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bowlerstyle

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spare ball question
« on: August 10, 2004, 11:17:52 PM »
How many of you guys actually use a spare ball?  I personally don't see the need for one for myself although I used to have one a long long time ago.  It was inconsistent for me because it was hard to gauge how much the ball would actually move, since it was plastic it was hard to tell if the ball would just slide over the oil too much and into the ditch or actually roll straight.  After that, I made room for another ball in my bag while getting rid of my spare ball and now I just use whatever I'm using to strike and I can still nail those 7 pins dead on (I'm a lefty).  I could use my Raging Inferno or Even my Throttle to hit that stuff and it doesn't move a board (only cause I know how to control it with the proper hand position).  So let me in on your insights of why to or why not to have a spare ball.
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Ragnar

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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2004, 02:20:02 PM »
I FIRMLY believe in a spare ball.  On the THS I can get buy with my strike ball and flatten it, but (as evidenced this summer) on a sport shot I must have a spare ball.  I use a Buzzsaw XXXL and can flatten it and go dead straight; something I can't do on sport shots with anything else.
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TheBowlingKid25

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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2004, 02:20:47 PM »
Flat wristing is ok in league and house shots, but when you get on to tougher conditions thats gonna screw with you bad. On tougher shots, you may think you have it totally dead straight but you'll soon find out. Im in the process of finding a cheap spare ball right now.
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bowlerstyle

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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2004, 02:24:08 PM »
oh, no problem. I've bowled on many sport shots and different variations of reverse blocks and I can still get any ball to go straight with throwing my normal ball speed (14.5-16 mph). I still have no use for a spare ball because I've bowled on countless sport shots and different funky oil patterns from when the oiler has messed up and the spares are something that I always nail (not always the splits).
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dirtbikebowler

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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2004, 02:31:51 PM »
i use a spare ball. I don't know how you find it inconsistent though? another thing to do with ur strike ball if u want to is just put ur ring finger in and not ur middle, that will guarantee a straight ball.
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bowlerstyle

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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2004, 02:35:20 PM »
it's a good suggestion but I want to keep my release feeling the same with every shot.  I've already figured out to throw any ball straight will all three fingers in the ball and without twisting my wrist backwards (God forbid) so why would I need a spare ball if I can cover my spares and it frees up an extra space in my bag?
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TheBowlingKid25

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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2004, 02:39:12 PM »
Do you hook into your spares, even like a small hook set type of reaction? I dont see how a spare plastic ball would be inconsistent, unless you are revving the ball up and expecting it to hook set into the spare.
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bowlerstyle

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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2004, 02:45:59 PM »
it was inconsistent for me because when I went to other houses with different oil volume and it would either slide off to the left (left handed) because of too much oil or not slide and just go straight like it should normally do.  And also, since I would be throwing my spare ball diagonally at my 7 pins, if I was a hair higher on ball speed it would slide off to the left and be carried to the ditch by the oil even though I would still hit my same mark.  I just got tired of trying to figure out if the ball would slide then go straight or just go straight so I gave it up and tried it with a reactive ball and haven't had that problem since.  When I use my reactive balls at spares they seem to always grip the lane and not go sliding like they were on a slip-n-slide which made it easier for me to control.
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bowlerstyle

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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2004, 02:46:33 PM »
and no, I don't hook at my spares with any ball that I've ever used (plastic or reactive).
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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2004, 02:49:51 PM »
what your describing IS a small hook set reaction. Thats why your inconsistent w/ plastic.
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TheBowlingKid25

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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2004, 02:50:55 PM »
Yea, thats what it seems like to me. You let the ball skid, then go into a roll.
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bowlerstyle

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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2004, 02:54:23 PM »
well I don't know if I do that or not but I like using anything but plastic at my spares, even urethane works fine for me but not plastic.  And if I'm inconsistent with plastic, then why not stay with reactive since I've perfected my single pin spares.
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deester69

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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2004, 02:55:57 PM »
I use a spare ball.  It's an ebonite maxim, and it's a little under 15lbs.  I went a little lighter so that I can fire it at the 7-10 (converted 1).  Usually, it picks up my 10's, 3-6 combos etc.
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TheBowlingKid25

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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2004, 02:55:58 PM »
Hey Im not sayin you should switch, just pointing something out is all.
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bowlerstyle

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Re: spare ball question
« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2004, 02:59:09 PM »
oh I know BK, I was just saying that there isn't any good reason for me to switch to plastic if I've already got something down that works.
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