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bcw1969

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Just suppose.......
« on: January 24, 2018, 10:33:07 PM »
That one of the Ball manufacturers was able to come up with a ball that could "virtually" guarantee a strike...would that be good or bad for the game?

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Re: Just suppose.......
« Reply #16 on: January 26, 2018, 06:11:48 PM »
If such a ball could be produced, sanctioned, and proven effective.

Bowlers would flock to buy it, regardless of price.

Because most bowlers (and golfers as well) are constantly trying to buy a game rather than develop one.

But it would be pretty much the end of the game as everyone would shoot the same score and complain that the other bowler was only there because of the technology.

Some people perhaps are trying to buy a game but some of us ball junkies just love throwing different pieces.   Money does not give you as much an advantage in bowling as it does golf or even most other sports which is why this whole thread is stupid really.  I mean I see plenty of senior bowlers throwing 10+ year old balls crushing 2 handed kids in their 20s.  The more balls you own the more you realize how few you really need.  A large arsenal can be a big disadvantage really if you are worrying too much about equipment and not enough about your game.
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Re: Just suppose.......
« Reply #17 on: January 26, 2018, 08:20:26 PM »
For most bowlers in most leagues…….. It would be buying lower performance equipment.  The stuff that requires less maintenance and fewer moves through the course of a league night.  Most cases the reaction is far better then the high performance stuff they try to make work.

Manufactures and proshops don't want you to know that because it's bad for business in the long run…. And profit margins.

Even more ironic:  that lower performance equipment would provide that "look" of more hook they're fishing for.  In reality it's not more hook per se.....it's the proper shape.  For me.....give me that higher RG and moderate diff and I'll adjust the cover to suit the conditions I face.


It's a matter of what the bowler can physically see and process as the ball goes down the lane. From the bowlers perspective they cannot see what the ball is doing in the first 1/3 to 1/2 of the lane. If the ball started hooking off their hand and covered 15 boards (big hp ball)  they would only see the ball making a small move down lane. 

Compared to a lower performance ball that doesn't hook till the back half of the lane say 7 boards.  That 7 boards is processed as a bigger hooking ball then the ball that covered 15 boards.  Until they see enough oil the lower performance ball doesn't hook and the hp ball continues to hook can they tell a difference.  Maybe.  Most won't face conditions with enough oil for this to happen.
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Re: Just suppose.......
« Reply #18 on: January 27, 2018, 02:54:20 PM »
Every ball will carry the corners if you give it the correct angle. If you don't. It won't.
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Re: Just suppose.......
« Reply #19 on: February 01, 2018, 05:50:56 PM »
I just want a ball that doesn't 2 8 10.  I suck
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