Author Topic: COVERSTOCK DEATH? Your Experiences? (Read 610 times)

Ramtart · « **on:** February 24, 2005, 01:43:05 AM »

Hi everyone,

Thought I would throw this general question out there.
Have any of you encountered coverstock death or early ball death?
I ask this of you because I'm curious to know if any of you have had a ball that for some reason just totally died on you.

I could understand if the ball had like over 1000 games (I have a friend with a Danger Zone that still kicks butt and probably does have a 1000 games on it hehe), but I have read reviews and heard stories like such as...

I've had my ball for "X-amount of games," and I've cleaned it and tried everything. It just doeesn't react like it did from day one and I've had it for only 3 months! Cleaned it, baked it, re-surfaced it, Rejuvenated it, etc. etc., I can't bring it back to life. (This is a re-creation hehe)

Granted, every ball has a life span. I have been bowling for 15 years and I don't think I've had a ball really die on me, but I did have a Proactive Teal Zone that I loved and had like 300+ games on it. That one finally died and I couldn't bring it back to normal.

Anyways, have you owned any equipment that just didn't drive like it used to coverstock wise or just in general? If so, I'd love to know what brand/ball/type of coverstock.

Should be an interesting read.
Thanks for your input!
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Ram
S.F. Bay Area, California

KDawg77 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2005, 09:45:47 AM »

I've seen a Brunswick Inferno that was cleaned after every shift die on a teammate of mine. He even used Hook Again. I think he needs a serious resurfacing and repolish to NIB condition.

Burak Natal · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2005, 10:44:57 AM »

No need to mention specifically. It is simply any ball and every ball.

We've been through this zillion times before.

As you said in your post, everything has a life span. Everything dies in the end eventually. Either 100 or 300 games according to the style, oil amount encountered etc.. No more than that. Point is they do NOT die completely, can still "kick hard" on certain conditions (match up).

Best way to see the reaction loss is simply drilling the same ball with similar specs and play side by side. Sorry to say this but it is a scientific fact!

One should keep in mind that THS is not the true condition to test the life span of a ball. Everything hooks on a wall shot! Drill new one, take the old one together with you and try more demanding conditions..

Some coverstocks last longer some not. Granted, good maintenance would increase the life span. But I've never ever seen a ball (reactive/particle) reacts like new after 200 or more games.

Burak

Edited on 2/24/2005 11:41 AM

Ragnar · « **Reply #3 on:** February 24, 2005, 10:46:28 AM »

I have too many balls and buy and sell so often that I've never experienced coverstock death. However, my driller has a Goliath with about 100 games that he ran thru the rejuvinator. It now hooks like new, rather than go virtually straight. I've never ever heard of a ball so dead that at least some kick couldn't be restored.
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