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devildog819

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What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« on: April 30, 2010, 01:10:49 AM »
Not sure if this question was asked before, but I will post anyway.

Thinking about where we have come in such a short time, I was wondering about this today.

For me, (and maybe others), the first one was the X-Calibur...I remember that it was too big for my hand and I rolled it anyway...the raw power was nothing ever seen before on the lanes, during that time.
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The Stroke

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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2010, 09:11:24 AM »
Track Critical Mass
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No Revs00300

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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2010, 09:13:12 AM »
I think it was a Brunswick Rhion Pro Teal. Or it might have been a Nitro R2. Too many beers, can''t remember.

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JustRico

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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2010, 09:13:32 AM »
Uhm Purple Rhino Pro....
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stopncrank

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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2010, 09:23:32 AM »
Purple Rhino Pro, but my next one was the best: Sapphire Blue Zone. The reaction i got from that ball was something ill never forget. It allowed me to play angles that were crazy for that time...now we see those angles everyday.
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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2010, 09:23:53 AM »
My first three given to me my first year in juniors were a

AMF Gray Cobra,
Regency AMF Turbo/C
then towards the end of the season a Brunswick Sapphire Zone.

At that time in 1996-97 everyone had the Sapphire Zone.

The following season I saved enough money to buy a

Track Synergy ETS.

Ball hit like nothing else. Which Is why I bought another one ten years later NIB to drill for next season.
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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2010, 09:26:56 AM »
Brunswick Teal Rhino, in 1992.  What a ball!
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al_g

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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2010, 09:28:22 AM »
Columbia Power Torq
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Gene J Kanak

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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2010, 09:38:00 AM »
The original, the purple pearl Nu-Line X-Caliber. My second was the Teal Rhino Pro. Both were very good balls.
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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2010, 09:39:06 AM »
Purple Rhino Pro ( magine that..... )
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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2010, 09:39:52 AM »
The dark blue Resin Hammer.
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majik13

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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2010, 09:41:17 AM »
It was a US Champions ball...Red...name escapes me, but it wasn't one of my favorites.

Then I got an El Nino Wrath...I liked that ball A LOT!
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devildog819

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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2010, 09:44:38 AM »
majik13...i think the name of the ball was a NightHawk...red with yellow writing...and they made a blue pearl too
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ImBackInTheGame

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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2010, 09:45:41 AM »
Track Synergy Solid
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Gonz

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Re: What was the FIRST reactive resin ball you ever bought???
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2010, 09:51:20 AM »
Criical Mass Code Red. After junior years of plastic and not bowling thru the urethane era, I remember first throwing the Code Red and thinking that ball should be illegal

Still miss it as I really re-learned how to bowl with that piece and a lot of practice

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