Tex, I was joking. "
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But let's face it, this whole approved/not approved (approved/not approved during competition) cleaner thing from USBC is a joke. There have been plenty of arguments with this subject in leagues. I am not sure what the USBC is trying stop with someone cleaning a ball.
The part I don't like are the list of cleaners approved for cleaning ball, but you can't use that cleaner during competition.
Could someone explain this reasoning?
Example:
When you have a ball come back with all kinds of gunk on it. Your cleaner that is approved to use, but not during competition, is the best cleaner to get the junk off the ball. You use very little cleaner, and its done rather quickly.
NO!!! That's too easy!!! So based on the rules, I have to use a cleaner approved for during competition. Usually its not powerful enough to anything. I end up using more cleaner and taking longer to clean the ball (across multiple frames).
