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#61705 - 07/17/08 01:09 PM Spare Ball Help
j_boy08 Offline
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OK so i just recently made a post about getting a good strike ball and i think im going to go with the widow venom. Now I also need a good spare ball to go with that ball. Does anyone have any suggestions about which spare ball to get to go with that ball? (Sorry i just am new to bowling and dont really know which balls are good)

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#61707 - 07/17/08 01:17 PM Re: Spare Ball Help [Re: j_boy08]
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White Dot, Blue Dot, Maxim, T-Zone Ice Storm etc. are all essentially the same bowling ball from different companies. Pancake core w/ a plastic cover. They all cost about the same too. If you want to spend a little more for something unique, there's the Widow Spare Ball or Viz-a-Ball has all kinds of cool stuff. Find a color you like, get it drilled up, and then practice practice practice with it.
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#61709 - 07/17/08 01:20 PM Re: Spare Ball Help [Re: Chubbs]
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If you have a brand you like, go with them. If you have a color you like, buy it. Like Chubbs said, they are pretty much the same ball with similar costs. The Widow spare ball and Vis-a-balls are more expensive though.
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#61710 - 07/17/08 01:23 PM Re: Spare Ball Help [Re: j_boy08]
Jbigdog Offline
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Spare balls are easy. You typically want them to go as straight as possible, so just about any cheap plastic ball will do fine. You can get a Brunswick Viz-A-Ball, which are a little expensive for a plastic ball ($70-$90) but you can get some pretty cool looking balls. Or you can get a normal one which is typically between $40 and $60.
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#61711 - 07/17/08 01:24 PM Re: Spare Ball Help [Re: General Pounder]
j_boy08 Offline
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When you guys say the widdow spare ball is that the Hammer Widow Clear ball?

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#61714 - 07/17/08 01:54 PM Re: Spare Ball Help [Re: j_boy08]
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Odd, the site blocks the address that I tried to link, but nvm


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#61719 - 07/17/08 02:25 PM Re: Spare Ball Help [Re: Sam Virtuz]
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j_boy08

Yes, it is clear.
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#61721 - 07/17/08 02:28 PM Re: Spare Ball Help [Re: General Pounder]
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There is also a clear spider ball that's reactive, by Ebonite. The coverstock/line is called Optyx.
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#61870 - 07/19/08 03:38 AM Re: Spare Ball Help [Re: cgeorg]
180fury Offline
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lane hawk makes some good clear balls with things in them. pretty cool. viz-a-ball are neat too.
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#61881 - 07/19/08 04:05 PM Re: Spare Ball Help [Re: 180fury]
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As much as a fan of Brunswick balls. Do not get a viz-a-ball. One they are expensive and two.. its just a clear coating over the ball that easily get damage and there is no way you can fix it unless you order another ball.
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