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Bub

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Smaller bowling ball?
« on: November 05, 2008, 07:54:43 PM »
i was at a shop the other day and saw a ball that was NIB and it had a lightly smaller diameters than others.  i was just wondering as long as it was still in the legal size limit would their be any disadvantage to using that ball?

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jensm

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Re: Smaller bowling ball?
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2008, 04:35:50 AM »
I've heard that a supposedly serious study established that slightly smaller bowling balls hit the pins lower thus causing more pin action. Don't remember seeing this in writing, though.

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Leonidas

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Re: Smaller bowling ball?
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2008, 05:05:01 AM »
For a serious study about this take a look at the Ebonite side
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JohnP

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Re: Smaller bowling ball?
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2008, 09:30:01 AM »
The only downside I can think of is that the ball won't take many refinishings before it is below the legal size limit.  --  JohnP
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pro shop guy

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Re: Smaller bowling ball?
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2008, 09:41:03 AM »
its true some are slightly smaller...you can really tell when laying a ball out with a pro sect...it goes over some easily, and some tighter. What Ive heard is smaller ones actually hit a bit harder. I am not saying that, thats what Ive been told.
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los2003

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Re: Smaller bowling ball?
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2008, 09:59:13 AM »
smaller balls make the cores seem larger. some studies say it affect the rg also. you will get a tad more revs on the ball too.
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voidkid89

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Re: Smaller bowling ball?
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2008, 11:36:08 AM »
A smaller ball has a bigger pocket to hit, IMHO.
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NOTHUMB

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Re: Smaller bowling ball?
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2008, 11:45:09 AM »
And also a bigger chance of leaving a 2-8-10...

That being said, I have had a couple balls with the logos totally gone from resurfacing---and I still would use them.
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Bub

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Re: Smaller bowling ball?
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2008, 03:12:41 PM »
thanks for the responce, the ball we were looking at was a storm buy chance.
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