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And1_headach

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dieing balls
« on: March 14, 2004, 12:48:22 AM »
what is a dead ball? how does it happen and how do you save it? how long does it take? what kinds dies easlier?
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And1_headach

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Re: dieing balls
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2004, 07:57:07 PM »
ttt

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And1_headach

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Re: dieing balls
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2004, 08:08:29 PM »
after how many games should u do it?
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a_ak57

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Re: dieing balls
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2004, 08:12:24 PM »
Depends on how you take care of your stuff....but when you notice that the ball just "doesn't seem like it used too", then that's a sign.

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ROTFLMAO!!  That's classic!
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Elite_Digger

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Re: dieing balls
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2004, 09:03:13 PM »
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This is usually due to the ball absorbing oil and losing performance.


King, I beg to differ, but reading different articles about this recently, it's not all because of the ball absorbing oil. Oil may have a small bit to do with it, but they've soaked balls in lane conditioner and wiped them off and they hook as good as they did before. Apparently, research shows it's because of the compression of the coverstock from hitting the lane and hitting the pins, that forces plasticizers (which are slick/slippery) to the surface which allow the ball to skid more and thus not hook as much. Soaking the ball in hot water with dish detergent will help some, but to really get the ball back to as good as new condition, you need to address these plasticizers. Ebonite sells a rejuvination kit with a small ball "chamber" that will restore coverstocks. Haven't tried it myself, only regurgitating what I've read....
If you do decide to try to at least get the oil out, definately do the hot water bit. DON'T put your ball in the oven. The coverstock and cores can be made of different materials which can expand at different rates, and possibly cause core separation...
As far as certain kinds of coverstocks...avoid the TEC coverstocks. Known to die easily. Certain ones like the Powerkoil 18 and the Soaker apparently can have longer lives...
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Re: dieing balls
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2004, 09:45:29 PM »
Lol King. Naaahh, didn't mean to imply anything of the sort. Just posting information that I've read. When it comes to bowling, I'm pretty low on the totem pole of knowledge. Been doing it awhile, but only recently started to get into the actually science behind it. Some interesting reading online...Ebonite's site has a tech section that talks about coverstocks and I quote "Reactive coverstocks are a urethane base with an additive that creates an internal pore structure to ABSORB lane oil and increase surface tackiness."
Says right there in black and white that the coverstock is made to absorb oil..at least the pores of it are.
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Re: dieing balls
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2004, 10:09:26 PM »
But your ball in an oven at 130-150 degrees.....

I have, with many balls, and gotten rid of the oil and rejuvenated the balls. Never had any problem with coverstock cracking and all that other crap. Most of it is just advertising from Ebonite anyways.

They say, in the same article, that plasticizer makes a the ball a resin and makes it hook. Then they say too paragraphs down that plasticizer is the cause of ball death.
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