Does it really matter why bowling balls crack?
We've been in the "resin era" for over 20 years now, and for all those years, I've heard the same old complaints, and the same old GUESSWORK answers about cracked bowling balls.
The fact is, resin balls have ALWAYS tended to crack at a much higher rate than any other type ball.
Do the cores swell and crack the cover? Do the covers shrink around the core? Do the covers react with the chemical composition of super glue? Is it due to the different expansion/contraction ratio between the core and cover? Is this a factor more important with wide, sudden temperature variance? Are the covers actually more susceptible to cracking because of their inherent chemical composition?
IT REALLY DOESNT MATTER. The majority of bowlers spoke with their dollars long ago, and they voted in the reactive resin era by a WIDE margin. BOWLERS told manufacturers they WANTED and ACCEPTED bowling balls that could possibly crack, as long as it meant they could use them as a mechanical replacement for physical ability.
Stop harping and carping about cracking bowling balls. The hue and cry for advanced performance was long and loud, and bowlers have nobody to blame for this situation other than themselves. Cracking bowling balls is just a side effect of sacrificing durability for performance, something the manufacturers were long ago told was OK by people willing to spend more and more money, on more and more balls than ever before, all while watching the life of the product getting shorter and shorter.
