I mounted mine on 2" thick Red Maple after tossing an 803 with it Sept 29th 2005.  278-257-268=803.  It was 3 1/2 years old at the time...had about 350 games on it and still hit like a runaway freight train.  Retired it at seasons end and bought the Epic Battle (love it) and a Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Pearl (kinda like it).

  Ball was never resurfaced in the 4 years of use it got.  Started to forn hairline cracks around the fingerholes (probably because of the superglue over the years holding the grips in).  One of the few balls that hardly marked up...took very few nicks.  Reminded me of the old Eureka Urethane Industries Blue Tank in that respect.

  I might talk to these people to see if they still are in business...might be able to get a new one ??

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