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mastergunner

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How to get the ball to backend
« on: February 26, 2009, 04:42:33 AM »
How can I get my ball to have more backend?
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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2009, 12:59:50 PM »
Increasing side rotation applied will give you the potential of having 'more' hook/ more backend.  Whether or not you will see more 'backend' will depend on additional factors like the conditions your bowling on of course and ball used.  It's possible the ball might just hook more overall and not all on the 'backend'.
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mastergunner

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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2009, 01:01:57 PM »
Can a ball be drilled to increase backend?
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mrbowlingnut

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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2009, 01:13:40 PM »
yes asymmetrical are easier to fine tune imo But on a symmetrical ball usually 5- 5 1/2 pin to pap and a finer surface like 4k abralon or polished will retain energy and back end more.

Buy a Hot Sauce it will back end all you ever need and more, Storm Products are better for this type of reaction like the Rapid Fire series or 2nd Dimension.  




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Can a ball be drilled to increase backend?
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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2009, 01:38:55 PM »
The correct coverstock surface, rotation, and drilling will help.

As long as the back ends are good, a pearl reactive will be strongest. Keep in mind though, that every ball needs adequate friction in order to change direction.


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OddBalls

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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2009, 01:45:40 PM »
Have your bowling center strip and clean the last 20' of the lanes.

That'll backend anything...
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Scolai

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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2009, 05:03:27 PM »
Finger dancing.  Ron Clifton covered this point in an article some time ago.

Merely adjusting the positions of your index and pinkie fingers can change the amount a ball hooks on the lane.
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mastergunner

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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2009, 06:48:25 AM »
Read that and currently do that but when I throw a ball it just doesnt want to do anything.
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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2009, 07:05:09 AM »
I bet you are throwing it too end over end.  Have you tried getting on the side of it?
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mastergunner

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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2009, 07:12:24 AM »
I have tried everything. I think I am the only guy who can throw a Sauce straight and I am trying to hook the ball.
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Scolai

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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2009, 07:45:49 AM »
What is your speed?  Hard to get a 20+ mph ball to wrinkle.  You might try taking some video and posting it so we can SEE what's going on rather than trying to diagnose from a distance.
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mastergunner

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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2009, 08:23:05 AM »
I am barely throwing 15mph.
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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2009, 08:34:29 AM »
Straight Sauce = too much surface/not enough oil
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mastergunner

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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2009, 08:38:23 AM »
I have the same issue with my Total NV and Complete NV. This just drives me nuts.
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Dan Belcher

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Re: How to get the ball to backend
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2009, 08:44:16 AM »
Wouldn't happen to have a camera/cell phone that can do video, would you?  Seeing how you're throwing the ball might help.
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