Author Topic: Rate your balls! (Read 8010 times)

Gene J Kanak · « **on:** May 09, 2008, 02:47:32 AM »

I already know that some of you will have a field day with that title, but what I'm really asking you to do is take a stroll down memory lane to rate some of the gear that you've put into your hands. Some questions may only be relevant to true ball junkies like myself, so don't worry if you are unable to answer them all. I know it's tough, but do your best to put only one answer for each question. If you have additional questions that you think should be asked, feel free to put them into your response so those that follow can chime in. Have fun, and let's see what we get.

1. How many bowling balls have you owned: 160-170
2. The first ball someone bought for you was: Blue Pearl Hammer
3. Your first performance ball was: AMF Cobra (black)
4. Your first reactive resin ball was: Nu-Line X-Calibur (Purple Pearl)
5. Your first particle ball was: Granite Gargoyle
6. Your first particle pearl ball was: Purple Ice Executioner
7. Your highest series was bowled with: Black Widow Solid (804)
8. Your higest game was bowled with: The One (300)
9. The ball that most impressed you: Black Widow Solid
10. The ball that disappointed you the most: Vicious (original reactive)
11. The ball you sold/traded/broke that you most want back: Pearl Cherry Bomb
12. The best hitting ball you've ever owned: Granite Gargoyle
13. The worst hitting ball you've ever owned: Trauma Response
14. The best looking ball you've ever owned: Uranium Pearl
15. The ugliest ball you've ever owned: Trauma Response
16. The ball you most wanted but never got to own/throw: Apex Adrenaline
17. The ball you know will always find the pocket: Black Widow Solid
18. The ball that baffled you the most: Power Groove (Gold/Chrome)
19. The most over-rated ball you've ever owned: Raw Hammer Doom
20. The most under-rated ball you've ever owned: Blade Pearl
21. The biggest hooking ball you've ever owned: N'Sane LevRg
22. The earliest-rolling ball you've ever owned: Super Carbide Bomb
23. The least-hooking non-spare ball you've owned: Lane 1 Bullet
24. The ball you've won the most $$ with: C300 Action
25. The ball you don't currently have but want the most: The Cell

OK, those are my answers. Go ahead and copy down the questions and put in your own responses. Again, feel free to add questions that you deem appropriate, but make sure to let us know that you added them so that others will be sure to include them in their lists. Have fun!
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O · « **Reply #1 on:** May 09, 2008, 10:53:33 AM »

Does your boss know you have this much free time? Do you even have a boss? Tell Angie happy mothers day for me.
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livespive · « **Reply #2 on:** May 09, 2008, 11:00:10 AM »

1. How many bowling balls have you owned: Maybe 100 drilled and undrilled, and collected.
2. The first ball someone bought for you was: Colbalt Rhino
3. Your first performance ball was: Teal Rhino Pro
4. Your first reactive resin ball was: Teal Rhino Pro
5. Your first particle ball was: Power Surge c300
6. Your first particle pearl ball was: Game pearl
7. Your highest series was bowled with: Charcoal Executioner(700)
8. Your higest game was bowled with: Rhino Pro T2(300)
9. The ball that most impressed you: Black Widow Solid
10. The ball that disappointed you the most: Sky Bolt
11. The ball you sold/traded/broke that you most want back: Rhino Pro Copper X
12. The best hitting ball you've ever owned: Charcoal Executioner
13. The worst hitting ball you've ever owned: Sky Bolt
14. The best looking ball you've ever owned: Crimson Executioner
15. The ugliest ball you've ever owned: None
16. The ball you most wanted but never got to own/throw: None
17. The ball you know will always find the pocket: Charcoal Executioner
18. The ball that baffled you the most: Sky Bolt
19. The most over-rated ball you've ever owned: Sky Bolt
20. The most under-rated ball you've ever owned: Power Surge
21. The biggest hooking ball you've ever owned: Rhino Pro copper X
22. The earliest-rolling ball you've ever owned: Teal Rhino Pro
23. The least-hooking non-spare ball you've owned: Sky Bolt
24. The ball you've won the most $$ with: Rhino Pr T2
25. The ball you don't currently have but want the most: Rhino pro T2, Copper X

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livespive · « **Reply #3 on:** May 09, 2008, 11:00:50 AM »

quote:
Does your boss know you have this much free time? Do you even have a boss? Tell Angie happy mothers day for me.
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It's friday the boss is probably gone.
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strikealot · « **Reply #4 on:** May 09, 2008, 11:04:21 AM »

i rate my balls a 10/10!
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JMORRIS · « **Reply #5 on:** May 09, 2008, 11:08:51 AM »

1. How many bowling balls have you owned: 40-50
2. The first ball someone bought for you was: AMF Blue Angle
3. Your first performance ball was: AMF Blue Angle
4. Your first reactive resin ball was: AMF Ninja (original Black)
5. Your first particle ball was: Brunswick Pro Zone (azzure)
6. Your first particle pearl ball was: MoRich Awesome Revs
7. Your highest series was bowled with: Storm Rapid Fire(855)
8. Your higest game was bowled with: Ebonite Reactive "8" Ball, Track Stomp Pearl and Storm Rapid Fire (300)
9. The ball that most impressed you: Storm Rapid Fire
10. The ball that disappointed you the most: Columbia Pro-Hook Extreme
11. The ball you sold/traded/broke that you most want back: Yellow Sun Storm
12. The best hitting ball you've ever owned: Storm Rapid Fire
13. The worst hitting ball you've ever owned: Columbia Pro Hook Extreme
14. The best looking ball you've ever owned: Storm Special Agent
15. The ugliest ball you've ever owned: Tie - AMF Bone XS and Yellow Sun Storm
16. The ball you most wanted but never got to own/throw: Bruns Gold Rhino Pro
17. The ball you know will always find the pocket: Any on THS
18. The ball that baffled you the most: Hammer Black Widow (due to bad layout)
19. The most over-rated ball you've ever owned: Ebonite Omega
20. The most under-rated ball you've ever owned: Ebonite Reactive "8" Ball
21. The biggest hooking ball you've ever owned: Roto-Grip Cell
22. The earliest-rolling ball you've ever owned: Faball Burgundy Hammer
23. The least-hooking non-spare ball you've owned: Faball Pink Hammer
24. The ball you've won the most $$ with: Track Stomp Pearl
25. The ball you don't currently have but want the most: Storm Gravity Shift

Edited on 5/9/2008 12:15 PM

KDawg77 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 09, 2008, 11:38:44 AM »

1. How many bowling balls have you owned: 20ish
2. The first ball someone bought for you was: HiSkore 300
3. Your first performance ball was: Wine Rhino
4. Your first reactive resin ball was: Crush/R
5. Your first particle ball was: Chaos
6. Your first particle pearl ball was: PP Deisel
7. Your highest series was bowled with: PURe Hammer (black) 772
8. Your higest game was bowled with: 300(2) AMF Ninja Master/Hammer Sling Blade
9. The ball that most impressed you: Hammer Sling Blade
10. The ball that disappointed you the most: Particle Diesel
11. The ball you sold/traded/broke that you most want back: AMF Ninja Master
12. The best hitting ball you've ever owned: Hammer Big Deal
13. The worst hitting ball you've ever owned: none
14. The best looking ball you've ever owned: Hammer Sling Blade
15. The ugliest ball you've ever owned: Total Chaos
16. The ball you most wanted but never got to own/throw: Original Inferno
17. The ball you know will always find the pocket: not sure
18. The ball that baffled you the most: Rule Delta 1
19. The most over-rated ball you've ever owned: Raw Hammer Doom
20. The most under-rated ball you've ever owned: Ninja Master
21. The biggest hooking ball you've ever owned: Black Widow
22. The earliest-rolling ball you've ever owned: Particle Deisel
23. The least-hooking non-spare ball you've owned: currently, Doom
24. The ball you've won the most $$ with: Blue Hammer
25. The ball you don't currently have but want the most: Not sure

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Edited on 5/9/2008 12:22 PM

keglerx · « **Reply #7 on:** May 09, 2008, 11:45:40 AM »

1. How many bowling balls have you owned: around 90-100
2. The first ball someone bought for you was: AMF Classic 3 dot
3. Your first performance ball was: Columbia Yellow Dot
4. Your first reactive resin ball was: Brunswick Absolute Inferno
5. Your first particle ball was: Storm Flash Flood
6. Your first particle pearl ball was: Roto Grip Oracle Vision
7. Your highest series was bowled with: Faball Blue Hammer (798), Columbia Yellow Dot (796)
8. Your higest game was bowled with: (300) - Columbia Yellow Dot (3), Faball Blue Hammer (3)
9. The ball that most impressed you: Faball Blue Hammer
10. The ball that disappointed you the most: Brunswick Impulse Zone
11. The ball you sold/traded/broke that you most want back: Columbia Yellow Dot Bleeder
12. The best hitting ball you've ever owned: Roto Grip Horizon Pearl
13. The worst hitting ball you've ever owned: AMF Gray Angle
14. The best looking ball you've ever owned: Roto Grip Mystic
15. The ugliest ball you've ever owned: Brunswick Absolute Inferno
16. The ball you most wanted but never got to own/throw: Roto Grip Horizon Solid
17. The ball you know will always find the pocket: Storm Hot Rod Hybrid
18. The ball that baffled you the most: Brunswick Impulse Zone
19. The most over-rated ball you've ever owned: Brunswick Absolute Inferno
20. The most under-rated ball you've ever owned: Storm Hot Rod Hybrid
21. The biggest hooking ball you've ever owned: Storm Hot Rod Pro-Stock Pearl
22. The earliest-rolling ball you've ever owned: Roto Grip Epic Battle
23. The least-hooking non-spare ball you've owned: AMF Hugger
24. The ball you've won the most $$ with: Faball Blue Hammer
25. The ball you don't currently have but want the most: Roto Grip Cell

Let It Bleed · « **Reply #8 on:** May 09, 2008, 11:47:53 AM »

1. How many bowling balls have you owned: 25-35
2. The first ball someone bought for you was: Pearl Beast
3. Your first performance ball was: Pearl Beast
4. Your first reactive resin ball was: Pearl Beast
5. Your first particle ball was: XCel Particle
6. Your first particle pearl ball was: Vendetta Sniper
7. Your highest series was bowled with: BVP Punisher (827)
8. Your higest game was bowled with: Vertigo, Zone Classic, Monster Bruiser (300)
9. The ball that most impressed you: Zone Classic
10. The ball that disappointed you the most: Absolute Inferno
11. The ball you sold/traded/broke that you most want back: Vendetta Black Solid
12. The best hitting ball you've ever owned: Epic Saga (before the plug cracked...Kevin)
13. The worst hitting ball you've ever owned: V2 Strong/R
14. The best looking ball you've ever owned: Hex
15. The ugliest ball you've ever owned: V2 Strong/R
16. The ball you most wanted but never got to own/throw: T-Road Solid
17. The ball you know will always find the pocket: Cuda/C 2000
18. The ball that baffled you the most: Absolute Inferno
19. The most over-rated ball you've ever owned: Absolute Inferno
20. The most under-rated ball you've ever owned: Cuda/C 2000
21. The biggest hooking ball you've ever owned: 1st Zone Classic when new
22. The earliest-rolling ball you've ever owned: X-Factor Deuce
23. The least-hooking non-spare ball you've owned: Blazing Inferno
24. The ball you've won the most $$ with: Vertigo or Zone Classic
25. The ball you don't currently have but want the most: T-Road Solid
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pegleg42090 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 09, 2008, 12:07:32 PM »

1. How many bowling balls have you owned: Probably around 25
2. The first ball someone bought for you was: Ebonite Tornado
3. Your first performance ball was: Ebonite Tornado
4. Your first reactive resin ball was: Ebonite Tornado
5. Your first particle ball was: Ebonite Big Time
6. Your first particle pearl ball was: N/A
7. Your highest series was bowled with: Ebonite Clash - 804
8. Your higest game was bowled with: Ebonite Clash,Brunswick Twisted Fury - 300
9. The ball that most impressed you: Ebonite Clash , Ebonite Gamebreaker
10. The ball that disappointed you the most: Brunswick Fury ,Storm Special Agent
11. The ball you sold/traded/broke that you most want back: Storm Tropical Storm
12. The best hitting ball you've ever owned: Ebonite Gamebreaker
13. The worst hitting ball you've ever owned: Brunswick Fury
14. The best looking ball you've ever owned: Brunswick Twisted Fury
15. The ugliest ball you've ever owned: Brunswick Fury , Storm Hot Rod
16. The ball you most wanted but never got to own/throw: Brunswick Inferno
17. The ball you know will always find the pocket: Ultimate Inferno,Clash
18. The ball that baffled you the most: Storm Special Agent
19. The most over-rated ball you've ever owned: Black Widow
20. The most under-rated ball you've ever owned: Clash
21. The biggest hooking ball you've ever owned: Cell
22. The earliest-rolling ball you've ever owned: Ultimate Inferno
23. The least-hooking non-spare ball you've owned: Tropical Storm @ 4000 grit
24. The ball you've won the most $$ with: Hammer Anger
25. The ball you don't currently have but want the most: Roto Grip Neptune

Edited on 5/9/2008 12:35 PM

bgballer42 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 09, 2008, 12:17:59 PM »

1. How many bowling balls have you owned: 18
2. The first ball someone bought for you was: blue and silver galaxie 300
3. Your first performance ball was: Ebonite Wildcat
4. Your first reactive resin ball was: Ebonite Wildcat
5. Your first particle ball was: Columbia Rock On
6. Your first particle pearl ball was: Raging Inferno
7. Your highest series was bowled with: Backyard Bully (779)
8. Your higest game was bowled with: Columbia Reaction Rip and Rival(300)
9. The ball that most impressed you: Rival
10. The ball that disappointed you the most: Full Throttle & Raging Inferno
11. The ball you sold/traded/broke that you most want back: Ebonite Wildcat
12. The best hitting ball you've ever owned: Big Shot
13. The worst hitting ball you've ever owned: Full Throttle & Raging Inferno
14. The best looking ball you've ever owned: Rival
15. The ugliest ball you've ever owned: EPX T-1
16. The ball you most wanted but never got to own/throw: Storm Triple X Factor
17. The ball you know will always find the pocket: Big Shot
18. The ball that baffled you the most: EPX T-1
19. The most over-rated ball you've ever owned: Full Throttle & Raging Inferno
20. The most under-rated ball you've ever owned: Reaction Rip
21. The biggest hooking ball you've ever owned: EPX T-1
22. The earliest-rolling ball you've ever owned: EPX T-1
23. The least-hooking non-spare ball you've owned: Full Throttle&Raging Inferno
24. The ball you've won the most $$ with: Big Shot
25. The ball you don't currently have but want the most: Momentum but Im geting it today

Edited on 5/9/2008 12:31 PM

northface28 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 09, 2008, 12:19:21 PM »

Good thread:

1. How many bowling balls have you owned: 90-100
2. The first ball someone bought for you was: Columbia Surge
3. Your first performance ball was: Storm Trauma Recovery (First Mass Bias Ball)
4. Your first reactive resin ball was: Columbia Messenger TI
5. Your first particle ball was: Columbia Rock
6. Your first particle pearl ball was: Track Freak Out
7. Your highest series was bowled with: Track VooDoo (806)
8. Your higest game was bowled with: Multiple balls with 300
9. The ball that most impressed you: Ebonite V2
10. The ball that disappointed you the most: Tie: Track Hextreme and Brunswick Fury
11. The ball you sold/traded/broke that you most want back: Roto Grip Silver Streak Pearl
12. The best hitting ball you've ever owned: Roto Grip Apocalypse
13. The worst hitting ball you've ever owned: AMF Kick
14. The best looking ball you've ever owned: Brunswick Classic Zone
15. The ugliest ball you've ever owned: Storm Trauma Recovery
16. The ball you most wanted but never got to own/throw: Apex Adrenaline
17. The ball you know will always find the pocket: Roto Grip Mystic
18. The ball that baffled you the most: Brunswick Radical Inferno
19. The most over-rated ball you've ever owned: Brunswick Fury
20. The most under-rated ball you've ever owned: Track Spell
21. The biggest hooking ball you've ever owned: Ebonite Pantera
22. The earliest-rolling ball you've ever owned: Track Mutant
23. The least-hooking non-spare ball you've owned: Brunswick Fury
24. The ball you've won the most $$ with: Track VooDoo
25. The ball you don't currently have but want the most: None, if I really wanted it, I would buy it
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OddBalls · « **Reply #12 on:** May 09, 2008, 12:21:01 PM »

1. How many bowling balls have you owned: 90-100
2. The first ball someone bought for you was: Manhattan rubber
3. Your first performance ball was: (tie) LT-48 and YD Bleeder
4. Your first reactive resin ball was: Ebonite Turbo X (still use it)
5. Your first particle ball was: Ebonite Apex Obession
6. Your first particle pearl ball was: Ebonite Afterburner
7. Your highest series was bowled with: Roto-Grip RC3 832
8. Your higest game (300) was bowled with: RC3, Combat Zone Tracer (2), UI, AMF Triumph TNT
9. The ball that most impressed you:TNV (before it died)
10. The ball that disappointed you the most:L#1 Pearl U
11. The ball you sold/traded/broke that you most want back: Raging Red Fuze
12. The best hitting ball you've ever owned: Intense Inferno
13. The worst hitting ball you've ever owned: Pearl U
14. The best looking ball you've ever owned: Awesome Finish
15. The ugliest ball you've ever owned: Intense Inferno
16. The ball you most wanted but never got to own/throw: Frankie May
17. The ball you know will always find the pocket: Twisted Fury
18. The ball that baffled you the most: Blazing Inferno
19. The most over-rated ball you've ever owned: L#1 Solid U
20. The most under-rated ball you've ever owned: Triumph
21. The biggest hooking ball you've ever owned: EPX-A1
22. The earliest-rolling ball you've ever owned: UI
23. The least-hooking non-spare ball you've owned: Lane 1 Bullet
24. The ball you've won the most $$ with: Twisted Fury
25. The ball you don't currently have but want the most: The Cell

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Dyno-Joe · « **Reply #13 on:** May 09, 2008, 12:34:41 PM »

1. How many bowling balls have you owned: 50-60
2. The first ball someone bought for you was: Red/Green/Blue Target Zone
3. Your first performance ball was: Attack Zone MR
4. Your first reactive resin ball was: Attack Zone MR
5. Your first particle ball was: El Nino X-It
6. Your first particle pearl ball was: Vendetta Particle Pearl
7. Your highest series was bowled with: Ultra Zone (813)
8. Your higest game was bowled with: The One (300)
9. The ball that most impressed you: Vendetta Pearl
10. The ball that disappointed you the most: Black Widow (before plug and redrill)
11. The ball you sold/traded/broke that you most want back: Monster Brimstone Red
12. The best hitting ball you've ever owned: N/A (everything excluding Pink Hammer hits great for me

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13. The worst hitting ball you've ever owned: Pink Hammer
14. The best looking ball you've ever owned: Twisted Fury
15. The ugliest ball you've ever owned: Quantum Hook Violet (not quite violet though)
16. The ball you most wanted but never got to own/throw: Ravage
17. The ball you know will always find the pocket: Vendetta Pearl
18. The ball that baffled you the most: Blue Vibe
19. The most over-rated ball you've ever owned: Black Widow (before plug and redrill)
20. The most under-rated ball you've ever owned: Vendetta Pearl
21. The biggest hooking ball you've ever owned: Seek and Destroy
22. The earliest-rolling ball you've ever owned: Machine
23. The least-hooking non-spare ball you've owned: Pink Hammer
24. The ball you've won the most $$ with: Ultra Zone
25. The ball you don't currently have but want the most: The Cell

Edited on 5/9/2008 12:35 PM

rhinotec · « **Reply #14 on:** May 10, 2008, 12:27:39 AM »

1. How many bowling balls have you owned: 75
2. The first ball someone bought for you was: Ebonite Gyro 1 Blue Sanded
3. Your first performance ball was: Brunswick Black Phantom
4. Your first reactive resin ball was: Brunswick Purple Rhino Pro
5. Your first particle ball was: Messenger TEC(for 1 month) Game Solid
6. Your first particle pearl ball was: Game Pearl
7. Your highest series was bowled with: Game Solid(801)
8. Your highest sanctioned series was bowled with: SR-300 (709)
9. Your higest game was bowled with: Black Phantom(289)
10. The ball that most impressed you: Ebonite Overtime
11. The ball that disappointed you the most: tie Slvr Streak Particle/Alter Ego
12. The ball you sold/traded/broke that you most want back: my 1st Revmaster
13. The best hitting ball you've ever owned: tie Monster Bruiser/Blk Phantom
14. The worst hitting ball you've ever owned: tie C300 Zenith/Game Pearl
15. The best looking ball you've ever owned: The One
16. The ugliest ball you've ever owned: Alter Ego
17. The ball you most wanted but never got to own/throw: Arsenal Artillery
18. The ball you know will always find the pocket: Monster Bruiser
19. The ball that baffled you the most: Slvr Streak Particle
20. The most over-rated ball you've ever owned: C300 Beast
21. The most under-rated ball you've ever owned: AMF King Cobra
22. The biggest hooking ball you've ever owned: Blue Phantom
23. The earliest-rolling ball you've ever owned: Game Solid
24. The least-hooking non-spare ball you've owned: Atomic Charge
25. The ball you've won the most $$ with: tie Game Solid/The One
26. The ball you don't currently have but want the most: Blast & Ultra Zone
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Gene J Kanak

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