Author Topic: Food for thought, for bowling manufacturers (Read 2647 times)

icefiction · « **on:** August 28, 2011, 08:28:43 AM »

I know that a lot of money is spent on research, and most of it seems to be in cover stock technology (at least from the consumer point of view); I think it would be a pretty wide range agreement from the better bowlers, that we don't look for hook from new products, but we are more interested in more carry. I had a long discussion with my friend, both of us have been working in shops since our teenage years, and i told him that " we used to drill new balls to help get to the pocket, now we drill new balls to try and carry better." I think there is a whole lot of good behind that statement, anyone can hit the pocket 36 times a night with any ball on the market right now, the technology has simply made things that easy, but carrying those 36 times is where technology should be pushed towards, in my opinion if you as a company can make a claim that your new ball will carry better than you will get a lot more sales from a wider range of bowlers.

Edited by icefiction on 8/28/2011 at 6:01 PM

icefiction · « **Reply #16 on:** August 30, 2011, 07:37:43 PM »

I agree with everyone, because so far i think everyone agrees that its the bowler that makes the ball work or not work, but that the technology has come so far that things are getting easier for every skill level.

I know in the leagues I bowl in it is so outrageous that teams are quiting because there is no level competition. Everyone can shoot 220 whenever they want, so everyone sand bags to get handicap and then shot their load when they need to and shot 180's when they don't. We have people in certain leagues that average 20-30 pins different just because of the house they bowl in, and they say its cause our house is so much tougher, bs. One guy stopped bowling mid game mid league because his average would have counted for the season and it would have been a real average for him, llike mid 230's instead of his bagged 205, so he said he hurt himself, but showed up the rest of the season in a different house to finish a league out at 200.

Our sport needs some equality back, when everyone was forced to use the same two or three balls because of a lack of options, talent showed through. Now the technology shows through and that is a shame.

kidlost2000 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 30, 2011, 08:04:52 PM »

For many bowlers more hook equals carry. Im not sure where all this new oil is that people need these hook monster but I do know that for many a bigger hooking bowling ball gives them more area with the chance to carry. It also tends to give bowlers a better chance of getting a ball into the roll phase when hitting the pins and therefore better carry.

Carry is about the bowler in todays game, not the bowling ball. If you don't know why you leave pins standing after the ball goes through the pins then you need to spend a little more time learning the game.

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Walking E · « **Reply #18 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:18:38 AM »

It's tough to quantify "carry". I mean, on the right condition, you should be able to make an $80 Scout hit as well (if not better) than a $250 VG Nano. If you properly match up the ball to the condition, ANY ball can carry great - even urethane balls.

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