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The balls used to shoot 900
« on: May 05, 2013, 02:30:07 PM »
Hey guys.  I'm compiling this list of the balls used to shoot 900 for my upcoming bowling podcast series that I'll be launching this summer.  I have most of them off of memory of press releases, video footage, and witness/player accounts. 

If anyone has the rest of these or 100% positive corrections to the list, please add them.  Ones I am not 100% sure of I have listed a (?) beside it.  Ones I have left alone have 100% confirmation.  Thanks.

The 900 Club

Glenn Allison  52 (R) La Habra, CA July 1, 1982
- Columbia Yellow Dot

Jeremy Sonnenfeld [5] 20 (R) Lincoln, Nebraska February 2, 1997
- Columbia 300 Pulse Pearl

Tony Roventini [6] 28 (L) Greenfield, Wisconsin November 9, 1998
- Brunswick Rhino Pro Teal

Vince Wood [7] 20 (R) Moreno Valley, California September 29, 1999
- Storm Fire Power

Robby Portalatin [8] 28 (L) Jackson, Michigan December 28, 2000
- El Niño Gold (thanks jhutch769)

James Hylton [9] 28 (R) Salem, Oregon May 2, 2001
- Storm El Niño Gold

Jeff Campbell II [10] 22 (R) New Castle, Pennsylvania June 12, 2004
- Hammer Blade Pearl

Darin Pomije [11] 30 (R) New Prague, Minnesota December 9, 2004
- Hammer Deal

Robert Mushtare [12] 17 (R) Fort Drum, New York December 5, 2005
- Storm Paradigm

Lonnie Billiter Jr. [13] 24 (R) Fairfield, Ohio February 13, 2006
- Storm Eraser Screaming Banshee

Robert Mushtare 18 (R) Fort Drum, New York February 19, 2006
- Brunswick Scorching Inferno

Mark Wukoman [14] 50 (R) Greenfield, Wisconsin April 22, 2006
- AMF Radar

P.J. Giesfeldt [15] 24 (R) Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 23, 2006
- Brunswick Absolute Inferno

Rich Jerome Jr. [16] 29 (R) Baltimore, Maryland December 22, 2008
- Ebonite NVD

Chris Aker [17] 47 (L) Winnemucca, Nevada October 30, 2009
- Big Rig Diesel

Andrew Teall [17] 24 (R) Medford, New Jersey November 2, 2009
- (?) Rotor Grip Cell

Andrew Mank [18] 22 (R) Belleville, Illinois March 18, 2010
- Storm Reign of Fire

William Howell III [19] 22 (L) Middletown, New York October 21, 2010
- Storm Virtual Energy (thanks storm makin it rain)

Matt Latarski [20] 23 (R) Medina, Ohio December 28, 2010
- AMF Power Up Slam (?)

Bob Kammer Jr [21] 41 (R) Crown Point, Indiana January 8, 2011
- (?) Hammer Raw Hammer Jacked (thanks hankscorpio)

John Martorella Sr. [22] 28 (R) Greece, New York April 12, 2012
- Hammer Black Widow Venom

Jimmy Schmitzer [23] 18 (R) Riverside, California April 20, 2012
- Storm Virtual Gravity (thanks 2handedrook12)

James Williams [24] 47 (R) Wakefield, Rhode Island April 16, 2013
- Track 912T

Joe Scarborough [25] 50 (R) Lady Lake, Florida April 21, 2013
- Storm IQ Tour Pearl (thanks meatball)
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2013, 02:50:03 PM »
Bob kammer Jr used a orig hammer taboo

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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2013, 04:28:40 PM »
Robert Mushtare 18 (R) Fort Drum, New York February 19, 2006
- Brunswick Scorching Inferno

Brunswick, where there is smoke, there is fire...



Next question, how many of these guys are left handed?

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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2013, 05:47:35 PM »
A bunch can be found here:
http://canbowl.com/news-mainmenu-2/news-feeds-mainmenu-7/320-900-series.html?start=4

The previous poster was incorrect about Kammer Jr.  The article shows that he did it with a Raw Hammer Jacked. 

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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2013, 06:05:23 PM »
Robert Mushtare 18 (R) Fort Drum, New York February 19, 2006
- Brunswick Scorching Inferno

Brunswick, where there is smoke, there is fire...



Next question, how many of these guys are left handed?

There is an (L) by the names of those who are lefty

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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2013, 06:18:05 PM »
Why do two bowlers have the same number in brackets?  I thought it was supposed to represent the bowler number in the list but not sure now.  Unbracketed number is age and (R)ight or (L)eft in parentheses.

Chris Aker [17] 47 (L) Winnemucca, Nevada October 30, 2009
- (?)

Andrew Teall [17] 24 (R) Medford, New Jersey November 2, 2009
- (?)
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2013, 07:41:12 PM »
I copied and pasted the list from Wikipedia.  I'm not sure what the bracketed numbers mean.

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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2013, 07:49:24 PM »
I copied and pasted the list from Wikipedia.  I'm not sure what the bracketed numbers mean.

Ah, okay.  Looked it up on Wikipedia and those numbers are just news reference links so they really shouldn't be in this post as without the links they don't mean anything.

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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2013, 08:19:32 PM »
There are actually 2 that were shot in the PBA even though neither recognize it....
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2013, 09:41:24 PM »
Duke and McCordic?

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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2013, 10:05:46 PM »
Bolles was first and then Duke
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2013, 10:19:13 PM »
Bolles was first and then Duke

Dave Bolles 900 wasn't a three game set. It was games 2, 3, and 4 of five games. Used an AMF Angle to do it.
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« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2013, 10:32:24 PM »
It was 3 games crossing 2 pairs and no practice....I don't care what sequence it was...
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Re: The balls used to shoot 900
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2013, 10:33:16 PM »
And it was the last 3 games of 8 in match play to win the tournament coming back from 150 pins out
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« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2013, 10:39:02 PM »
I might be mistaken on the sequence, you are probably right. I'm not discounting the achievement by any means.
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