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Another thread about Dimples... but this time, on the ball

By Yoko2una

5 years ago



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    #1 5 years ago

    Anyone seen this before? Do you think it's from impact/play (crazy to think since it's IMDN, Premium too so it's real new), or defect that came straight from the ball manufacturer? Notice the one next to it is fine. Compare the reflections of my phone and the backglasses.

    I know know if the term"dimples" is accurate, but it's obviously a group of deformations. I can't tell if they're concave or flat, but the hardest thing that ball hits in the game are the captive balls, so dimple may indeed be the correct term here. But anyways, what's the root cause here? Malleable ball, or defect during the MFG process?

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    #2 5 years ago

    Holy crap. Remove and replace those immediately.

    They look like the defective uncured balls that Premier was using in the 90s, that turned playfields into barren wastelands of wood where there was no mylar.

    #3 5 years ago

    It’s from the new Keith Elwin line from Titleist.....

    #4 5 years ago

    Seen that a couple times in games that run thru the shop. Usually its a soft spot in a certain area and doesn't usually look like a golf ball all over. THat one is one of the worst I've seen. And yes, it will destroy a game very quickly.

    #5 5 years ago

    I've seen that as well, 1 ball out of the 4 so I would have to guess it was a defect like you said.

    #6 5 years ago

    There is one at the arcade that looks like a disco ball. Too obvious to not notice, I guess it on the operator for that one.

    #7 5 years ago

    We went up to Portland for a show and Pinball, so this one is on location. Went there specifically to play this Premium as we’ve played 4 Pros now and wanted to see what the Prem had to offer.

    Absolutely killer game. Got to Cyborg MB 3 times in 5 games. The added features were very noticeable and fun.

    I’ll reach out to the establishment. That would suck to have a PF torn up over a metallic golf ball.

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