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Storm269

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Ball died ??
« on: June 14, 2006, 01:00:32 AM »
What do you mean when you said your ball died ? Does it mean that it no longer hook like it used to ? or it has suddenly becomes a straight ball...but rahter impossible if there is a core in the ball right ? wrong ? really confused...can somebody explain ? Thanks.......
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Phoneman

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Re: Ball died ??
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2006, 09:15:50 AM »
Most people refer to thier ball dying as loosing the amount of hook it had or loosing carry.  Most balls of today and use an oil extraction technique to be revived and do not truly die until they have 200 or 300 games on them some even more.
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Jeff Ussery

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Re: Ball died ??
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2006, 09:22:37 AM »
I've found that cleaning the ball after you are done bowling for the day with Ebonite Energizer Ball Cleaner and a towel really keeps the coverstock in good shape.  I've experienced no loss in ball reaction from any of my equipment since properly maintaining it with this ball cleaner.

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Storm269

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Re: Ball died ??
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2006, 09:25:22 AM »
So does that mean it will affect a cranker or bowler with a big shot more than one who is a stroker that does not required to hook the ball that much ?
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Fluff E Bunnie

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Re: Ball died ??
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2006, 09:30:11 AM »
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So does that mean it will affect a cranker or bowler with a big shot more than one who is a stroker that does not required to hook the ball that much ?


Hmm, I wonder about that.  I think it would probably affect anyone.  If you aren't hooking the ball much, you still will be impacted by that ball hooking less.
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shelley

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Re: Ball died ??
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2006, 09:32:59 AM »
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So does that mean it will affect a cranker or bowler with a big shot more than one who is a stroker that does not required to hook the ball that much ?


Not necessarily.  Because of the decreased revs of the stroker, there's less potential for the ball to hook anyway.  If there's a proportional decrease in hook, the stroker will see it just as the cranker would.

The cranker, however, might still be able to wring some life out of the ball because its reaction loss for his style is comparatively less than for the stroker.

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dizzyfugu

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Re: Ball died ??
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2006, 09:49:52 AM »
Anyway, being stroker or cranker, the player will recognize a loss in overall performance, based on his/her personal game and experience. This can be the amount of hook, but also the breakpoint shape on polished coverstocks (becoming moer arcing), or predictability of the ball recation at all.

I had balls "dying" twice so far. First was my X-Factor RE-Loaded which did not really die, but kept its good performance only when I sanded it every 5 games. A true "death" was my OOB XXcel after about 50 games - it did not hook anymore, lost its great back end pop and was quite unstable. Had it recently resurfaced, and now this beauty is back in business.
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