Correct me if I'm wrong but when I was a kid I think I remember seeing bowling balls sold at Kmart? I don't know if they drilled them or not. Maybe only during the "blue light specials"Originally Posted by Eddy
My first ball was back in '73 when a lot of casual bowlers had their balls drilled by a sporting goods employee at the local department store. Ah, good memories with my Dick Weber rubber ball.
Correct me if I'm wrong but when I was a kid I think I remember seeing bowling balls sold at Kmart? I don't know if they drilled them or not. Maybe only during the "blue light specials"
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Arsenal consists of mainly 15# Motiv balls, I have several now and they are the bomb! Too many to list and carry. Still have a couple Hammer balls and my AMF RPM Swirl (old reliable) & 25+yr old Linds worth a mention
Currently 535+ Rev Rate @ 19 MPH (This probably needs to be updated, I think I've toned each down a click or two these days. I'm letting the ball do more of the work as I get older.)
I remember that as well. They had the measuring ball with all of the holes in it, so I'm pretty sure they drilled it also.
-Dave
In the bag: DynoThane Vendetta, PBS Planet Earth, Brunswick TZone
My first ball was a Brunswick Yellow Dot. It was a blue swirl type pattern. Pretty sure it came from K-Mart (or some other department store) and think they drilled it too. I was about 10 and threw a straight ball so didn't really matter. This would have been about 1979ish.
Arsenal "15# Global Eternity Pi-45x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Xponent-60x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Zen Soul-60x4.5x40" "15# Roto Grip Idol Helios-90 x 2.25 x 45" "15# 900 Global Altered Reality-50x3.625x30" "15# Brunswick Uppercut-80x3.625x35" "15# Brunswick Igniter-70x5.5x35" "15# Raw Hammer Pearl 45x5.75x40" "15# Brunswick T-Zone"
Rev Rate about 270 @ about 15.5 MPH at the pins* High Game: 290 - High Series: 733. PAP: 5 1/8"x1" up; tilt 20*, rotation 75*. YTD highs - 290-733
Oh, and LEFTY!!!
Apparently so...
prices like that would be nice.Apparently so...
Bowling Center Manager
Arsenal consists of mainly 15# Motiv balls, I have several now and they are the bomb! Too many to list and carry. Still have a couple Hammer balls and my AMF RPM Swirl (old reliable) & 25+yr old Linds worth a mention
Currently 535+ Rev Rate @ 19 MPH (This probably needs to be updated, I think I've toned each down a click or two these days. I'm letting the ball do more of the work as I get older.)
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