The Ball list [Archive]

Street Racer

04-09-2007, 04:50 AM

Name all of the balls have you owned...... just something fun really

I will start

In order on how i have got them(if i can remember)

Ebonite Maxim Red Sparkle(sold)
Ebonite ThunderBolt!!(under my bed)
Brunswick Power Groove Reactive (sold)
Columbia 300 White Dot Yellow Green(destoryed lol)
Columbia 300 White Dot Forgot the Colour(Sold)
Hammer Red Hammer(sold God i am a idoit)
Hammer Switch Blade(still have)
Hammer Razor Blade(still have)
Storm Soccer Ball(still have)
Ebonite Big Time Pearl (swapped for the one)
Ebonite Black Ice(still have)
Hammer Sharp Blade(still have)
Hammer Sling Blade(still have)
Hammer Saw Blade(still have)
Hammer Saw Blade(still have)
Hammer Black Widow(still have)
Ebonite The One(still have)

You can notice my 2 favourite brands

I think thats all of them lol

Dr Blade

walc

04-09-2007, 06:03 AM

I have only bought 5 balls new and you can see the ones I still own in my signature

In order from now.....

15lb Black Widow (NEW)
15lb Ebonite V2 Strong
15lb Vicious Strike
15lb Sling Blade
15lb Saw Blade
15lb Big Blue
15lb High Rev (NEW)
15lb Purple Heritage Reactive (NEW)
15lb Quantum Reactive
15lb Navy Reactive
15lb Pearl Blue
15lb Pink Hammer (NEW)
15lb Pink Hammer
15lb Rhino Black Pearl
16lb Columbia Wine U Dot (NEW)
16lb Columbia Grey U Dot
14lb Columbia Yellow Dot

..... 1984

Street Racer

04-09-2007, 06:15 AM

..... 1984

No comment.......:p

walc

04-09-2007, 07:41 AM

Before you were even a twinkle (in your dad's eye) mate!! Ha-Ha!!:D

Street Racer

04-09-2007, 07:59 AM

Before you were even a twinkle (in your dad's eye) mate!! Ha-Ha!!:D

hahahaha i dnt think i was even thought of back then...geez you must be feeling abit old :P

gripnripwatchitflip

04-09-2007, 08:46 AM

My list is too long, but heres some of my early and favorites.

Johnny Petralia Lt48
Ebonite Gyro 1
2 Black urethane hammers
2 Dull red urethane hammers
3 Pink hammers
2 Blue pearl Hammers
2 Dull Blue urethane Hammers
2 rasberry razors
Norm Duke Hammer
2 hard urethane Nails
Navy Blue hammer R
Red Hammer R
2 green Storms (original storm)
Forest Fire Storm
fire storm
Spit fire Storm
1991 Storm from Masters tournament
2 teal rhino pros
teal rhino pro T2
gold rhino pro
Black Phantom
Saphire Zone
Combat Zone
Vapor Zone
Columbia Black U Dot
White dots
2 Blue dots
2 Reactive U Dots
Orange Piranha
Red Pulse
After Shock
Black Rage
Cuda C pearl
2 Pearl beast
2 soft blue urethane Beasts
Power torque
2 Turbo X's
Turbo XL
3 rasberry X Caliburs
Black Buzz saw
2 Purple Vipers

Misc stuff
847 county tournament with a polished Black urethane Hammer
794 in LVT tournament orange piranha in singles
300 first game out with the buzz saw 257 second game with three solid 9 pins
and 3rd game was 259 with a solid 8 and a solid 9 for 816 in league
811 with red pearl in juniors ass well as 2 300's with it, not in that series
900 over in a sratch 20 gamer with a thunder bolt md, when everyone ealse threw reactive
averaged 218 in a summer league with a green white dot, was working on ball rol all summer
Averaged 231 with a power torque in a winter league
won several 8 gamers with my Saphire zone if I remember right it was six 8 gamers in a row
and once bowling pot games I bowled a guy using my 14 pound snoopy ball and bowled 300

anyways there were alot more, but alot I didnt care for either.

Steeldawg821

04-09-2007, 03:38 PM

blue pearl hammer
thunderbolt (orig)
black hammer
pearl U2
blue dot
blue white dot
2 blue nitros
purple haze nitro
black turbo
3 blue hammers
2 purple hammers
2 burgandy hammers
Bud II
green storm (orig)
raspberry x-caliber
purple rhino pro
gold rhino pro
steel rhino pro
navy reac. hammer
red reac. hammer
purple reac. hammer
turbo x
2 power torqs
blue pirahna c
jade pirahna c
pearl cuda c
contender
power surge
orange messenger
rock
pearl rock
rock star
rock on
nighthawk
eraser boost
eraser blaze
too hot
erase-it
trauma
trauma ER
fire storm
bolt
danger zone
d z 2
combat zone
rip
triton heat purple
triton heat
triton heat threat
throttle r
killer instinct pearl
v2 sanded
v2 sweet
2 black widows
total nv

jedi47

04-09-2007, 03:48 PM

Manhattan Rubber (16 lb), used,,, waaaay older than I was at the time
Columbia yellow dot (16 lb)
Black Hammer (16 lb)
Red Hammer (16 lb)
Blue Hammer (16 lb)
Reactive Hammer blue (16 lb)
Ebonite Predator Pursuit (15 lb),,, this ball SUCKED and the weight screwed up my timing
Hawg (16 lb)
TUFF (16 lb)
Black Widow (16 lb)

Thepainscoming

04-09-2007, 03:48 PM

Ebonite Maxim
Target Zone
Hot Rod Hybrid
Blue 3-D Offeset
Paradigm Passion
Scorchin Inferno

Only 14 here.:D

BB pearl

04-09-2007, 03:52 PM

only 15 so bear with me, lol

2 viz-a-balls
2 target zones
big blue spare
big blue pearl
action max
total inferno

Thepainscoming

04-09-2007, 03:53 PM

only 15 so bear with me, lol

2 viz-a-balls
2 target zones
big blue spare
big blue pearl
action max
total inferno

I know, these oldsters are making us look like nubes:D
JK

BB pearl

04-09-2007, 03:55 PM

yea, but ive got a nice average to age ratio, so they got nothing, lol, j/k

Thepainscoming

04-09-2007, 03:57 PM

yea, but ive got a nice average to age ratio, so they got nothing, lol, j/k

Yeah, unfortunately for me, i'm not quite up there yet

sackingsbibby

04-09-2007, 04:54 PM

49er viz-a-ball(have in closet)
big blue pearl(sold, that was stupid)
big blue spare(parking lot bowling, still have half)
The One(sold)
The Black Widow(still have)
Blue Vibe(still have)
Tuff(almost ready for parking lot bowling, but still have)
Raw Hammer Pain(still have)
No Mercy(still have)
Raw Hammer Toxic(still have)

Thepainscoming

04-09-2007, 05:00 PM

big blue

04-09-2007, 05:06 PM

Blue Hammer
Brown Zone
Track Code Red
Storm El Nino X-It
Columbia 300 Icon
Columbia Reaction Roll
Track Hex
Ebonite V2 Clean
Track Mutant
Big Blue
Black Widow
Plastic White Dot

jman69

04-09-2007, 05:17 PM

Black Widow
Toxic
Track HexTreme
AMF Fusion- BIG SHARP HOOK, I love this ball:cool:
Columbia Out Rage

steelr43

04-09-2007, 05:47 PM

You guys got great memories. The only ball I can remember throwing that is not a Hammer is an Ebonite Nitro. Only remember it because I shot my first 300 with it.

Fizziii

04-09-2007, 05:55 PM

10# Blue Ebonite ball... (from when I threw a straight ball)
14# Total Chaos
14# Doom Raw Hammer
14# Black Widow

lamebowler

04-09-2007, 07:00 PM

Brunswick wild fire
ebonite tigar
ebonite maxim
Brunswick rhino pro (gold)
hammer black widow (on the way)(well still at pro shop)

Street Racer

04-09-2007, 08:30 PM

I know, these oldsters are making us look like nubes:D
JK

only 17 here... lol

Thepainscoming

04-09-2007, 08:41 PM

only 17 here... lol

Really, when did you start bowling.

Street Racer

04-09-2007, 09:05 PM

started when i was 12 yrs old

High Game is 298

Dr Blade

Thepainscoming

04-09-2007, 09:14 PM

So did i, im only 14 though.

EIGHTBALL033

04-09-2007, 09:21 PM

Amf Supreme Justice 15lbs(have Notused Since I Got Bw
Black Widow 15lbs
Hawgzilla 15lbs
No Mercy 15lbs
Tuff 15lbs
Toxic 15lbs,Saw blade15lbs(undrilled),tomb raider,16lbs(undrilled)

Street Racer

04-09-2007, 09:31 PM

So did i, im only 14 though.

at the age of 14, i was just getting my power groove...

vettevader

04-09-2007, 10:07 PM

;) only 2.......forty year old manhattan rubber i got when i was 16................ two month old no mercy i got when i was 57 ......the manhattan rubber still fits, great spare ball..........the no mercy, great strike ball.....manhattan rubber was $25 back then.

PebblTossr

04-09-2007, 11:06 PM

I started bowling on my 7th Birthday... the Red Maxim was my present from my dad (26 now)

Red Maxim
Yellow Dot
Purple Urethane Hammer (first fingertip)
Lime Nitro/R
Purple Nitro/R2
Sapphire Zone
XS (cum ball...you know what im talking about)
Combat Zone (Green Pearl)
Pirahna/C
Cuda/C
Mutant
RoboRule
Inertia
Mean Machine
Power Drive (Sanded)
Action MAX
Action PACKED (Deceased, Tragically)
Angular ONE
BLACK WIDOW
Raw TOXIC

Notice how long it took me to come back to hammer? what can i say, im a slow learner. also, i never have and never will own a STORM, if someone gave me one....I'd give it back

Quest36X

04-09-2007, 11:18 PM

8# Ebonite Galaxie Blue Swirl
10# Ebonite Galaxie Brown Swirl (first fingertip)
12# Ebonite Gyro
14# Ebonite Crush/R (first 300 when I was 13)
14# Brunswick Rhino Pro Gold
14# Columbia Piranha
14# Columbia Piranha/C
15# MoRich Labyrinth
ohhh my gah, i really have like 45 more balls to list....nevermind....that's what i get for working in a pro shop. I list no more.....

TenPinSniper

04-10-2007, 12:01 AM

Shadow
Claw
Nail
Riot Zone
Sledge Hammer
Vicious
Blade Particle
Blade Sharp
White Dot
Switch Blade
Rule-Track
Big Deal
High Rev
Raw Hammer Pain
No Mercy

The Red ones are gone, some are missed other not so much. Think thats all of them.

Thepainscoming

04-10-2007, 08:14 AM

Shadow
Claw
Nail
Riot Zone
Sledge Hammer
Vicious
Blade Particle
Blade Sharp
White Dot
Switch Blade
Rule-Track
Big Deal
High Rev
Raw Hammer Riot
No Mercy

The Red ones are gone, some are missedn other not so much. Think thats all of them.

What's the raw hammer riot.

mongoliantreesloth

04-10-2007, 10:02 AM

In weight order...

Columbia White Dot 10lb
Columbia White Dot 12lb
Columbia White Dot 13lb
Storm Hit (red ) 13lb
Storm Sky Bolt 13lb
White Dot 14lb
Ebonite Tornado 14lb
Brunswick Groove 14lb
Columbia White Dot 15lb
Ebonite Maxim 15lb
Ebonite Xcel Particle 15lb
Ebonite Show Time Pearl 15lb
AMF Magicline (black rubber) 15lb
Track Crash 15lb
Track Animal 15lb
Ebonite V2 Strong/R 15lb
Track Animal Untamed 15lb
Hammer 3d Offset Violet Pearl 15lb (Most recent acquisition and what led me to this site)

Red ones are gone.

gripnripwatchitflip

04-10-2007, 10:15 AM

Mongolian, your AMF Magicline, is it an original, with the orange stripe going around it?

TenPinSniper

04-10-2007, 07:19 PM

What's the raw hammer riot.

Yeah that right I might just have the new Hammer;) :eek:

Thepainscoming

04-10-2007, 07:20 PM

Yeah that right I might just have the new Hammer;) :eek:

Where'd u get it, post a pic

TenPinSniper

04-10-2007, 07:34 PM

Had to tease its a Pain. Could not resist.

Thepainscoming

04-10-2007, 07:47 PM

Had to tease its a Pain. Could not resist.

Damn you. You are so mean:mad:

TenPinSniper

04-10-2007, 07:52 PM

Damn you. You are so mean:mad:

Had to play :cool: for just a minute. Now I suck!

Thepainscoming

04-10-2007, 07:57 PM

Had to play :cool: for just a minute. Now I suck!

How do you like your pain, does it carry well.

TenPinSniper

04-10-2007, 08:32 PM

How do you like your pain, does it carry well.

Its not bad, not great either. With all that said, I have thrown the front 9, should have had front 11 or 300...ended up with a 278... 10 pin and then 7 pin on identical balls. Guess it was not my day.

Thepainscoming

04-10-2007, 08:47 PM

Its not bad, not great either. With all that said, I have thrown the front 9, should have had front 11 or 300...ended up with a 278... 10 pin and then 7 pin on identical balls. Guess it was not my day.

That sucks

bubbiesdad

04-10-2007, 09:03 PM

;) Been bowling since 88 so it gets a little fuzzy.
AMF rubber 3 dot classic
Pearl blue hammer
several colors rhinos
turbo x my first reactive
most rhino pros
nitro2(the ugly green one) shot my 290 with it
pirhana c
Attitude 2
fuse igniter
Flipside WOW
V2 Dry
Hammer real deal(in my bag going to Reno)oldie but goodie, just resurfaced, good as new
Dr. Jekyl(got in CC guy drilled finger hole on pin cracked and started coming apart]
Hammer Raw Toxic(in my bag going to Reno) best medium condition ball I have ever owned
Columbia Hi flare(going to Reno, great for dry lanes)

I'm sure I forgot a few.

After CC will probably NEVER buy other than my local pro again.

Gryndryno

04-10-2007, 09:17 PM

2/19/06 Hammer Sling Blade
3/3/06 Hammer Vibe
3/5/06 Hammer Hawg Wild
4/30/06 Hammer Road Hawg
5/3/06 Hammer Sharp Blade
5/3/06 Hammer Tomb Raider
5/8/06 Hammer Turbo Diesel
11/1/06 Hammer Big Rig Diesel
11/1/06 Hammer The Big Deal
11/7/06 Hammer Ultra Mega X
11/7/06 Hammer Hawg Zilla
11/15/06 Hammer Black Widow
11/19/06 Hammer Turbo Diesel (2nd one, polished this one)
2/7/07 Ebonite Total NV
3/6/07 Wilson ProStaff (early 90's Urethane created at the St Louis Hammer plant by Hammer for Wilson)
4/4/07 Second Black Widow to replace my first one that cracked

TenPinSniper

04-10-2007, 10:30 PM

blistershurt

05-30-2007, 12:27 AM

I'm 15

Brunswick Power Groove- red and midnight blue (gave to my brother in law)
Storm Fired Up (let a friend have it, prolly gonna get it back since he doesnt need it anymore)
Hammer Black Widow I (...no comment on its preformance or the drillers :D, but swapped for spare ball)
Hammer Black Widow II (amazing.)
Brunswick T-zone pink
Nu-line X-caliber (given away)
Brunswick Johnny Petraglia LT-48 (still battling the light oil with it)
Ebonite The One (owned til some kid threw a hissy fit, had to give it back, got my money back too)
Storm Trauma Response (on its way)

I got a nice mix of companies, but i only own like 3-4 balls now lol...Hammer is my favorite, although I was thinking bout getting a shift if I find a good deal...I can play really far inside with that thingy.

MessiahsHammer

05-30-2007, 02:51 AM

Amf Angle Gold
Brunswick Kong
Brunswick Black beauty
Brunswick Blue Rhino
Brunswick Absolute Inferno
Brunswick Radical Inferno
Faball Black Hammer
Faball Blue Hammer
Faball Blue Hammer pearl
Faball Purple Hammer
Faball Blue Hammer 2001
Faball Berry Razor
Hammer Doom
Hammer No Mercy
Hammer Pure Hammer
Lane 1 Bullet
Lane 1 Golden Nugget
Morich Weapon of Mass Bias
Roto Grip Sonic Boom
Track GP2

I though it was more but I guess not... :rolleyes:

USAFbowler

05-30-2007, 04:47 AM

wow...nice one brett...let's see

Hand-me-down Red Alert (it was a great first ball)
AMF Nighthawk, also HMD
Track Avenger (first 6)
Found some old Red Brunswick with "Dave" engraved in it so i called it the Brunswick Dave...(dec ball for a freebie i think it was like 30 years old though lol)
Bruns purple Zone
Storm Trauma
i forget what it was, but it was black and sliver and hooked like a beast
Columbia Messenger Ti Pearl
Ebonite Savage
Hammer Sharp Blade
Hammer Doom
Hammer No Mercy

i think there were a few more in there, but i can't remember...i know the majority of em got thrown out (chillin in my closet for y e a r s...)when i joined the military.

Street Racer

05-30-2007, 06:12 AM

Updated! lol

In Order when i got them as well

Ebonite Maxim Red Sparkle(sold)
Ebonite ThunderBolt!!(under my bed)
Brunswick Power Groove Reactive (sold)
Columbia 300 White Dot Yellow Green(destoryed lol)
Columbia 300 White Dot Forgot the Colour(Sold)
Hammer Red Hammer(sold God i am a idoit)
Hammer Switch Blade(still have)
Hammer Razor Blade(still have)
Storm Soccer Ball(still have)
Ebonite Big Time Pearl (swapped for the one)
Ebonite Black Ice(still have)
Hammer Sharp Blade(still have)
Hammer Sling Blade(still have)
Hammer Saw Blade(still have)
Hammer Saw Blade(Sold)
Hammer Black Widow(still have)
Ebonite The One(still have)
Hammer Raw Hammer Doom(updated with the saw blade)

mongoliantreesloth

05-31-2007, 02:07 AM

In order (I think) I've had:

14lb White Dot
15lb Maxim - sold
13lb Storm Hit - sold
13lb Storm Sky Bolt - sold
13lb White Dot - sold
15lb Ebonite Xcel Particle - up for sale
15lb Ebonite Show Time Pearl - up for sale
14lb Ebonite Tornado - sold
15lb White Dot
15lb Track Crash
15lb Track Animal
15lb Ebonite V2 Strong/R - sold
14lb Brunswick Groove
15lb Track Animal Untamed - sold
15lb Hammer 3d Offset Violet Pearl - awaiting a new thumb
15lb White Dot

Those in Blue are in current use

grayfin68

06-01-2007, 08:54 AM

Galaxie 300 - my first ball when I was around 10 years old.
Columbia 300 u Dot Burgandy - eventually converted to fingertip for my first hook ball and eventually became a spare ball.
Rotogrip Grenade - My first true hook ball.
Hammer 3D Superhook Offset Axis Pink - My first reactive ball (still have it)
Hammer Raw Pain
Ebonite Maxim - current spare ball
Hammer Raw Toxic
Hammer Blue Vibe
Rotogrip Epic Battle

indian

06-01-2007, 11:44 PM

Man, some of you guys have alot of balls!!!! No pun intended..lol I have personally only owned 2 bowling balls in my life.

1st...Ebonite Gyro I 16lbs.(bought at Nellie Fox Bowl, Chambersburg,PA in 1986 or 7) Nellie was a pro baseball player for the Chicago White Sox and once owned this bowling alley).

2nd...Hammer Black Widow 15lbs.