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chitown

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BALL DEATH?
« on: March 09, 2007, 03:04:00 PM »
I have to post this.  I have read on some of the forums about ball death.  I have read others say XXXX brand balls die after X number of games.  I'm sorry but i've never seen a bowling ball die.  I'm talking about a ball that's in the performance catergory hook less than a plastic spare ball.

Now I have seen bowling balls go thru different phases in ball life.  I have seen balls lose some of there overall hook and hitting power.  I have never seen a ball die to the point of not hooking anymore.

For me most bowling balls will be a little jumpy when brand new.  Then after about 20 games they start to settle in.  I also have a had a bowling ball that actually seemed to be more powerful after about 50 games on it.  When I do see one of my bowling balls loose a little hitting power or hooking power it goes into the hot water bath.  After that it's back to working like it does after it settles in.  

I just am shocked that some have said there bowling balls have died and don't hook at all.  This baffles me.

How much of this is exaggeration?

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Madrox

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Re: BALL DEATH?
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2007, 11:07:31 PM »
Well, my fired up currently has a little less overall hook than my blue dot (~8 for the fired up 10 for the Blue Dot) throwing down and in over 2nd arrow at ~16.5 mph, compared to if I had tried that earlier with the Fired Up I would hit the 7 pin or put it in the gutter.
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Slopsurprise

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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2007, 06:26:39 AM »
Sorry buddy, it is not an exaggeration. The question was asked by the author of the thread and I answered honestly with my findings. If you dont want to trust me here, that is fine. I have no reason to exaggerate or to make up storys. Just becasue you have never seen ball death dose not mean it does not happen.

Edited on 3/10/2007 7:24 AM
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Martin710

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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2007, 07:56:47 AM »
I agree with slopsurprise. The question is: are high performance balls dying because of the composition of the cover which wears off faster because of the higher hooking power or are they made to die faster so people buy more balls? A reputable online retailer told me some time ago that high performance balls are made to last 60-80 games. I have to say that not all high performance balls die early. Only some balls made by some manufacturers. We have seen many posts here identifying these balls so I'm not going to go into that
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Moon57

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« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2007, 08:13:06 AM »
Maybe the only way to solve the problem is a class action suit when the manufacture doesn't uphold the warranty for loss of ball action.
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JPL of VT

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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2007, 08:51:18 AM »
Back when reactives first hit the market, I got an AMF Ninja, after a couple of months I noticed that it just didn't have the same reaction.  I mean it was a very noticable change in performance. One day my sales rep for AMF stopped in and I told him about my Ninja, he flat out told me without batting an eyelash that these balls were good for approximately 100 games and that you would see a marked change in performance around that point. I was stunned that he so openly told me this, knowing how much these balls cost at the time.  Whether or not this is planned obselesence by the manufacturer or just the nature of the balls themselves is hard to determine, I'm sure the ball companies want to sell balls, but its discouraging to know that these balls don't have a long life at their optimum performance levels. I'm certain when you buy a set of golf clubs, skis, tennis rackets and other sports equipment you expect to get more than just 1 seasons use out of them.
Of course any bowling ball can last a lifetime if you don't care about performance, but if you do then be prepared to open your wallet on a regular basis.
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DON DRAPER

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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2007, 10:11:28 AM »
i'm sorry but i'm not seeing the so-called ball death that people have been talking about for several years now. granted, the only companies balls i've dealt with are brunswicks'. but, i've followed their recommendations for maintaining ball reaction to the letter. they are:

1) clean the ball after every time it's used.

2)when there is a visable track in the ball have it resurfaced with a haus-type machine.

3)have the oil extracted with a rejuvenator or revivor machine that many pro shops have.

using this guideline you'll see hundreds of games with like new reaction. of course if money is not a problem you could simply buy new equipment every now and then.

Edited on 3/10/2007 11:09 AM
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BrianCRX90

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« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2007, 11:30:32 PM »
Anyone like me who owned a Columbia ball with TEC suffered ball death. Other then that coverstock I don't know.
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