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Article: The fantastic plastic ball: it's time to correct misconceptions about the nature of the equipment we roll down the lanes.(The Coach's Corner)
- Article from:
- Bowling Digest
- Article date:
- June 22, 2004
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HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU HEARD bowlers, professionals and amateurs alike, refer to their equipment as "plastic" or "resin?" In point of fact, these are misrepresented and distorted words used to define bowling balls. The use of "plastic" and "resin" to describe bowling balls is mistakenly applied not only by bowlers but, also, by the pro shop operators who place orders for these balls.
Manufacturers classify bowling balls as polyester or urethane. Somewhere, somehow, outside the ball manufacturing industry, "'resin" and "plastic" surfaced as the latest lingo.
Interestingly, the usage of "plastic" is not only misused by bowlers but, also, is never corrected ...