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What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« on: February 01, 2012, 01:23:55 AM »
Looking for a good ball cleaner that is approved during competition. All cleaners I have are not allowed.

 

 
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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2012, 09:37:57 AM »
Simple Green and water. 50/50 mix. 
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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2012, 09:39:45 AM »
simple green and rubbing alcohol 50/50, dries fast

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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2012, 10:04:07 AM »
Keep in mind that just because it is approved for use during competition does not mean that you can use it during.  All of the leagues and tournaments that I bowl in DO NOT allow the use of any cleaners, approved or not, to be used once the event has started.  You will need to check with your league/tournament rules. 


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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2012, 10:54:31 AM »
Other than the USBC Nationals I have never heard of any league or tournament that forbids cleaning your ball with a USBC approved cleaner during bowling.
 
Do you mean to say that the by-laws of all your leagues explicitly forbid cleaning your ball with a cleaner during bowling?
 
cory867 wrote on 2/1/2012 11:04 AM:
Keep in mind that just because it is approved for use during competition does not mean that you can use it during.  All of the leagues and tournaments that I bowl in DO NOT allow the use of any cleaners, approved or not, to be used once the event has started.  You will need to check with your league/tournament rules. 


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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2012, 11:24:30 AM »
I have never heard of any league or tournament rules that state you cannot use USBC approved cleaners during competition.  If anything, most do not realize you CAN use cleaners during competition.


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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2012, 12:02:08 PM »
Remedy RX or TacUp.  --  JohnP


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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2012, 12:09:06 PM »

 I bowl the same tournements and have never heard of those rules.



cory867 wrote on 2/1/2012 11:04 AM:
Keep in mind that just because it is approved for use during competition does not mean that you can use it during.  All of the leagues and tournaments that I bowl in DO NOT allow the use of any cleaners, approved or not, to be used once the event has started.  You will need to check with your league/tournament rules. 



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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2012, 05:04:10 PM »
Remedy RX

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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2012, 07:14:30 PM »
Remedy is the best I've found for use during bowling.

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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2012, 08:43:45 PM »
+1 ... Ditto for me, but I will use a simple green, alcohol, water mix if I am out of Remedy.
 



charlest wrote on 2/1/2012 8:14 PM:Remedy is the best I've found for use during bowling.


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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2012, 09:53:33 PM »
I use ZappIt and works pretty good.
 
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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2012, 10:33:14 PM »
I think a good towel is all that is needed DURING competition...anything more IMO is getting too technical.  I think changing the chemical makeup of the cover during a set is just not a good idea.

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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2012, 11:21:24 PM »
You have a good point there....
 



Russell wrote on 2/1/2012 11:33 PM:I think a good towel is all that is needed DURING competition...anything more IMO is getting too technical.  I think changing the chemical makeup of the cover during a set is just not a good idea.

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Re: What's the Best Ball Cleaner that's Approved During Competition?
« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2012, 07:40:26 AM »
Not that it happens all the time, but have you ever been at a tournament,  and ball comes back with all kind of grime and gunk on it? It has happen to me recently. Alcohol didn't work. The cleaner I use is Clean and Dull, and it's illegal to use during competition. I looking for an approved cleaner. 

 

On to another question: I thought all approved cleaners (during and the before/after only) didn't affect the chemical makeup of the cover?
 



Russell wrote on 2/1/2012 11:33 PM:I think a good towel is all that is needed DURING competition...anything more IMO is getting too technical.  I think changing the chemical makeup of the cover during a set is just not a good idea.

Little known fact: In Russian "Hope" and "Change" translate to "Tax" and "Spend"
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