female bowler......a step up

[Mr Lefty]

what ball and possibly type of drillings would you recommend for a female bowler moving a step up from beginners...at least drillings wise im looking at a label leverage drilling to give a better control of the ball and see where it leads from there...
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[shelley]

Always a good idea to get new people using Track equipment.    But the Power Groove balls are also very good and may be a little cheaper than the Heat.  Make sure she gets it drilled with the CG in her palm so that the ball is not declared illegal by the USBC.  :/

SH

[dizzyfugu]

I'd also suggest a Power Groove, pin just outside of the ring finger hole and the CG in direct line below it. This should give enough hook for medium-dry to medium-oily conditions. With aproper release it should produce enough hook one could demand.

Even when you step up, the Power Groove remains a fairly strong ball, especially when the lanes have broken down or dried up. When you play on heavy oil, the Partcile Black Sparkle Power Groove will be a good beginner's ball, too.
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[Constantine]

quote:I'd agree with you guys on the Power Groove, but I've always seen them as an entry-level reactive ball...similar to the Scout line.

Power Groove is a lot more ball than the Scout.  The PowrKoil 17 coverstock is a lot stronger than the Scout's version of Superflex.
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Good luck & good bowling

[BowlerKidR]

i like the ice from ebonite...nice color for a girl, and it has a good sized weight block for the price. Much better hit than a scout or tornado, and from what ive seen, more hit than a power grove.
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[azguy]

I have sold more Super Troopers to ladies this last year than I can shake a stick at. It's a nice 'step up' and from what I see, here, most ladies love the purple and sparkles that is has. Depending on the drill, I'd say 80-90% have improved and now want to step up more over the summer to be 'better' for next season's leagues.

Just my 2 cents in there.
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[a_ak57]

I'd say power groove.  It has a very strong cover (PK17, they've used it on performance balls), and also, it has a very high differential  (.041).  That thing will hook.  You'll find countless stories of people who them, thinking it'd be just like a scout or tornado and you could use it for dry, but it's at least a medium-light ball for sure.
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Brunswick...........'nuff said.

[Troyboy]

First reactive ball i got my wife was the scout.  But that really didn't do much for her.  Shortly after i got her adjusted to fingertips, i put her into a wild.  That ball did wonders for her, but was a little over/under.  After she got comfortable i moved her up to an ICON, which is now her benchmark ball.  She moved along pretty quickly, learning and executing, and now i think she's got a better arsenal then i do!! She's now got the Icon, a Mutant, Golden Nugget, and her plastic spare ball.

3 weeks ago, i took and plugged the wild, and gave it to my daughter, and am starting the cycle all over again.  She moved from a 12lb up to the 14 lb wild, and it has done wonders for her.  I would think something such as a Wild, or Wired, from columbia would be a good start.  It will be a good rolling ball for her to learn with.   I wouldn't go with the scout again, because when both my wife and daughter were learning, both of them wanted to see some sort of results with in a short amount of time.  The scout, just didn't turn enough for my wife, and she got frustrated quite abit.  Also she never had much drive at the pins, and still left the 5, or the 5/7 and goofy stuff like that. Go ahead, and get a decent medium oil ball, but IMHO skip over the scout.  Its a great ball when the lanes are fried, but how often is a beginning bowler gunna see fried lanes.
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