Ever have a situation where you've spent the money on a new ball that you hope to use in your leagues and tournaments (possibly as your first ball out of the bag situation) only to find that the lanes dictate another ball choice? Are you willing to give up on the new ball and go with the better choice in your bag?

I decided after 3 frames in my Monday league to put away my new Rule that I had drilled out over the weekend. I didn't see a comfortable reaction from a variety of lines when I warmed up, and after going 9/X6/ (bucket), I put the ball away and went back to the Hot Wire that I had been doing so well with the past 3 weeks in this league. Managed to shoot 740 for the night as a result so I think I made the right call.

How long will you stay with a new ball before you put it in the bag? I'd love to hear what other people have done through the years in leagues and tournaments.

Matt

OK I think everyone has this problem.

I can normally tell after a couple practice shots if this ball will work on this shot.  

I did have one moment a couple yrs back when i first bought a La Nina, i was so intent on making this ball work, and i used it for about a month, and in doing so i dropped my avg from 200+ at the time to low 180's lol.  

But since then, i have been able to tell if a ball will work or not.  and can normally tell once i am warmed up, i normally only need 5 shots max.  


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Sawbones: The reason why I got a new ball is I'm gearing up for my tournament season around various little tournaments in New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts. Right now I have a heavy oil ball (Animal) and then a step down from there would be my Eraser Pearl Particle and Hot Wire. I feel that the Rule was necessary for those medium/heavy shots that I may see from time to time. There have been nights where the owner of the Monday night league will place more of a crown shot with slightly heavier oil and that would have been a night where I think the Rule would have come in handy.

Otherwise, I have gone with my Hot Wire in this house as for the last 4 weeks I've used it (11 out of 12 games) I've been averaging 245+ with it. I guess I just wanted to see tonight if a stronger ball would carry better, and in this case the ball didn't match up with the lane conditions so I felt it was best to put it back in the bag.

Matt