Beans, I wrote Storm about the Paradigms that are being reported as cracking and I made this post which is an answer from Storm about the cracking thats being reported on the Paradigms. Don't know if you saw it or not. My ball now has around 60 games on it and still shows no signs of cracking.......
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Hey Jim,
How are you doing today? As with all high performance balls, the Paradigm, is a little more sensitive to temperature changes due to the difference of densities in the weight block. The cracking could be from; changes in temperature from outside to inside, drilling the holes too fast and/or with dull drill bits, causing excessive heat. Something we've noticed will a lot of cracked balls, is the lack of beveling. Make sure all holes have a good bevel before leaving the proshop and re-bevel holes after resurfacing. Also, these really need the one inch buffer between the pin and any hole. I would also put some of the blame on the grips and slugs. The inconsistency of sizes of slugs, having to pound in the slugs to make them fit. The super glue that holds the grips in does weaken the coverstock. When gluing in the grips, try to glue to the filler, instead of adhering to the coverstock.
I've seen very few come back that I looked at and said, "I have no clue why this cracked." Of course, all the people tell us that the ball wasn't left outside in the trunk or garage over night and all the proshops have their drill bits sharpened in a timely manner..... Out of the Paradigm's sold, less than one percent have come back as defective. Out of those, it's an even smaller number that I couldn't figure out why it cracked. I hope this clears up any worries you might have about your Paradigm. I've had three of these since they came out and nothing but success for me, and I wish the same for you. Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.
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I have always done everything Storm says which is:
Don't leave balls in car or garage
Bevel Holes
Glue finger grips in the filler area
1" buffer between Pin and finger hole
Re-bevel holes if ball is resurfacedEtc.
Sharp Drill Bits
Don't drill too fast
And I have had no cracking problems.........yet
In fact I have always done these things on all of my balls with the exception of the 1" buffer between Pin and finger hole. My Paradigm is 1", but most of my other balls aren't and I have had no cracking problems......(Knock on wood)....lol
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Brick
Edited on 1/10/2006 7:16 PM
