've drilled and used with little success. Of course, this only matters for balls with a marked mass bias.

All in all, I'm looking to get more equipment from companies that spin their equipment on a DeTerminator BEFORE it leaves the factory. I know which ones do....

monster pike, there are several flaws in your reply.

 first,you do have a choice when it comes to bowling bags and shoes. if you can't find an item like this made in this country you have three choices:

1) have one custom made. norm duke has custom made bowling shoes if i'm not mistaken.

2) buy a product that's made in a foreign country.

3) if you are a man of your convictions and you choose not to do either #1 or #2 then i guess you wouldn't bowl.


secondly, storm doesn't make a viz-a-ball. that is a patented trademark from brunswick. just because your storm ball says "made in the usa" doesn't mean they're all made here. most are now made in china and have been for some time. i believe ebonite still makes their maxim plastic ball in this country.

am i not here to tell anyone what to buy or not to buy. am i also not here to tell anyone what to buy in regards to where it's made or who runs the company that make it, etc. i am here to say that i'm sick and tired of the whining and crying that's going on ever since brunswick moved bowling ball production to mexico over three(3) years ago. a business decision was made to keep a 100 year old company afloat. if any of you armchair ceo's had a better idea and plan perhaps you should have applied for a job at brunswick about 4-5 years ago...........