i'm not sure what to do. Rev(my overtime) is not performing like his usual self. I always expect a snap on the backend it with it, and now i get and arc????Im not use to seeing that. I threw it on light, and expected the ball to snap...Not..it arced back into the pocket....why am i complaining? Cuz he's not performing on the conditions he's supposed to so what do i do?
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Stop Crying, Shut Up and BOWL!!! Everybody throws  gutterballs back to back at one point in their life Getting Zero is an accomplishent that you should be proud of!!!

Had trhe same problem and just resurfaced 4 sides of the ball w/green scotchbrite. I used med pressure and 10 passes of the SB (I Don't have mega hand ) it now reacts when like OOB.

ImaRedbird,

How's it going there? I wouldn't give up on it yet.
How many games do you have on the ball?
How often do you clean the ball?

You have a couple of options...
1. Try cleaning it with some Ebonite Powerhouse Cleaner or Track Clean N' Dull.
There are other cleaners out there too, but these are the ones I would recommend.
2. If you were using the ball in its' "Out of Box Surface," trying bringing it back to that state if you have many games on it.
3. Try the Ebonite Hook Again System or Columbia's CPR system

or...

4. Try the Hot Water Treatment. I have been doing this to my equipment for years. The temperature from the water brings oil out of the ball. After leaving it in a pail of Hot Tap Water (you can also add a couple of tablespoons of Dawn) for 15 minutes, you could literally smell the oil. Wipe your ball dry and
feel the tackiness comeback.

Check out my link below with the Experiment I did with an Ebonite ball...
http://www.ballreviews.com/Forum/Replies.asp?TopicID=117909&ForumID=5&CategoryID=2

Hope this helps & Good Luck!
Ramtart

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I've noticed the same thing.  What kind of house do you bowl in, Redbird, and do you clean your equipment very often, or almost never?  I remember you had a similar problem with your Big Deal.  You're the first person I ever heard say their Big Deal had died.  Now, if it was the One you were talking about, I wouldn't be as surprised, as they do soak up oil very fast and need a good soak now and then.

You threw the overtime on light oil condition and saw more of an arc than snap. That ball although versatile is a bit on the stronger side for coverstock and by throwing it on lighter volumes it probably used up too much energy early, i believe you were hinting to that in your statement. Too many people evaluate ball performance prematurely as you need to match coverstock to reaction. Have you tried a bit more polish or higher grit level to see if that helps. That should push through the heads cleaner. Sometimes as warmer weather hits in our area oil does not adhere to the lane as well  (higher dust amount also effects reaction) so drying out or pattern movement is amplified.

Edited on 4/10/2006 5:50 PM

Well if it is polished and was good to go and now  is dead on backend then I would believe that inverted's point might be the case.  What are the people around you noticing and throwing and how does it compare to what you are seeing?

How many games do you have on your overtime.Have you been cleaning your ball on a regualr basis?If you have 150 games or more on your overtime, you might want to try ebonite hook again it is very effective.

Im sorry they have confused you. Ummm My coach is wayne helenthal(man i hope i spelled that right) Dave at twin cities drills my equipment, but someone from the team changed the cover. Dave showed me how to add polish and so i did however i wasn't aware of the consequences of me adding polish ontop of the cover change.  I have enough arcing balls and my game seems to be played better with skid snap equipment.
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Stop Crying, Shut Up and BOWL!!! Everybody throws  gutterballs back to back at one point in their life Getting Zero is an accomplishent that you should be proud of!!!