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scottyboy777

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Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« on: May 22, 2017, 04:36:24 PM »
Trying to find out which bowling shammy to purchase.  I dont have a favorite bowling company, just want to get the best one. Thank you.
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2017, 05:43:48 PM »
My personal go to is made by Genesis Bowling. It's the Pure Ultra Performance pad. Nothing I have used works as well. You can find them most places for about $15.
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2017, 05:46:38 PM »
Quote from: milorafferty on May 22, 2017, 05:43:48 PM
My personal go to is made by Genesis Bowling. It's the Pure Ultra Performance pad. Nothing I have used works as well. You can find them most places for about $15.

 
Same here. I tried a few of the thinner ones, and they were pretty useless after the first cleaning. The Pure Pad works great.
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2017, 05:55:34 PM »
Good topic, but let me see if I read this right. I've had three pads already, 1 from Brunswick and two from Buddies. All were in my humble opinion greatly reduced after first cleaning. Of course, without seeing them, they all look alike. Are you guys saying the Pure Pad is thicker and that it bounces back after a cleaning? That's huge to me, because I thought they were all the same.....
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2017, 06:09:17 PM »
The Pure Pad is definitely thicker. After my experience with the Master and Storm pads, I was afraid to clean my Pure Pad. But to my surprise the Pure Pad returned to it's original state.
 
I think the Pure Pad is a different kind of leather than the others. In any case it's a superior pad.
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2017, 08:23:42 PM »
I have the red Roto Grip shammy and it's alright. Definite change after the first cleaning, and there's quite a bit of red dye that bleeds into the water, but it still works. I might go back to a microfiber towel though. Even when new I don't think there was a significant improvement going to the shammy and I like bigger towels better.
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2017, 08:42:46 PM »
THE GREY MASTER PAD IS THE BEST OUT OF ALL THE STORM/ROTO COLORS!!!! DOESNT STICK TO THE BALL!!! I LOVE IT!!! JUST GOT IT AT NATIONALS!!!
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2017, 08:52:02 PM »
Bill, have you washed it yet? That's where the difference will show if it's like mine.
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2017, 09:37:27 AM »
Quote from: lefty50 on May 22, 2017, 08:52:02 PM
Bill, have you washed it yet? That's where the difference will show if it's like mine.

 
My Gray Master Pad stiffened up after I washed it. It didn't absorb the same after the cleaning.
 
Now, maybe I did something wrong. Still, I followed instructions and allowed the towel to dry slowly out of direct sunlight to avoid the leather drying out. The bottom line is that the pad no longer absorbed like it did new. So far, My Pure Pad is holding up much better.
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2017, 09:45:37 AM »
Ditto to Steven's comment for my Brunswick and Buddie's pad. If he's cleaned a Pure Pad and it still works, that will get me to purchase one and see for sure.
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2017, 11:05:43 AM »
I had the Master Gray Wipe-It Dry Pad and it got all the dirt off the ball.  However, I was not a fan of how dirty it got me and my hands after wiping a ball down.  I know the dirt's got to go somewhere...just not a fan of it being indirectly going from the ball to pad to my hands.  And like others have said, it was not the same after washing.

I just started using the Genesis Pure Pad and so far it has exceeded my expectations after my experience with the Master pad.  I think it is the better pad so far but I have not washed it yet...
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2017, 11:30:39 AM »
I love my Genesis Pure Pad.  I do wash and clean it often and you would be amazed of all the oil that comes out during the wash hand process. 
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2017, 11:39:53 AM »
Quote from: lefty50 on May 23, 2017, 09:45:37 AM
Ditto to Steven's comment for my Brunswick and Buddie's pad. If he's cleaned a Pure Pad and it still works, that will get me to purchase one and see for sure.

I've cleaned my Pure Pad a couple of times now. It comes right back to life and works as good as new and is still soft and pliable.

The down side, it takes a LONG time to dry after washing.
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2017, 11:17:09 PM »
I recently got the new Genesis baseball shammy. I wouldn't recommend it...the baseball side is slippery and very hard to hold on to while cleaning the ball.
« Last Edit: May 23, 2017, 11:18:50 PM by StrapperJohnMD »
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Re: Which bowling shammy is the best and why?
« Reply #14 on: May 24, 2017, 01:52:14 AM »
Quote from: milorafferty on May 23, 2017, 11:39:53 AM

I've cleaned my Pure Pad a couple of times now. It comes right back to life and works as good as new and is still soft and pliable.

The down side, it takes a LONG time to dry after washing.

How does one clean a shammy exactly (dish soap and warm water)?
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