This guestion is being posed as an old gezzer. The house I mainly bowl in has gone to to a pretty dry shot after years of oil. I cannot get my polished Overtime down the lane enough without the speed I need without getting tired. Should I drop to 14lb balls, which I have been thinking about, or go to a pearl ball like the Doom for more length and backend at slower speed. Age sucks,and at 48 my bowling seems to have caught up to me. I am a straigter player for the most part(17mph) but seem to be losing power on the drier conditions over many frames. Show should I drop weight, or go to a ball with more length?

An issue with dropping ball weight that many don't consider is this... If you're not throwing 14# any faster than 15# you'll end up with a ball that reads the lane earlier because it loses momentum faster than the 15# ball does.
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Toxic or vibes the doom is far from being weak, ebonite bash would be  nice smooth ball also.

I would not suggest changing weights, you'll end up with a timing issue, maybe, I'd suggest looking at the Cherry Vibe, Bash, Jolt Pearl or the Jazz...even if I do not like the colors they have they are still a ball to consider.

The Toxic might be one but you'd have to drill it weak, IMO, but it's another option.

Good Luck !
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If your having trouble getting your current ball down the lane because it's too strong for the condition, then playing a different part of the lane that has more oil, or changing to a weaker ball is the way to go.

If your getting tired because your trying to purposely roll the ball faster than you normally do then dropping ball weight is not the answer.  You only want to drop ball weight if your getting worn out by the end of a league session or because of wear and tear on your body.

I used to roll 16lb equipment for a very long time.  3 years ago I decided to drop down to 15lb equipment.  I did this for a couple reasons.  One of the reasons was to prevent wear and tear on my body.  The other reason was because of carry.  I actually get better carry from 15lb equipment than I do with 16lb.  With 16lb equipment I was leaving too many 9 pins on pocket hits.  The 16lb ball was driving thru the pins too hard.  When I made the switch to 15lb my pocket carry got a lot better.
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