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General Category => Beginners Board => Topic started by: kleptic on August 05, 2007, 03:13:51 PM

Title: how to tell if a ball is the right weight for you?
Post by: kleptic on August 05, 2007, 03:13:51 PM

are there any proper ways to tell if a bowling ball is too heavy for somebody?

thanks
Kyle

Title: Re: how to tell if a ball is the right weight for you?
Post by: J_Mac on August 05, 2007, 11:18:48 PM

http://www.bowl4fun.com/ron/tip14.htm
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Title: Re: how to tell if a ball is the right weight for you?
Post by: ThongPrincess on August 05, 2007, 11:27:13 PM

Watch them bowl, if they drop the shoulder, seem to be muscling the ball, and/or cannot get the ball out on the lane, it is probably too heavy.  Another test is to have them hold the ball at their side and flex the wrist, if they cannot do this without using the whole arm, the ball is probably too heavy.

There are other ways, but I am blanking right now.
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