Just curious, where did he find an Uproar? Does Simo have access to a cache of retired Utah balls to drill, or did he have to procure on his own? Belmo was throwing a Purple Hyroad (Hyroad Nano?) a few weeks back too.
Can’t imagine those two balls were just sitting in the PBA truck.
I'd say he got them on his own, and because of that, that's what makes the Masters and the US open such unique tournaments, especially for the fact that they are USBC tournaments. Because of that, they aren't limited to what balls the PBA limits you to use. And given his history, I could see him going on the hunt for collecting unique or older, discontinued balls. I mean, if I could find another one, I'd punch up the NIB TPC Warrior I have, or plug/redrill the Forest Fire Storm I was given in the mid 1990s. If it works, and it's USBC approved, if they have it, they can use it.
Someone correct me here as I know I'm wrong with this, but was it the Masters or was it the WSOB about 8-10 years ago when the title match was contested by two bowlers from South Korea? If so, I want to say that both of the balls they used were overseas releases and weren't grandfathered into the list of PBA-approved balls.
Next season when she gets it (seeing her performance this year, she will), I'd love to see someone like Urara Himeji get the personal invite directly into the Women's US Open and watch her throw some of the ABS gear she has, along with the rest of the major brand balls in her bag.
Again, it being a USBC tournament makes all the difference.
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