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dw288

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what was your first ball?
« on: October 16, 2003, 03:02:08 AM »
mine was a galaxie300(brown) from K-Mart for$19.99 back in 1976.i think the  person that drilled it work in the sewing dept.later on i had it plugged and redrilled to a fingertip grip with 1 oz. side and 1 oz. finger.what a killer b
all that was.ended up shooting it to pieces with a .223 rifle.
i can also remember the pro shop guy that plugged it for me had a Yellow Dot in the display case that my buddy and i just drooled over.(boy,those were the days!)
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MI 2 AZ

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2003, 06:22:15 PM »
11# Brunswick Black Beauty, circa 1962.
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cosmo

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2003, 06:25:27 PM »
Ebonite Gyro I

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2003, 07:03:01 PM »
one of the hardest ball made i belive --> the Black Diamond.

when you hook the lane with that ball your onto something
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mumzie

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2003, 07:39:05 PM »
An 8 or 9 lb Brunswick Bantam - it was really cool. Black, of course, with these big ole red and blue diamonds on it.

Once I got a little older, AMF Amflite 3 dot - still have that ball. I used it till I got to college.
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youthbowl

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2003, 07:51:39 PM »
13# scout/r
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DonSVO

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2003, 08:19:42 PM »
columbia Wild. i hate that ball now. the guy who drilled it drilled my messenger Ti as well. both were drilled with my span about 3/8" too short. the new shop i go to hit the nail on the head with my currect ball's span and drilling.
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stanski

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2003, 09:49:48 PM »
6 pound mickey mouse ball at 5 years old lol
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voidkid89

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2003, 09:53:05 PM »
a 15lb ebonite maxim which i threw 2 200's with POLISHED!(remember that was my 3rd or 4th month bowling)
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channel surfer

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2003, 10:30:47 PM »
A purple columbia ball.

The ball was purple with the columbia 300 logo on it, that was it, so i dont know what it was called.
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Cheez Wiz

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2003, 11:13:04 PM »
12 lb. Brunswick Sea Strike (drilled fingertip and sanded to 600 grit).
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tomtom123

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2003, 11:15:56 PM »
a ebonite panther
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freezeback32

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2003, 11:52:11 PM »
Mine also was a Galaxy 300 from K-Mart. I think it was 1978.
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agroves

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2003, 12:29:51 AM »
cobalt blue ebonite gyro

Damn Bones I thought you were going to say an oak or pine ball....I guess you started bowling late in life...


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Brickguy221

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Re: what was your first ball?
« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2003, 12:41:01 AM »
Manhattan Rubber. Believe it or not, it was a really good ball in its day.



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