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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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arakasi

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #31 on: August 20, 2003, 01:17:50 AM »
Pink Hammer. It's the same weight as my strike balls and can also double
as a strike ball If the lanes are fried.
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rackattack

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #32 on: August 20, 2003, 09:24:48 AM »
Target Zone will be fine.Go 4 it.
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NevadaBowl

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #33 on: August 20, 2003, 01:23:30 PM »
I use a White-Dot for my spares....same weight as all the others..the main difference is that I use oval inserts on the spare ball instead of the power grips I use on all the rest.
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mfd301

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #34 on: August 20, 2003, 05:24:38 PM »
i use an original faball baby blue nail. nice hard urethane ball that can also double as the fried lane ball. throw it in the oil and the thing goes straight, get it outside of the oil, up the ditch in the dry and you have yourself one heck of a strike ball. same weight as all my other stuff, #15.
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Bjaardker

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #35 on: August 20, 2003, 05:37:13 PM »
Original Red Pearl Hammer. On it's 4th drilling .

Still makes a great strike ball when lanes are fried or overly spotty.

Concerning the weight, I actually went heavier. My strike equipment is 15 & my spare ball is 16. I tried lighter & was muscling it too much. I find that the little etxra weight helps me to focus on accuracy, & placing it on just the right board.
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Steven

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Re: What do you use for a spare ball?
« Reply #36 on: August 20, 2003, 06:22:49 PM »
Plastic (or possibly a completely dead urethane) should be used for most spare combinations. There are sometimes exceptions such as double wood, but otherwise, the choice of plastic for spares should be automatic. As far as weight, stay with what you use on your primary ball to keep mechanics as consistent as possible.

When it comes to plastic, brand really doesn't matter. I've used Spare Storms, Target Zones and White Dots, and they all do the job.
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