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anorexicwonder

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Why isn't this marked as a blem???
« on: May 18, 2010, 11:35:37 AM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-16-Faball-Red-Pearl-Hammer-/320535113226?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Bowling&hash=item4aa161ae0a

NOTICE THE TOP WEIGHT.   Good luck making this ball legal after drilling.
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bighook69

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Re: Why isn't this marked as a blem???
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2010, 07:47:42 PM »
LOL those will be some deeeeeeep finger holes and a crater of a weight hole!
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sevenpin63

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Re: Why isn't this marked as a blem???
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2010, 07:50:40 PM »
Good I throw 15 pounds, after the finger holes and that weight hole it should pretty close.
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Re: Why isn't this marked as a blem???
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2010, 10:48:32 AM »
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Good I throw 15 pounds, after the finger holes and that weight hole it should pretty close.
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I would like to know how you are going to get 16oz out.  Grip holes will remove about 3 to 4oz and balance hole no more than 3oz.
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Re: Why isn't this marked as a blem???
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2010, 11:24:41 AM »
Is it just me or is there a D engraved above the serial number? The D might indicate that the ball was only considered a display ball originally.
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Re: Why isn't this marked as a blem???
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2010, 02:03:38 PM »
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Is it just me or is there a D engraved above the serial number? The D might indicate that the ball was only considered a display ball originally.
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not that I can see.

I beleive back when this ball was produced there were not many "blems" if that specification was used at all.
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sevenpin63

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Re: Why isn't this marked as a blem???
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2010, 02:55:31 PM »
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Good I throw 15 pounds, after the finger holes and that weight hole it should pretty close.
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I would like to know how you are going to get 16oz out.  Grip holes will remove about 3 to 4oz and balance hole no more than 3oz.


 I was being sarcastic with my responce.

 Next time I will use so you know.
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Re: Why isn't this marked as a blem???
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2010, 03:00:36 PM »
I would love to find specs like that on todays balls
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Re: Why isn't this marked as a blem???
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2010, 03:07:03 PM »
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I would love to find specs like that on todays balls
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Lane 1 "display only" ball?
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Re: Why isn't this marked as a blem???
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2010, 03:08:56 PM »
Perhaps it is a "blem" with the second character in the serial number being "B".  This is a guess but based on another Red Pearl Faball Hammer that IS listed as a 2nd so it''s plausible.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1988-Faball-Hammer-2nd-U-Red-Pearl-15-13oz-8B079024-/390118701090?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Bowling&hash=item5ad4e2f822

Edited on 5/19/2010 3:09 PM
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kidlost2000

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Re: Why isn't this marked as a blem???
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2010, 04:26:21 PM »
The weight won't matter unless you bowl nationals or a pba event. Other then that no one ever checks the static weights on a ball.


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Mike Austin

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Re: Why isn't this marked as a blem???
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2010, 04:35:00 PM »
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Perhaps it is a "blem" with the second character in the serial number being "B".  This is a guess but based on another Red Pearl Faball Hammer that IS listed as a 2nd so it''s plausible.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1988-Faball-Hammer-2nd-U-Red-Pearl-15-13oz-8B079024-/390118701090?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Bowling&hash=item5ad4e2f822

Edited on 5/19/2010 3:09 PM


The B meant it was made in the Baltimore plant.  Hammer used two facilities back then, one in Baltimore and one in Utah.  There were always good arguments about some balls being better being from a certain plant......  If I remember correctly, Hammer engraved a "B" on blem balls, but I think put it inside the bullseye circles logo.
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Re: Why isn't this marked as a blem???
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2010, 04:47:11 PM »
http://s579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/js300800/?action=view¤t=241.jpg&newest=1

Here's a picture of a faball hammer second. It has the "S" in the faball logo.
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