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mr300ny

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shooting high games with crappy balls
« on: February 15, 2009, 02:07:58 AM »
yesterday, im shooting high 180s and 190s in my first two games with a black widow bite and roto grip cell pearl and nothing would work. So in response, i pull out my 12 year old columbia300 boss pearl and i hook the lane and shoot 270. Sorta weird but im happy about it. I guess it goes to show that you dont need the best balls out there and the newest stuff to be successful. Anyone else out there have a similar game or still use very old bowling balls and still be successful?
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Juggernaut

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Re: shooting high games with crappy balls
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2009, 10:18:47 AM »
A few years back, the lane machine fouled up and put out very little oil. After shooting two very low games ( 150-170 ish ), I pulled out a friends plastic A.M.F. BOOGIE.

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  Just last Thursday I shot 186 the first game with resin, then shot 257 and 238 with my 21yr old black urethane hammer.
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Re: shooting high games with crappy balls
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2009, 02:58:15 PM »
I regularly use a Fire Storm - came out in 1995.
And I carry a 25 year old black hammer - at least, always in the tournament bag.
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Re: shooting high games with crappy balls
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2009, 03:45:41 PM »
279 with a plastic viz-a-ball in an old wood house bowing second shift!!!
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Re: shooting high games with crappy balls
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2009, 04:08:40 PM »
My only sanctioned 300 and high series of 778 came with a FABall Hammer 3D High-rev on hand striped lanes.
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Re: shooting high games with crappy balls
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2009, 04:15:33 PM »
I have been bowling most of this year with my Violet 3D Offset from Hammer.
My last three series with it are:

750, 696, 739
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Re: shooting high games with crappy balls
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2009, 07:51:16 PM »
I shot a 300 in October with an original Danger Zone.
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Re: shooting high games with crappy balls
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2009, 03:45:10 AM »
I was given an old Danger Zone which has about 300 games on it. Have shot 288 and a couple of 278s with it this season.
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Re: shooting high games with crappy balls
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2009, 04:34:22 AM »
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playing as substitute in foreigns house with burned lanes.

Game 1 and 3 playing a more normal ball 20 to 10 i was shooting 166 and 172.
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Re: shooting high games with crappy balls
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2009, 04:43:54 AM »
One of my "hottest" candidates in the bag is my Revolution Renegade, a ball that hit the market in 2000 and which I got NIB 2 years ago. It holds my personal high game of 278 (together with an NS²) and it is a great performer on medium to medium-dry conditions.
Additionally, I love the confused faces in league or in tournaments when I toss this old pill, because noone seems to know the brand or ball anymore, and when I keep scoring when more modern stuff tends to burn up, it is just fun to watch the envious glances...
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rymacatthedisco

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Re: shooting high games with crappy balls
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2009, 09:09:31 PM »
i shot my only 800 (811) with a circle hard core on the right lane and a colmubia tremor test ball on the left lane...

the hard core was just garbage, ive actually never used it since
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Re: shooting high games with crappy balls
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2009, 09:36:31 PM »
Couple years ago I was struggling all through practice with everything hooking so much...

The lights came on, I figured I'd try one more thing before going to the Target Zone, ended up still going high and opening.

Switched to the Target Zone and threw the next 17 lol.. last 11 for 279, front 6 before leaving a 10 pin!
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Re: shooting high games with crappy balls
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2009, 08:31:35 AM »
825 with a glassed up Ebonite Pinnacle.....was the only ball in my car after having left my equipment at the house.
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