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johns811

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Thin Cover Stocks?
« on: December 06, 2004, 03:02:38 AM »
Ever notice how thin the covers are getting on some bowling ball. The Plum Groove I got is about 1/2" thick. I noticed some of the hammer and ebonite covers are pretty thin also. Is this a cost saving design for the manufactures? I'm wondering if this is why some covers are starting to crack more frequently.

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stanski

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Re: Thin Cover Stocks?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2004, 11:54:10 PM »
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With grips and slugs I never see the cover thickness.


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thegame

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Re: Thin Cover Stocks?
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2004, 12:15:35 AM »
My ball driller is always amazed at how thin the coverstocks on Brunswick, and Ebonite/Hammers are as compared to Storm, Columbia, and most other companies.  He also notices the cores aren't as dense in Brunswick and Ebonite/Hammers.  Big difference now and back when Hammer was making their own stuff, they used to have very thick shells back then I believe.
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Walking E

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Re: Thin Cover Stocks?
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2004, 12:16:18 AM »
I've also noticed the thin shells in almost every piece of new equipment.

For the experts out there: Are these thin shells used in order to fit the larger weight blocks or what?

Also, would a thinner shell be more prone to oil saturation (not absorption, but saturation) than a thick shell? After all, there is less area for the oil to go into. Does the filler material absorb oil? It seems like a thicker shell could absorb more oil before becoming completely "oil-logged".

Is any of this true or am I totally missing it?
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thfonz98

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Re: Thin Cover Stocks?
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2004, 12:20:53 AM »
yep..vicious attack .5', v2 pearl .5', xfactor 1', col. classic rock 1', purple buzzsaw looks like .5'
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