Ok, something that I read in the Coverstock Preparation forum reminded me of a discussion that I had several years ago with a high rev bowler. He was telling me that he thought that the ABC rules for altering the ball's surface during competition favored bowlers like him with a higher rev rate while restricting the lower rev rate bowlers.

The ban against using any type of abrasive to alter the surface hurts the lower rev rate bowlers because if they run into a lane condition where they do not get enough hook, they cant do anything to the surface to help themselves. However, as a higher rev player, if he ran into conditions where he was getting too much reaction, he could put his ball into the LustreKing and tone the reaction down.

Generally speaking, he said that the lower rev rate players usually needed to get more friction on the balls surface (like for carrydown) while the higher rev players could more easily generate more revs if needed, and on a drier condition, the higher rev players needed to use more polished equipment so they could just use the LustreKing. He thought that in order for the rules to be fair for everyone, that the use of the LustreKing should also be banned during competition but doubted that that type of income source for the centers would be eliminated.

It could be argued that the use of the LustreKing during competition is fair for all bowlers, but is it?  

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I just want 2C was'zzub.
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So couldn't a lower rev player just resurface their ball before the competition, and if it's to much throw it in the luster king?
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You can always hit em hard when you've got the balls

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Would the residue left from sanding be any worse than some of the particle balls (glass beads)?
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I just want 2C was'zzub.
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I am the SGT Schultz of bowling.
"I know nothing!"