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baltimora

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Leaving Ball in Car
« on: November 27, 2007, 12:09:01 PM »
I am sure that this has been covered in past butttttt how cold is too cool to leave ball in car. I left ball in trunk tonite as I could not make it home. It is 38 degrees or so. I assume that isn't bad but does real low temps have a negative effect on bowling balls? My one league nite where I have to go right from work I bring stuff into work all day. Yeah everyone at work has heard cold balls jokes so don't bother. Thanks
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Re: Leaving Ball in Car
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2007, 09:58:37 PM »
One semi-cool night cracked one of mine.
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Re: Leaving Ball in Car
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2007, 03:04:34 AM »
I know here in the Dallas area, temperatures can drop 40 degrees between the afternoon and night time.

I live far enough away where I have to take my stuff with me to work and then head off to the alleys to make it there for 5:45.  My stuff sits outside in the car for the one day a week I bowl.  I can't take a 3 ball roller into work with me....though I wouldn't mind it.

I've had to do this for the better part of 8 years now and I've got a High-Rev and Sledge Hammer that I've been using for at least the last 3-4 years and neither of them has seen an issue yet.
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Re: Leaving Ball in Car
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2007, 03:58:51 AM »
Cold or heat in themselves are not the real issue. As Jturley mentioned, the dramatic change of temperature or strong physical shocks to a cold ball (e. g. lofting it a lot) will be dangerous, because there is tension between the ball's components and they could separate and/or crack. This is also a problem for oil extraction at home - the oven can be too much, because in most home ovens the heat will come from only a single source which heats the ball not evenly, causing tension and potential cracks.

If you can, try to keep the bowling balls at even temperature while transporting them, esp. in wintertime. Packing them into the back seats instead the trunk on longer trips is already helpful to keep the temeperature more even.

Additionally, you might witness color changes of the ball after exposure to cold, e. g. "bleaching" or phazing. Absorbed oil might harden, or the plasticizer react to the cold. But that's just a cosmetic change, sometimes only temporary or it disappears after some games, ort with some surface refreshment.
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Re: Leaving Ball in Car
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2007, 05:59:36 AM »
here's some explaination:

The coverstock is a more dense material then the filler between the Weight block and the Coverstock.

When it gets cold the filler won't contract as much as the coverstock as it also has some filler material etc. (as far as I know)

So when the coverstock cools down very fast, contracts and the filler stays as it is the coverstock cracks

Same with very fast warming... the inner core doesn't expand as fast as the coverstock and the coverstock breaks... but I haven't seen that

I know those explaination are a bit shacky but I have seen both cracked balls out of the trunk and balls cracking on the lanes out of the cold into the warmth of the bowling center and being used (plastic/urethan... whatever you use those get brittle when being cold)

MY advice is: IF you want to leave the ball in the trunk of you car make sure the temperature does not fall under 6°C/42°F and if you want to play the ball either take it to the lanes 1h before you use it or don't leave it in the car that day and store it in your house.

These days I don't leave my equipment in the car as it gets really cold now...
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Re: Leaving Ball in Car
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2007, 06:28:07 AM »
It is never a good idea to leave your bowling balls in the car over night, if you can help it. Take them to a warmer enviroment, put them to bed, cover them up nice and tight and kiss them good night.

 In the morning, if you have to put them in your car, make sure you bundle up your little ones. Add an extra layer of clothes in the winter, maybe even a scarf and a hat.

Other than that yes, if they are left in a cold trunk, and then you take them in, the core could separate as the ball(s) are smashing into the pins. And yes they will crack.

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Re: Leaving Ball in Car
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2007, 07:20:34 AM »
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One semi-cool night cracked one of mine


Mine too, actually a few of them. I've noticed mine cracked when the finger grip was glue with too much glue. From my experiences the fingers grips tighten up when they get cold, when the heavily glued finger grips shrinks it pulls on the weak cover stock and causes the hairline crack.
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Re: Leaving Ball in Car
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2007, 03:48:34 PM »
if possible,  try avoiding leaving a ball in the car in cold weather.

but if you must,  let it warm up a little before using it.

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Re: Leaving Ball in Car
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2007, 05:13:51 AM »
Anyone thought of using cool bags to keep them warm? Maybe even lining your bag with polystyrene if theyre totes?

Just a thought.
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Re: Leaving Ball in Car
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2007, 06:17:54 AM »
Ran into this problem a few years back.  I was heading up for the plastic ball tourny in Kankakee.  About 7 hr drive.  Got off work at midnite, had momma come and pick me up.  Thru the ball in the trunk, made the trip.  About halfway thru the first game had trouble hanging onto the ball.

Found out the cold had shrunk the ball enough to shatter the thumb slug.

Only solution I could come up with was throw a chemical hand warmer in the bag for those nasty cold weather trips.
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