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Gallandro

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Wrong equipment
« on: November 28, 2003, 09:21:35 AM »
For everyone.

 This is a minor question but it keeps coming up lately so I thought I'd ask it.

 What is the fascination that we as bowlers have with buying equipment that isn't intended for our games. Example: People who buy the heavy oil balls such as Mutants, Phenoms, Phenom Unleashed etc... when they don't bowl on anything but house leagues. Now I know that some house leagues do have heavy oil at the beginning of the night but you aren't going to see that same density of oil at the end of a three game set especially when you have 8 - 10 people on a set of lanes. With the sole exception of Sport Leagues.
 Is it just because we love the newest toys or is it some other reason.

 Any and all replies would be appreciated.

 Gallandro


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no1bucsfan

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Re: Wrong equipment
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2003, 10:06:22 AM »
This may seem like a really stupid question, but if you have a good mid-oil ball can't you play it on just about all lane conditions? If there is heavier oil just play it tight, for drier lanes play it wide. As most of you know I am far from a good bowler, but I see people carrying in 6 or 8 balls to league, and I just can't understand why. I carry my inferno, and my old blue hammer for spares.
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laner7pin

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Re: Wrong equipment
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2003, 12:25:20 PM »
I bring 5 balls in plus spare ball. I bring something in for a flood, 2 mediums and 2 drier lane balls, plus ol' blue for spares. Reason being is because we have a league before us and depending on the carrydown/amount of oil put out, it seems to change every week. They are trying to tweak the shot to get it right, based off of our scratch league, but cant seem to get it as it was before the change (when it was still warm outside). Some weeks the heads are toast by the end of the first game, other weeks it is over/under city and another week it will be a shot where you have a little to work with. I can understand why centers put out more oil to combat the the hook in a box ball of the month, but eventually it gets to a point where people: 1) Dont want to spend $200+ for a new ball every few weeks to be able to score.  2) Want to bowl in a house where their current hook in a box moves 5 boards and dont carry instead of 15-20 and carry everything. They need to figure something out quick.....
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