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xiek376

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How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« on: December 09, 2013, 07:07:54 PM »
Just back into bowling after a long layoff. I bowl on a weekly league now with a ths. I saw the pro shop and they set me up with a c system maxxed out and a spare ball. I'm bowling better than I ever have with a 208 average so far.  A common theme for me has been my 3rd game being my worst as the lane transitions. Was thinking about adding a slightly weaker ball. How many balls does a ths bowler need in an arsenal?

The pro shop recommended a melee if I want to stay with Brunswick or a storm iq pearl if I'm open to any brand.  What do you think? I think the storm actually has a bigger hook rating than my maxxed out, but maybe the pearl factor causes it to make sense. I'm still learning a lot about all of this.
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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #16 on: December 10, 2013, 07:02:11 PM »

I take a 3 ball bag, so 2 reactives and my spare ball.  If I can't find anything then the bowler has the problem.

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Armourboy

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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #17 on: December 10, 2013, 07:23:24 PM »
When I could bowl leagues ( damn work) I took three, One I used 99% of the time, the other was a spare. The 3rd filled the bag but I occasionally used it if something odd was going on with the lanes.
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Bowl_Freak

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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #18 on: December 11, 2013, 02:17:46 PM »
If the house puts a consistent shot down, you don't need more than 3 including a spare. Now, if you are struggling and nothing feels the same week to week, then I can justify bringing 4 maybe 5 to leave. Lately I've been carrying 4 + spare because I have been struggling but usually just use 1 or 2 for the night. Sometimes I'm bowling horrible and nothing works. But it's all in my head.
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MrNickRo

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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #19 on: December 11, 2013, 02:20:42 PM »
When it's all in my head, a ball change usually helps on a THS.  It's going to react about the same, so I'll move a board or two with something I don't usually throw and it gets my brain off my physical game. The more I can keep my brain off my physical game, aside from posting every shot, the better.
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avabob

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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #20 on: December 11, 2013, 02:22:48 PM »
Agree.  hard to see the need for more than 2 plus a spare ball.
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Jesse James

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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #21 on: December 11, 2013, 03:10:09 PM »
In two of my leagues that I bowl, the THS is the same from week to week. However in one other league I always bring six balls. (Its a comfort thing) We never know what is going to be out there from week to week. Sometimes it's a toasted desert; sometimes it's dry mids with oil on the back and fronts; sometimes it's a not so severe reverse block; just depends on how the wind blows!

In my other two leagues I bring 4 balls; 3 working balls and a spare.....but I always have two in the car. LOL!  ;)

P.S. Personally I'd go Melee and Strike King, just my two cents.
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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #22 on: December 11, 2013, 03:53:48 PM »
On my Wednesday night league I can get away with bringing only my Diva and MoJave plus a spare (so 3 total).....the shot is consistent every week so I'm matched up and prepared with a condensed rig.

On my Thursday night league on old wood, I can face a variety of conditions so I take 4 plus a spare (so 5 total)....
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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #23 on: December 11, 2013, 05:43:06 PM »
In my league the shots the same from week to week. But it's an older wood house. If we bowl the team with 4 good bowlers throwing new equipment the shot changes drastically. Compared to the team with 4 elderly people pushing oil down the lane. I usually take 3 balls plus a spare ball. Sometimes it's 4+1.
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Brickguy221

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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #24 on: December 11, 2013, 11:22:23 PM »
When I was bowling all the time before health issues stopped me for over a year and a half, I only needed 3 but carried 4 since I have a 4 ball bag. I have sold those 4 balls plus another due to having to drop in weight.

Since just now starting to get back into bowling a bit, I am carrying 1 ball of lighter weight, but will have to get another soon as the 6 and 10 pins are killing me because my ball keeps hooking out from them due to my inability to throw the ball straight without it hooking at the moment. Trying to get my timing and mechanics back on track after such a long lay-off.
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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #25 on: December 12, 2013, 01:31:46 PM »
Used to be three, but in past few years I have added a 4th ball (Urethane Ball) to the arsenal. 
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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #26 on: December 12, 2013, 01:47:39 PM »
I'm asking for a 2 ball shoulder strap bowling ball bag and selling my 3 ball roller. I'm tired of carrying it around, space to find it at the bowling alley and don't feel I need 3 balls for a league anymore. The only reason it would make sense is if I had a spare ball which I don't use.
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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #27 on: December 12, 2013, 01:54:01 PM »
Something with surface, something without surface. I personally could get away with 2 balls (Hook Hybrid and Hook Solid) for the house shots. You're more than likely going to find friction, and then just need to get lined up off of that. Maybe my War Eagle to get a different shape. Around here, I can get away with that in the slickest house around. THS have built in friction.
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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #28 on: December 12, 2013, 02:02:17 PM »
I always bring 4 balls, with either a RotoGrip Grenade or Storm Super Natural for my weakest ball.  Most nights I will end up using 3 balls, because my heavy oil ball doesn't get enough oil, but I bring it anyway, just in case.  Also, for me, it's easier to load and unload 2, 2 ball bags (stacking 4 ball Storm Rolling thunder) than one 3 ball roller, weight-wise anyway, plus there is pockets and space galore for anything else I bring. 
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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #29 on: December 12, 2013, 02:42:11 PM »
I am bringing 5 (4+spare) just because it is all about surface for me right now. 5 man league on less than two year old SPL's. Big weather and temp swings make the fronts and mids super tight or fairly nice and it is too hard to resurface during practice.
Top to bottom:
Strong drill asy at 1000, medium drill hybrid at 1500, weaker drill asy at 2000 and weaker yet drill sym at 2000.

Starting with the weakest that gets out the corner. As I chase, I go up in arsenal. Averaging 219 in a house where my previous winter high was only 211...2nd highest average in house that has only 7 300's and 2 800's in 66 years of operation.
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Re: How many balls for a house shot bowler?
« Reply #30 on: December 12, 2013, 10:14:50 PM »
I used to take 6 to leagues 10 years ago. As I grew wiser and my skill level got better my arsenal has been declining. 5 years ago I had a 5 ball arsenal, mainly on the heavy oil side. For the last 4 years my THS arsenal is only 3. I have 12 total balls but right now only using a Storm IQTP, Storm Lights Out, and Storm Natural. All with about the same drilling, just totally different surfaces and shells. From time to time I'll toss a stronger piece in the bag to play with for a few weeks then go back to my normal 3 I currently have in the bag. Might pull the IQTP out this week and put my Marvel Pearl in for a few weeks. Last set I shot with that ball was 699, 684 the week before that.

Currently averaging 205 on Wednesday nights.
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