I use only 15 lb balls. However, I was thinking of getting a 14 lb plastic ball, to try it out. What do you think?

I throw 15 for my strike ball..but my spare ball is 14 pounds because i dont have high ball speed so a lighter spare ball will let me throw it a little faster so that is doesnt have a tendency to hook when the lanes dry out in the 3rd game.  It just feels better in my hand being a pound lighter.  

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Yes, I do.

My spare ball is 14 because I want more deflection for the 3-10 baby split. I''m throwing it at 1 or 2 pins most of the time so who needs the extra weight?

The other reason is that I''ve converted the 7-10 split three times since going to 14 for my spare ball, primarily because I can (if needed) speed it up a bunch and bounce pins out of the back and across the lane.

One more reason. Over the lifetime of a bowler how many 1 or 2 pin spare shots do we shoot at? LOTS!  It''s just a little less wear and tear on my body, which is not getting any younger...

I''ve never had an issue with it messing up my timing. (I do that in other ways).

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Edited on 7/19/2010 8:05 AM

My normal ball is 15.2 but my spare ball is 14..
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