BallReviews
General Category => Beginners Board => Topic started by: Lancer4Life on March 20, 2007, 11:03:56 AM
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any suggestions on a ball to start to learn to hook with
and a drilling pattern
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Most companies have entry-level reactive balls that are good for learning to hook. I'd look into the Tropical Storm and the planet line from Rotogrip (Neptune, Saturn, Venus).
Laying out a ball for someone who is currently using a conventional grip (or throwing thumbless) is basically a crapshoot. You don't know what your PAP is, nor how it will change when you start throwing a fingertip ball. Your driller may watch you bowl first and recommend something. Or he'll put a label drill on it, with the pin to the right of the ring finger and the CG towards the grip center. That's a safe layout for the vast majority of bowlers.
SH
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According to Shelley's reply that's so true. It's been over a month now that I purchased my first reactive ball Storm T-road pearl. The pro shop that I went to recommended this ball. He drilled it the way shelly mentioned it. I've always been a straight ball thrower. After a few lessons, my ball is actually starting to hook. I was pretty happy. I guess you can say that I'm hooked on this sport.
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Couldn't agree more with shelley. The Tropical storm line is very underrated. I recommended it to a friend and she shot a 300 with it 3 weeks later. The planet line from rotogrip is great too, will give you a little more action. Can't go wrong either way! And boy that neptune ball looks sweet =)