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302efi

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How heavy is you spare ball ?
« on: June 02, 2005, 03:00:16 PM »
I'm a cranker 15-16 mph and I' need a spare ball bad...what kinda weight should I be looking for ? Most of my ball now are 15-16 lbs.
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dizzyfugu

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Re: How heavy is you spare ball ?
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2005, 03:35:50 AM »
15 lbs. with fingertip drilling, just like my other equiqment. Before this I had a 14 lbs., but it was too light and had a complety different feeling than my strike balls - i used to toss it halfway down the lane...
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Tweener92

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Re: How heavy is you spare ball ?
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2005, 09:34:48 AM »
15 lbs. Same as the rest of my stuff.
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pgpelton

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Re: How heavy is you spare ball ?
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2005, 09:39:35 AM »
14 pounds, everything else is 15.
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Hammer3003

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Re: How heavy is you spare ball ?
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2005, 10:28:16 AM »
I would go which ever weight feels more comfortable.
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sportbowler

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Re: How heavy is you spare ball ?
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2005, 01:25:49 PM »
14lb every thing else is 15lb.
That 1 pound difference helps me throw it a tad bit faster, which helps me keep it on line better.
You definitly do not want to go more than 1 pound below the weight you throw. Sometimes the lighter balls you get,you might tend to throw it to fast, and miss spares.

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azguy

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Re: How heavy is you spare ball ?
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2005, 08:22:21 PM »
I have 2 spare balls. 1-15 and 1-14, ( I throw 15 out of the bag) and tonight, sigh, I bought a third....if my wife sees this I'm dead.

I found an Ebonite V2 Dry...the lowest rg ball made, as I can find.

I think the one lb under is the way to go, a bit faster, straighter..

Now all I have to do is sell off the other 2 I have before the wife see's all them.
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a_ak57

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Re: How heavy is you spare ball ?
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2005, 08:25:59 PM »
15 pounds, same as the rest of my stuff.
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10 In The Pit

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Re: How heavy is you spare ball ?
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2005, 09:36:04 PM »
16 pounds, like the rest of my equipment.  I stick with 16 pound equipment to keep my ball speed down a tad, and I like my spare ball to feel like everything else.
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Re: How heavy is you spare ball ?
« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2005, 09:42:06 PM »
My spare ball is a 15lb Gemstar GT (I've never heard of it either...)
Although, the ball still manages to hook after a high-grit finish...
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