View Full Version : That old thing....
santos314
09-07-2017, 06:08 PM
After "the go to ball" thread, this one came to mind. Who's got the oldest ball? You know that thing you never got rid of that you still pull out every now and then or still use regularly. Maybe it's cracked, ugly as sin, or you just can't get rid of it. Mine's a Brunswick Power Groove Reactive, I still use it. It's only 15 years old. I know you guys got a few that are way older than that!!!
Stormed1
09-07-2017, 06:21 PM
My 1989 AMF Cobra (polished urethane) and a 1963 Gold Metal flake Crown Jewel
santos314
09-07-2017, 06:34 PM
My 1989 AMF Cobra (polished urethane) and a 1963 Gold Metal flake Crown Jewel
Wow....a '63 ball!
got_a_300
09-07-2017, 06:47 PM
The oldest ball that I can think of that I still have
is an old yellow dot from back in 1980.
djp1080
09-07-2017, 07:46 PM
I have a Brunswick Black Beauty 16 lbs. Got it when I was in high school in the early 60's. It's been redrilled now with a thumb slug and finger inserts. I used it for a couple of years as a great spare ball. Now use a Storm Mix urethane.
Timmyb
09-07-2017, 09:32 PM
I have my original LT48, which I believe may be from 1979/1980.
foreverincamo
09-07-2017, 10:18 PM
1987 Blue Pearl Hammer from Faball. Pre-EBI days. Also have a Columbia White Dot I bought in 1980. I gave it to my wife when she started bowling.
chrono00
09-07-2017, 10:20 PM
Storm virtual energy I've had for 7-8 years, and I think it was already on the market for like a year before I got it
J Anderson
09-07-2017, 11:21 PM
I still have the Ebonite Signiture my dad got me in 1975. Used it exclusively until 2008. Would probably have to get it plugged and re-drilled to use it again.
foreverincamo
09-08-2017, 04:24 PM
My Dad started bowling in the late 1950's. He stopped in early 1980's. Same ball every year, a rubber Brunswick Black Beauty, conventional grip.
Grizzly Adam
09-16-2017, 09:09 PM
My old lady uses a Brunswick Manta from '78. I got a Brunwick Axis from '92 that I am putting into the rotation on Tuesday.
Aslan
09-18-2017, 02:52 PM
I have a Columbia300 Blue Knight urethane...but I don't use it. It's a decoration on the bowling rack.
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