Ebonite Bash Red Black... i have this ball drilled 12 o clock, and it goes realllllllly long, reallllllllly straight, and its reallllllllly smooth!
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Ten In The Pit Pro Shop
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I'm not a big Ebonite fan, but a rev dominant team mate has a Bash drilled strong, and it's long and smooth.  Urethane, even shiny, still hooks early.  It won't boomerang on the back, but if you're hurting for speed, urethane is not the way to go in my opinion.  If something like a Bash or a polished Visionary B/G Centaur isn't weak enough to get down the lane for you, get a plastic (with a core) Lane #1 XXXL.
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Penn State Proud

Ron Clifton's Bowling Tip Archive

One reply asked how old I was, I am 68 and in fairly good health but overweight a bit (of course), knees not the best, and using a rather short approach. I have been bowling for over 40 years and still love the game. Although my mind still thinks like a 30 year old, my body says otherwise!! So I know I need to make changes to compensate for all this relative to equipment, basic mechanics etc. Thus the question about a ball with modest arc  at lowers speed, one that I can control in my reduced capacity to fire hard and fast.

Along with the weight of ball you are throwing, what is your current ball speed?


A couple of balls to consider:  the amf orbit Extreme  here is a link to it:  http://www.amf300.com/index.cfm?p=balls&bid=40

Also the Brunswick power groove (previously mentioned).  

If you want urethane, the Lane #1 Liberator out there but I have no idea how strong of a ball it is.   Here is a link to the liberator:  
http://lane1bowling.com/balls/liberator.html


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"we can not solve problems using the same way of thinking that we used to create the problems"  Albert Einstein

My old ball is an Ebonite Turbo Urethane, 16lb, the Jolt is 15'12", and the Twist3d Fury is a high 14lbs. The Jolt and Fury were drilled for minimum hook and polished.
The other night I dug out the Turbo , went quite a bit inside over 3rd arrow  with some success. Our house pattern has a lot of oil from center up to the  3rd arrow and diminishes toward the gutter. Often from arrow 1 to the edge it is bone dry. Anyway if I can keep the ball on the edge of the oil it will go long and arc mildly into the pocket, but often leaving the 10. The 16 pounder becomes quite heavy in the 3rd game! As always there probably is no simple answer as bowling is a complex issue of many variables. We have many crankers in our league but I see many bowlers who simply whip down the 2nd arrow, the ball holds long and moves at a good angle into the pocket. Exactly what Norm Duke did last week. He beat the power bowler quite soundly!

If you still like urethane you may also want to look at the Power Groove from Brunswick.
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