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The great one

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darkside and the pba
« on: February 03, 2004, 12:10:51 AM »
Is the darkside pba approved? I don't see it on the list and dont want to show up to a regional with it and not be able to throw it, thanks.
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Re: darkside and the pba
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2004, 03:36:26 PM »
No the darkside is NOT a PBA approved ball although I cannot understand why as it is ABC approved and made by a company whose products are allowed on the PBA tour. I had a Track staffer in my shop during a Tour Stop a few months back and he was curious about the ball as I had them and he had never seen them..he made a few calls and found out that he would not be able to use it as it was never "officially" released.  Perhaps regionals have different regualtions but I doubt it..I'd e-mail or call your regions director and find out for sure.
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BadShot

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Re: darkside and the pba
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2004, 03:45:14 PM »
i went to track's website, and the ball is not listed in either their current balls or their discontinued balls . . .  very weird!!
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TheBowlingKid25

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Re: darkside and the pba
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2004, 03:51:37 PM »
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Description:
Coverstock: Bigfoot

My Comments:
This ball has been scrapped. Didn't meet the specs that storm wanted
Straight from BowlingBallReviews.com Not much other said. Track never kept it goin, just not what they wanted.
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charlest

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Re: darkside and the pba
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2004, 05:44:42 PM »
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i went to track's website, and the ball is not listed in either their current balls or their discontinued balls . . .  very weird!!
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Not sure why this is weird.
From the available info (a lot of discussions on this forum), the ball was never officially released; it was a failed experiment. One theory was that it was too expensive to make and there was a test run of 500 balls. They were "dumped" to a distributor who "dumped" them, in turn. Several Pro shops picked them up and they were quickly sold relatively cheaply.

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