Author Topic: Oldest ball you have that you STILL use? (Read 7594 times)

Xcessive_Evil · « **on:** November 20, 2008, 04:38:35 AM »

There's been alot of posts lately about how many balls one buys a year, etc. Granted I've bought some new ones this year, but I have 5 others that I still have a great use for. The "oldest" one I still use is a Track Mean Machine. It was released 7/06.
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dizzyfugu · « **Reply #61 on:** November 21, 2008, 02:52:04 AM »

Oldest one that sees use only in training: Blue Hammer from 1993.

Oldest ball that sees frequent use and spreads terror at league adn tournaments: Revolution Renegade from 2000
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jensm · « **Reply #62 on:** November 21, 2008, 03:51:06 AM »

Plastic: Columbia Blue Dot - purchased fall 1996

Light Oil: Columbia Cuda/C Pearl - purchased fall 1996

Medium Oil: Ebonite Apex Adrenaline - purchased spring 2002

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Leonidas · « **Reply #63 on:** November 21, 2008, 04:53:49 AM »

Columbia OUTrage 4000 + polish
on fried lanes a absolutely lethal weapon
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rexb300 · « **Reply #64 on:** November 21, 2008, 05:23:28 AM »

use a brunswick Phantom red and lanes dry use a 1995 ? cuda/c

shelley · « **Reply #65 on:** November 21, 2008, 05:52:34 AM »

Brunswick Cyclone. Wish I didn't need it but it comes out pretty much every week.

SH

sheppy335 · « **Reply #66 on:** November 21, 2008, 08:20:16 AM »

Gyro 1 got it in 1988
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ramimac · « **Reply #67 on:** November 21, 2008, 08:30:33 AM »

I miss my Cuda/c

was great ball...

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I still use my Brunswick ShockZone, Demolition Zone, and Battlezone Bullet.

I threw my 300 game last year with my lime green Columbia Messenger.

And in my most difficult house that I bowl in, I 've gone back to throwing my old Columbia Cuda/C, with success.
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dyno- thane300 · « **Reply #68 on:** November 21, 2008, 08:33:55 AM »

nu-line xcaliber

cwshields · « **Reply #69 on:** November 21, 2008, 08:37:11 AM »

Gyro 1 - used for spares

Columbia Power Torq

Ebonite Thunderbolt dual block

Faball Blue Hammer

crackkills · « **Reply #70 on:** November 21, 2008, 08:48:45 AM »

Storm X-Factor Ace
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Reijn · « **Reply #71 on:** November 21, 2008, 08:49:53 AM »

I still roll my Track TKO from 2000.
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OTBTbowler · « **Reply #72 on:** November 21, 2008, 09:52:42 AM »

I use my AMF RPM Swirl (1996) every week. I also use a Quantum Leap as a go to ball in a different house.
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Why change balls? I can miss my target with any of them!

Necromancer · « **Reply #73 on:** November 21, 2008, 09:55:57 AM »

Quantum Helix. Ain't no one can top that for classics!

I think a ball company should invest more in the idea of 2 different coverstocks on the same ball. I remember back in the day WRW made the Helix look pretty damn good when prizes for 1st were in the $100,000 range. I do believe he won a nice 6 figure check rolling this bad boy!

I don't know why people stopped using the Black Widow also. I haven't seen anyone in my leagues use it since it came out. Apparently if it is a year or more old, it sucks.
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« **Reply #74 on:** November 21, 2008, 10:06:47 AM »

Absolute Inferno

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mainzer · « **Reply #75 on:** November 21, 2008, 11:00:35 AM »

Primal Rage
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