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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: J_w73 on September 21, 2015, 11:10:27 AM

Title: Friction burn marks on track
Post by: J_w73 on September 21, 2015, 11:10:27 AM
Bowling last week, I was getting what looked to be friction marks on the first flare ring on my ball. Does this mean that there is not a lot of head oil and I am using a ball that has too strong/rough of a cover?
Title: Re: Friction burn marks on track
Post by: Good Times Good Times on September 21, 2015, 11:11:50 AM
Friction burn marks?  Are you sure they aren't belt marks?

Pics?
Title: Re: Friction burn marks on track
Post by: J_w73 on September 21, 2015, 11:17:31 AM
Quote from: Good Times Good Times on September 21, 2015, 11:11:50 AM
Friction burn marks?  Are you sure they aren't belt marks?

Pics?

They aren't belt marks.  I had it on two of my balls.  The marks were in pretty much the exact same place on both balls.  I used to get it on my gamebreaker every time I threw that ball

I already hit the surface with a pad to remove most of them but I will see if I can still get some pics.
Title: Re: Friction burn marks on track
Post by: JJM on September 21, 2015, 12:11:21 PM
Not positive, but what I believe it is, is when you double dribble the ball.  I have the same thing on a few of my bowling balls.  It's kind of like a thump, thump out onto the lane upon release!
Title: Re: Friction burn marks on track
Post by: spmcgivern on September 21, 2015, 01:17:19 PM
My first thought is the same as JMM.  Probably the location where the ball is hitting the lane.
Title: Re: Friction burn marks on track
Post by: JustRico on September 21, 2015, 02:03:54 PM
If they don't apply conditioner to the lay down area-which more and more centers are doing, it will scar the ball...as in the track area
Title: Re: Friction burn marks on track
Post by: J_w73 on December 23, 2015, 04:23:25 PM
I finally got around to getting pictures of this happening. All of these balls were just surfaced smooth with different grits. I saw the marks on my Covert Revolt 1000 abralon, Venom Shock 2000 abralon, and Tag 4000 and polished.
Title: Re: Friction burn marks on track
Post by: milorafferty on December 23, 2015, 05:37:30 PM
Is that from an AMF house that leaves the first 2 ft unoiled? From the location of the marks,  it looks like it's happening as soon as the ball touches the lane off your hand.
Title: Re: Friction burn marks on track
Post by: vkowalski1970 on December 23, 2015, 06:48:26 PM
Feel the surface of the approaches. I bet they are the rough surface approaches and you are rolling the ball short of the foul line.
Title: Re: Friction burn marks on track
Post by: xrayjay on December 23, 2015, 07:05:47 PM
The AMF house I bowl starts application 2" from the foul line. Another AMF I went to, it's less than that.

I notice this on an IQ a bowler has at leagues. He's lay down is just inches past the foul line. But it's not as big as the pic posted.



Title: Re: Friction burn marks on track
Post by: J_w73 on December 23, 2015, 07:21:03 PM
The house that I see it the most is not an AMF house.  And I am putting the ball on the lane,  not the approach.  I agree it looks like it is right when the ball his the lane. 
Title: Re: Friction burn marks on track
Post by: milorafferty on December 23, 2015, 08:11:45 PM
Quote from: J_w73 on December 23, 2015, 07:21:03 PM
The house that I see it the most is not an AMF house.  And I am putting the ball on the lane,  not the approach.  I agree it looks like it is write when the ball his the lane. 

Having seen you bowl multiple times, I agree, you are not putting the ball down on the approach.