cost of bowling ball

**wes909** · 01-06-2010, 09:02 PM

hey all just wonder how much yall think it would cost to buy a mutant cell or a diamond back and have them custom drilled i ask because i just got an offer for 200 on my paint ball gun and am trying to figure out if ill have enough

**Drano** · 01-06-2010, 09:13 PM

$200 should be enough for a middle-priced ball

I think if you were to buy it in the pro-shop, you could get a diamondback for the $200(maybe around $180-190), but not the mutant cell

But if you buy it off the internet(bowlingball.com or some other cheap trustworthy site), you could get the diamondback for $105 and have it drilled in your pro shop for another $40-70 dollars depending on his price, so around $145-175

Or you could get the mutant cell for $130 and get it drilled for $40-70, for a price of around $170-200

**wes909** · 01-06-2010, 09:18 PM

cool so um could you tell me a little pros and cons of each give me your choice and some other suggestions on different balls

**Drano** · 01-06-2010, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by wes909

cool so um could you tell me a little pros and cons of each give me your choice and some other suggestions on different balls

Well since you've never had a reactive ball, I'd suggest an entry level ball, maybe a tropical storm(I've heard good things about them, though I've never had one). Or if you want something a little more reactive, a Columbia 300 Freeze is a good priced ball for its reactivenessability(couldn't think of the word lol), and it's actually cheaper to buy it in the pro shop than on the internet(at least in my proshop, it's $129.99 and on the internet it's $85.00 + drilling costs, lookin at $150ish).

I wouldn't suggest anything as strong as a mutant cell until you've gotten pretty accurate, at least able to hit within 1 or 2 boards of your target at the arrows. My friend has a mutant cell, and he's not very accurate, he can string strikes sometimes but he'll often miss badly and leave a nice split

**wes909** · 01-06-2010, 09:32 PM

so basicaly a reactive ball just grips much more and highly relies on the bolwers accuracy

**Drano** · 01-06-2010, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by wes909

so basicaly a reactive ball just grips much more and highly relies on the bolwers accuracy

Not necessarily, a plastic ball doesn't grip at all and highly relies on the bowlers accuracy(perfect shots to strike), with a reactive ball, you can miss your target by a few boards(assuming on a house shot) and still hit the pocket. However, my friend sometimes misses his target by 5 boards causing splits/washouts(he washes out more than splits).

It's better to hone your accuracy before buying the biggest baddest reactive ball out there and enjoying the few boards of margin of error. In my opinion.

If that makes sense

**Stormed1** · 01-06-2010, 10:06 PM

I second the going with something weaker than the Mutant. The Freeze that Drano mentioned is right now the best bang for the buck on the market. You get the performance of a much higher priced ball at a very affordable price. If you don't already have your own plastic ball you should be able to get the Freeze and a plastic spare ball for right at or maybe a little under the $200 total.

**Beech** · 01-07-2010, 07:16 PM

My friend has a mutant cell and he can only throw it if theres ALOT of oil, i wouldnt suggest it if your just starting throwing a hook. Im personaly a Hammer fan atm you could look into the Hammer burn, or the Hammer Rayzr.