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2handedvolcano

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x-out balls
« on: October 05, 2016, 10:48:10 PM »
are they always just bad pin or may be wripped box?
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Re: x-out balls
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2016, 08:07:53 AM »
Might be non-standard pin placement, very high top weight, misaligned mass bias, blemish in the coverstock, or even a ball that was repaired at the factory due to some cosmetic issue and cannot be sold as first quality.

A ball will not be sold as an x-out because of the box it is in.  It is the ball itself that dictates whether it is sold as an x-out.

X-outs are usually fine as long as you have a pro shop operator that knows how to deal with them.  Sometimes you have to get creative with layouts to get them set up for your game.  I have had a few over the past couple of decades and never had a problem with them.
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Re: x-out balls
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2016, 09:19:12 AM »
Never, ever, under any circumstances buy a ball with a wripped box. They always roll funny.
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Re: x-out balls
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2016, 09:22:44 AM »
I've never seen an x-out plastic ball.
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Re: x-out balls
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2016, 09:34:39 AM »
Quote from: Impending Doom on October 06, 2016, 09:22:44 AM
I've never seen an x-out plastic ball.

But have you stepped up to the 10 pound heavy weight ball yet?

Those will sometimes deform the mold with all that weight...
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Re: x-out balls
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2016, 02:34:56 PM »
Quote from: milorafferty on October 06, 2016, 09:34:39 AM
Quote from: Impending Doom on October 06, 2016, 09:22:44 AM
I've never seen an x-out plastic ball.

But have you stepped up to the 10 pound heavy weight ball yet?

Those will sometimes deform the mold with all that weight...

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Re: x-out balls
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2016, 03:23:43 PM »
When I used to run a shop I would buy up all the x-out plastics from distributors to make better margin on our "Starter Packages". I think we were selling them for $109.99 with bag & shoes. All of the the plastic x-outs/blems I've ever seen were odd mid-weights. 10lb 11oz, 9lb 10 oz, 13lb 12oz, etc..... Nothing wrong with performance.
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