Good coaching is essential if you want to improve your game but what is with this plastic spare ball or any spare ball for that matter? Proper mechanics and knowing what your ball will do is the key. I'm lefthanded and I tried this for my 7 pin and it did not work. Whatever ball I use for my first ball is also my spare ball. My current avg is 206 so you tell me if this "spare ball" is really neccesary. Its too bad that some pro shops only want to make money instead of helping the bowler. I have a friend who has been going to this pro shop in Norco, Ca. He is a 165-170 avg. This will not change unless he gets some coaching. Unfortunately this guy at the pro shop has sold him everything under the sun. When he walks in dollar signs go into this guys eyes. He carries six balls. He tells me he has a ball for everything. He has sold him on using this "spare ball" on everything regardless of what is left. This is not true. Alot of spares depend on the angle the ball comes into the pins. Now I know that alot of pro's use a spare ball(7 and 10 pins mostly) but remember that they are paid for using the equipment. There are alot of high avg bowlers and some pro staff members on this site who you can get pointers and guidance. That's the beauty of this site. $600 for coaching? Hmmm. Maybe I should coach.
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Just Stormin' through

Edited on 9/26/2004 1:29 AM

Norm Duke and WRW would probably be the only two I can think of Strider that use balls other than plastic but then most of them have a regular type ball drilled with negative/pin in their track so the weights won't kick in.....but I do agree plastic is always used by majority of all bowlers on tough tourney conditions ala toast.
 
Scott