I was in leagues in high school and college (78-83); average was 178. My dad had a case full of trophies (IIRC, his average was 265).
I still use my Brunswick ball from 1980. I recently bought a new bag, and I was checking out the balls on bowlersparadise.com. Amazing what they've done with ball technology and the cores. And different coverings for different oil levels on the lanes.
Back in my day, you used one ball with no special core and you dealt with it! /end cane shaking
