hey guys, i am a league bowler who after 66 games was averaging 215. i use a brunswick fury, the ball is about a year old has been great for me. HOWEVER, i got into a ritual of soaking my ball in hot water with dawn dish soap every other week for about 15 min. i mistakenly forgot about it the last time i did it a month ago and it sat in hot water for nearly 5 hours. since then i have shot 580, 610, 603, and 591. although the scores havent dropped too low i was coming off 770, 740, and 720 the 3 weeks before. it just seems like the ball is dead and i am constanlty hanging 10's and 7's. it also doesnt crush the pocket like it was. i have given it 4 weeks now and i am starting to think it was something to do with the long bath i mistakenly gave it! any thoughts? thanks!

wow! thanks guys! the dish soap being oil based does make sense. i was told that dawn soap was a "grease cutter" so putting it in the water somehow was supposed to "de-grease " the ball. however, it seems reasonable to think if its oil based the oil would stick to the small pores of the ball. what about a slow low temp bake in the oven? damn i feel like i cant get out of the kitchen with this bowling ball! i bowled again and shot 179, 196, 199. so if this doesnt work i may simply shell out the cash for a lane 1 buzzbomb! much thanks to all who have inquired!