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BigBZ

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What ball has been the biggest disappointment to you?
« on: June 01, 2004, 04:02:49 AM »
I know that different drillings ect. make a big difference in performance, but what ball have you tried that was the flatout biggest disappointing dud? Just curious-Brian

 

solid9

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Re: What ball has been the biggest disappointment to you?
« Reply #31 on: June 02, 2004, 04:32:35 PM »
Track EMB

kendog

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Re: What ball has been the biggest disappointment to you?
« Reply #32 on: June 02, 2004, 04:39:19 PM »
Apex Intensity can't be beat for it's unparalleled crappiness. That's a heck of a combination there, looks like crap, and reacts like it too.
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tsupra

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Re: What ball has been the biggest disappointment to you?
« Reply #33 on: June 02, 2004, 05:04:50 PM »
The Killer Instinct Sanded was a dud for me, it would just slide down the lane until the end and then boom, wash out!! Tried to change coverstock and it just didn't do anything for me.

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Re: What ball has been the biggest disappointment to you?
« Reply #34 on: June 02, 2004, 05:12:17 PM »
Vortex II.  Had two of them, neither lasted long in the starting lineup.  Odd, because the V2 Pearl is one of my all-time favorites; the V2 Clean is my go-to ball right now; and I loved the Nitro R^2 pearl.

Walking E

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Re: What ball has been the biggest disappointment to you?
« Reply #35 on: June 02, 2004, 05:19:22 PM »
No doubt - my Storm Trauma Response.

Granted, I had the ball drilled to rev early (to help combat my above average speed), but I still expected it to actually hook and arc on oily lanes. Instead it would just rev up and then make a VERY lazy move towards the pocket (or not at all, sometimes), leaving plenty of buckets and the embarrasing 5-pin. And again, to clarify, this was on oily lanes. I knew better than to throw it on conditions that it wasn't made for.

Anyway, I did manage to find a good shot for this ball -- down and in. It works extremely well for that type of shot. Problem is that I'm not a down-and-in bowler and I only occasionally find a condition suitable for that shot, so the ball has limited value to me.

I never really cared for my violet Brunswick Rhino Pro either. Way too over-under for me. I never liked my urethane Ebonite Turbo either, nor my Ultra Angle (more like Ultra no-Angle!), or my Ebonite Hook Shot (more like "Doesn't Hook Shot").

Maybe I should get the Trauma redrilled with a different layout, although judging from the number of postings for this ball, it may not make a difference. I would've put my Columbia Flipside Wow on this list also ("Doesn't Flip-side Wow"), but then I changed the layout and it works pretty good now.
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Walking E

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Re: What ball has been the biggest disappointment to you?
« Reply #36 on: June 02, 2004, 05:34:14 PM »
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i am surprised that no one has brought up the WEREWOLF or the VECTOR series from columbia.


I had the Vector 2 and it was terrible for me, but I later found out that the shell on my ball was slightly warped. So the pro shop guy got me a replacement Vector 2 from Columbia and this second ball became one of my best rolling balls ever (if not the best even now).
It helped that he drilled the second ball axis weight (a very good layout for me), but this ball was soooooooo smooth-rolling for me.

It's the only urethane ball I still have, and I've had it now for about 12-13 years.

P.S. I didn't like my Thunderbolt either. That's the ball I threw the only time I ever left the sour apple. Ugh! I wanted to crawl under the ball rack when I left that split!
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janderson

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Re: What ball has been the biggest disappointment to you?
« Reply #37 on: June 02, 2004, 05:39:27 PM »
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Columbia Orange Dot....for those who can remember it.


That ball was over-under back in the 80's!
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spatten

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Re: What ball has been the biggest disappointment to you?
« Reply #38 on: June 02, 2004, 05:43:40 PM »
Savage Flip was horrible for me.  Couldn't get it to read on any conditions.  Just point and squirt.  Tried I dunno how many drillings and surface changes.
Eventually sold it back.

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Re: What ball has been the biggest disappointment to you?
« Reply #39 on: June 02, 2004, 05:43:45 PM »
Power Groove Reactive

Despite several shell modifications, two very different layouts, and testing on various different oil patterns, the ball had a wicked sharp hook at 30 feet and was rolled out by 35 feet.

Maybe I just got a lemon.

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seadrive

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Re: What ball has been the biggest disappointment to you?
« Reply #40 on: June 03, 2004, 10:28:35 AM »
The Savage solid.  First game, ball was unbelieveable!  After that, it sucked!

I know, it's me and/or the drilling, but I tried all sorts of different surface preps, and I could never get a consistent reaction out of it.

Honestly, I'm not good enough to say that a particular ball was bad.  Every ball I've owned was a better ball than I am a bowler.
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