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carltonsportsassoc

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What do you use for a spare ball?
« on: August 18, 2003, 10:53:45 AM »
Want some feed back on good spare ball. Do you throw a lighter ball for spare? Do you throw a heavier ball for spare? What kind of ball do you use for spare? Different ball for different spares? Need some info fairly new bowler 180avg and and don't like rolling same for spare. Any suggestions?
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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2003, 02:05:39 AM »
if you want a ball to go stright as hell then get a maxim
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matt smith

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2003, 02:11:33 AM »
and if you want the ball to go straighter then that, learn to break your wrist for spare's, then to can make any ball go dead straight

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2003, 02:33:56 AM »
Yeah, i just use my wild, flatten my wrist, and it rolls striaght, saves me money of a spare ball.
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matt smith

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2003, 02:43:44 AM »
not to mention it opens up another spot in your bag, one more option on your first shot then.

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2003, 03:31:55 AM »
I use my Blue Hammer, throw a little harder and take a little "hand" out of it and it goes straight. Then again, if I throw it hard and straight, I can make my Hercules/Supreme go straight.
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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2003, 05:53:48 AM »
It's easy to kill a ball and make it go straight, but I always use a spare ball with the belief that it's less wear and tear on my main equipment. It's easier to replace a $50 dollar ball than it is a $200 dollar ball.

You can't go wrong with any basic Polyester ball. Pick a color you like, and polish it way way up. After it tracks up you might notice some movement, but still not much.

If you can't kill the reaction and you have slow speed, try to avoid clear balls like the Rotogrip Grenade or Everclear balls. They seem to hook pretty good for supposed spare equipment.

Edited on 8/19/2003 6:08 AM
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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2003, 08:26:00 AM »
I use a clear wolf that I got used on this site.It's plastic with a core.I bowl a lot of extreme conditions so it can double as a dry lane ball for those 1am pot games.I can flatten the ball but I prefer a no brainer spare game so I can pay closer attention to the lane changes.
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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2003, 10:40:12 AM »
I use a storm clear football.  I am here to tell you when they are really dry this ball still hooks.  Get a white dot or a maxim something like that.
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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2003, 10:46:37 AM »
Roto Grip Cosmos, polyester drilled over the label, same weight...I keep it super shiny.....can throw it just like my strike ball and it'll only break 1-2 boards total at the most...but with my game, that's not saying much !
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Psychoballtester

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2003, 12:06:29 PM »
Oh,thats one easy,

Tiger Skin Viz A Ball,or if "bonehead me" forgets the Tiger
any of my light-medium balls I decide to bring on that particular day/night.Then use one with a flatter wrist and my pinky or pointing finger separated from the 2 famous finger holes!!Wallah!!!That usually gets my spares!

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2003, 12:30:33 PM »
Ebonite Maxim.....This will be my third one in the last 4 years.....lol....I hae a tendency to pu a wear and tear on my plastics prior to this year because I would use it on most light shots and carry well with it. I bowled a season in a  house with my plastic and averaged 202...lol...High game and set with it was 276/713. I should have thrown 300 bt i had the front 8 and missed it at release and washed out. Then burried the three in the tenth frame.....LOL
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russdog

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #12 on: August 19, 2003, 01:04:38 PM »
Spare Storm.

I'm in the same boat you are, in the 180s trying to move up.  Same weight as strike balls with finger tip inserts - everything to keep the same feel.  I just bought it a couple weeks ago and I love it.  I used to flatten my wrist and throw the strike ball at right side spares, but probably once a night I would get a slight rotation and chop a 6-10 or dump it in the gutter going for a 10.  Now I just slide it across the lane with a slight rotation, and get no hook.  I still throw the strike ball at left side spares.  It seems like it is getting me at least one more spare a league night, and for $60 it's worth it to me.
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Debina

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #13 on: August 19, 2003, 01:08:38 PM »
Well, you've all told carltonsportsassoc the brand of ball you use and why, but the other part of the question still needs a reply.

Do you use a lighter or heavier weight for your spare ball, or do you use the same weight for all of your equipment?

Currently I'm using a lighter ball for my spares, but I'm considering going with the same weight as the rest of my equipment to use the spare ball for all very dry conditions, so I'm interested in your responses to this part of the question, too.

Deb
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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2003, 01:24:10 PM »
I have timing problems and use the same weight balls with a red Maxim as my spare ball.  I found that I had problems more with timing when I used different weights.  A couple of years ago I switched from 16 pound equipment to 15 pound.  This caused all kinds of problems because I could not afford to buy everything of one weight.  Now that I have all my 15 lb. stuff spares are easier.  The only spare I throw the Maxim at is the 10 pin.  I prefer using 1 ball for both when ever possible.

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