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Title: Wiping the Ball Between Shots
Post by: lifted rillo on December 10, 2011, 04:23:59 AM

I've always heard to wipe the ball between shots. What if the oil is already soaked into the coverstock when I pick up the ball on my next frame? Not knocking the practice if there's oil on the surface, but is there a point to wipe nothing other than to keep the consistency of your pre-shot routine?

Title: Re: Wiping the Ball Between Shots
Post by: on December 11, 2011, 12:17:29 AM

If it's already absorbed then the value is that it keeps you in your routine, as you suggested. I always tell those I work with to give themselves "5 good seconds" from the time they pick up the ball but before they start their approach. This is their chance to focus briefly on their timing, delivery, and target. 

 

Too many bowlers go into "auto pilot" mode and pay for it in the form of an easy spare that gets missed, or something else they regret later. Engage the mind before you engage the muscles, so to speak.

 

If there is no oil on the ball you can still keep the routine.

 

 

Lane Carter, Strike Zone Pro Shops - Salt Lake City, Utah
Brunswick Pro Shop Staff

 

The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer and not of Brunswick Corporation.

 

 

Title: Re: Wiping the Ball Between Shots
Post by: coasterp on December 11, 2011, 05:49:55 AM

I like to call it pre-shot ball inspection, which part of wiping the ball is. There are times when the ball can pick up tacky residue from the machine. If this residue happens to be in your track, it can cause some undesired effects. Wiping the ball prior to each shot ensures you have inspected the ball and made sure the surface is clean and suitable for delivery. There are many times I wipe and there is no oil just FYI. As the previous poster said though, it is also a routine that keeps things consistant.

Title: Re: Wiping the Ball Between Shots
Post by: xrayjay on December 11, 2011, 08:52:01 AM

I did this because my old V2 particle had oil sitting on the surface, and the surface I bowled on had oil. It may have been too late if oil soaked into the ball, but I got rid of the oil on the surface that was wetting my hand. There was oil.

But since moving to California and bowling in AMF house, I wipe my ball as part of my routine. On occasion I would see belt marks or something....


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