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lefty50

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Question for Shammy users
« on: May 23, 2019, 06:33:52 PM »
Has anyone else heard the theory that a shammy is actually an abrasive and as such smooths the surface faster than a microfiber cloth? I tested it at state tournament this last weekend and it seemed to be true (in a totally unscientific test of course)....
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Re: Question for Shammy users
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2019, 11:17:29 PM »

I think the fact that you can feel the "resistance" as you clean the oil off might add some credibility to the idea, however, I would not categorize mine as an abrasive.  By the same token the friction on the back end of the lane also has a "smoothing" effect on the ball's surface but we don't think of it as abrasive.

Anyone else?
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Re: Question for Shammy users
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2019, 06:22:49 AM »
I think anytime you have a harder surface {the lane} in contact w/ a softer surface { the ball} you'll have an abrasive action. It may be minimal, more like a burnishing effect. That's why the balls surface gets lane shined & lower grit finishes don't last as long. As far as a shammy, that would be a softer surface than the ball. There is friction there but I think the ball would be smoothing/burnishing the shammy not the other way around. my 2 cents FWIW??
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Re: Question for Shammy users
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2019, 08:49:53 AM »
Paper can change ball surface. Any towel etc can likely do the same but at what rate is hard to say.  Test it on a ball spinner and see if you can get a visible  difference
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Re: Question for Shammy users
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2019, 12:14:36 PM »
Put a dull ball on a spinner and hit it with a chamois for a while.. It will change the surface.
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Re: Question for Shammy users
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2019, 02:51:02 PM »
Quote from: J_w73 on May 24, 2019, 12:14:36 PM
Put a dull ball on a spinner and hit it with a chamois for a while.. It will change the surface.

Of the chamois or the ball?  ;D
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Re: Question for Shammy users
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2019, 04:16:24 PM »
Anyone remember about 5-6 years back when the PBA was considering banning the use of Micro-fiber cloths during competition because they also were "rough" enough to change the surface of a ball?

I'd bet few remember that because the idea was dropped.

Think of the shammy in the same way.






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Re: Question for Shammy users
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2019, 07:36:48 PM »
Quote from: charlest on May 24, 2019, 04:16:24 PM
Anyone remember about 5-6 years back when the PBA was considering banning the use of Micro-fiber cloths during competition because they also were "rough" enough to change the surface of a ball?

I'd bet few remember that because the idea was dropped.

Think of the shammy in the same way.

If someone wants to try to change the surface of a ball during competition with a shammy Or microfiber towel, they deserve the unfair advantage. That would be too much work for any noticeable difference
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Re: Question for Shammy users
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2019, 08:24:32 PM »
Quote from: lilpossum1 on May 24, 2019, 07:36:48 PM
Quote from: charlest on May 24, 2019, 04:16:24 PM
Anyone remember about 5-6 years back when the PBA was considering banning the use of Micro-fiber cloths during competition because they also were "rough" enough to change the surface of a ball?

I'd bet few remember that because the idea was dropped.

Think of the shammy in the same way.

If someone wants to try to change the surface of a ball during competition with a shammy Or microfiber towel, they deserve the unfair advantage. That would be too much work for any noticeable difference

... And they'd get REALLY BIG muscles!

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lilpossum1

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Re: Question for Shammy users
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2019, 09:36:56 PM »
Quote from: notclay on May 24, 2019, 08:24:32 PM
Quote from: lilpossum1 on May 24, 2019, 07:36:48 PM
Quote from: charlest on May 24, 2019, 04:16:24 PM
Anyone remember about 5-6 years back when the PBA was considering banning the use of Micro-fiber cloths during competition because they also were "rough" enough to change the surface of a ball?

I'd bet few remember that because the idea was dropped.

Think of the shammy in the same way.

If someone wants to try to change the surface of a ball during competition with a shammy Or microfiber towel, they deserve the unfair advantage. That would be too much work for any noticeable difference

... And they'd get REALLY BIG muscles!

They would also probably look like they skipped leg day lol. If somebody is going to try that hard to cheat, they probably aren’t even good enough to take advantage of the slight advantage it would give them. Usually, if a person feels the need to cheat, they aren’t good enough to win even while cheating
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