Bowling — PBA

PBA Urethane Bowling Ball Ban and USBC 2016 and 2017 Purple Hammer Ban Information

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  USBC UPDATES NATIONAL TOURNAMENT RULES IN RELATION TO PURPLE HAMMER ARLINGTON, Texas - The United States Bowling Congress is aware of a claim that a portion of the Purple Hammer bowling balls manufactured at the Ebonite International plant in 2016 and 2017 may have been produced below USBC's minimum 72D hardness specification. The Hammer brand was purchased by Brunswick Bowling Products in 2019, and the Ebonite plant subsequently closed.USBC conducted an investigation, interviewing more than a dozen individuals, including former Ebonite employees, in an attempt to validate the claim. Brunswick fully cooperated with the investigation.USBC has confirmed a production...

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CtD Signs PBA Rookie and Team USA Member Michael Martell to a Professional Staff Contract Through 2020

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CtD Signs Michael Martell to a Professional Staff Contact

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Creating the Difference Signs Thirteen Time PBA Tour Champion EJ Tackett Through 2020

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Creating the Difference has signed EJ Tackett to a professional contract through the end of 2020.

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CtD Inks 3 Year Deal with PBA

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Creating the Difference signs a 3 year deal with Professional Bowlers Association and adds 3 New Grits 80,120, and 220 resurfacing grits of TruCut Sanding Pads.

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CP3 PBA Celebrity Invitational

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Dustin Zehner Every year the PBA puts together a charity bowling event in partnership with the Chris Paul Family Foundation. The event has current and former athletes, TV personalities, and music artists. These celebrities are paired with professional bowlers to compete in a 6 frame baker match. The winner is determined through a bracket style format. Now that Creating the Difference is product registered, the team and I were lucky enough to attend the event. Although Creating the Difference has attended the event in the past, this is the first PBA event we have attended since becoming product registered. As...

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