Author Topic: strong pearl balls better for long and heavy oil? (Read 11509 times)

no300yet · « **on:** August 13, 2011, 01:35:34 PM »

Have got too many washouts lately with my "solid" balls and both Storm and Roto-grip recommend strong pearl balls; even for bowlers with "low revs". Does it make sense?

pro shop guy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 13, 2011, 09:44:04 PM »

If your on true heavy oil...soild cover is helpful....wash outs with solid covers on heavier oil sounds a bit like the ball rolling out. Possibly too aggressive for the condition and your style. If you have lower speed this is most common...does the ball look like it flattens out after 40 feet? This is just something to look at before figuring out what ball you might get. If this sounds like the problem you have options, less surface, polish, possibly a new pearl.....but depending on your finances....Id try cover adjustments first.

Strider · « **Reply #2 on:** August 14, 2011, 06:30:56 AM »

Sometimes it's just not the ball's fault. Many bowlers get fooled because they are using the most aggressive ball available that they can still free wheel the lane. You might be playing the lane wrong or just trying to cover too many boards. Try a different part of the lane or tighten up your line. Either (for a righty) move your feet a bit right and target the same board (so the ball won't travel so far from the pocket) or move your target a bit left.

The first time we played on Sydney (very short, very flat) I played the lanes wrong (tried up the gutter like Cheetah) and left plenty of wash outs. Believe me, it wasn't because the ball was too weak. Miss more then two left and you'll hit the left side of the 2 pin. We happened to get a second shot at it a few weeks ago. I played much further inside taking a lot of hand out of the ball and scored about 100 pins higher for the four games.

Make sure you've tried everything reasonable before you think about purchasing another ball.

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glssmn2001 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2011, 06:36:36 AM »

From my understanding "pearls" read the friction harder than a "solid", so there use on heavy oil by bowlers should not be discouraged.

RyanRPS · « **Reply #4 on:** August 14, 2011, 06:51:22 AM »

Long and Heavy oil are two different things. For heavy oil patterns solids are generally better to alow your ball to transition into skid-roll and roll before it gets to the end of the pattern, where as you are more likely to skid through the breakpoint with a pearl.

On long however, you need to make sure your ball is creating enough angle on the "short back end", so pearls can work better providing you get the layout right!

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Juggernaut · « **Reply #5 on:** August 14, 2011, 07:01:04 AM »

Here is the way I see it.

ANY ball, regardless of being solid or pearl, is going to skid on enough oil. If there is enough oil out there to make a solid covered ball skid out, then it makes NO DIFFERENCE in that part of the lane what you throw, because neither will traction there.

Now, if you still have crisp backends with little carrydown, either one will finish, with the pearls PROBABLY having a sharper movement to them, once they exit the pattern.

If I had 40-45ft of skid, all I'm looking for is a ball that gives me the proper entry angle off the breakpoint and, if that ends up being a pearl ball, then that's what gets used. If there is a bit of carrydown, and my pearls are "squirty" on the backends, I'll go to a solid for a better/"truer" finish off the breakpoint.

It isn't ALWAYS about raw power. Sometimes, its just nice to know where the balls going so you don't end up fighting it all day.

no300yet · « **Reply #6 on:** August 14, 2011, 03:52:35 PM »

Strider wrote on 8/14/2011 6:30 AM:
Sometimes it's just not the ball's fault. Many bowlers get fooled because they are using the most aggressive ball available that they can still free wheel the lane. You might be playing the lane wrong or just trying to cover too many boards. Try a different part of the lane or tighten up your line. Either (for a righty) move your feet a bit right and target the same board (so the ball won't travel so far from the pocket) or move your target a bit left.

The first time we played on Sydney (very short, very flat) I played the lanes wrong (tried up the gutter like Cheetah) and left plenty of wash outs. Believe me, it wasn't because the ball was too weak. Miss more then two left and you'll hit the left side of the 2 pin. We happened to get a second shot at it a few weeks ago. I played much further inside taking a lot of hand out of the ball and scored about 100 pins higher for the four games.

Make sure you've tried everything reasonable before you think about purchasing another ball.

Penn State Proud

Ron Clifton's Bowling Tip Archive

OK, this seems to apply to me as that's what I tried earlier and found good success. Instead of trying to muscle the ball near the guiter I just moved my feet and target left and let it roll. Had just the right amount of backend, worked great!

I wish my ball would burn up but mostly it would just keep on going without turning the corner at all. And I agree 100% what Juggenalt says. I am, however itching to try a strong pearl ball..........

Thanks you all!

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