Author Topic: There is NO Such Thing As A Heavy Oil Bowling Ball (Read 27577 times)

Necromancer · « **on:** March 25, 2007, 11:30:03 AM »

I came to this conclusion today as I saw yet another tournament filled with high performance balls just skid straight to the head pins by 200 + average bowlers. What I really liked about this tournament is that Ebonite supposedly sponsored it and was giving Total NV balls to entrants that paid the extra fee. What was funnier was watching these NV's nail the 3 pin shot after shot. It really put a smile on my face to see what some call "The Greatest Bowling Ball Ever" look like garbage. Some bowlers were even willing to trash their new NV's after the tournament. So hilarious!

Back to the point. I don't think any manufacturer should be able to say their ball performs on heavy oil. In the end, no ball hooks in heavy oil and I don't care if you throw it 10 mph or put 600 rpms on the ball. It will just go straight. When you are in tournament conditions where the walls are flooded and the oil is spread past 50 feet, give me a break. The best ball is a straight ball to the pocket. Hooking is impossible.

Bottom line: No HEAVY OIL bowling ball exists.

Discuss!

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Brandon Riley · « **Reply #91 on:** April 14, 2007, 04:26:44 AM »

with enough surface the ball will make it, just you won't have nice backends and lots of room. i've thrown my epx at 120 grit on a 43' sport. the ball just goes straight left at 15'. learned my lesson that there is no point throwing anything duller than 320. even to burn up the track!
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jls · « **Reply #92 on:** April 14, 2007, 10:56:30 AM »

actually, i would say, no ball hooks in oil.
but a ball with more surface will recover sooner then a polished ball.

if you were at a tournament and saw many nv's or tnv's skidding too far.
my guess is that they were to highly polished.
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tst4eko · « **Reply #93 on:** April 14, 2007, 12:48:30 PM »

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Back before and during the time resin balls became widely used, several ball manufacturers release some really good equipment that can be used even today for extreme oil conditions. Balls like the Blue Hammer from Faball, Stringray from Columbia, Crush from Ebonite, or the Yellow/Purple Angles, or Cobra from AMF, will all hook when a resin ball skids thru the deck. Just stand right, and throw them up the twig, and you will get an even arching look all day long.

I agree. A perfect example of this was with a good friend of mine. He and 4 other guys recently bowled the Tulsa City Tournament. One of his teammates used a Brunswick Phantom (gasp!) all three games. He shot 800 with it. My friend couldn't believe it. This guy dumped the ball up the 5 board and it walked into the pocket.

It just proves once again you don't need the latest and greatest ball in your hand to score big. As long as you know how to throw it.
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Author Topic: There is NO Such Thing As A Heavy Oil Bowling Ball (Read 27577 times)

Necromancer

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