ball for straight bowling/ slight hook?

[e-tank]

I was looking to get gf a ball for christmas. Shes a straight bowling but the last couple games she has been interested in and has found a small likeness for a small hook in her throws. I was thinking slingshot as thats good for pretty much anyone entry level but i wanted to see what you guys think?

[Brother_jd]

The slingshot will work. A lot of people will also say the Misfit or the Tropical line from Storm.

[Zothen]

Slingshot is the least hooking of all balls. I have 1 for dry/light oil and it's a great ball!

Zothen

[scottymoney]

I have been looking to get my wife a new ball. And I am thinking the Slingshot. Right now she throws an old ebonite urethane ball that hardly hooks. Her shot is more of just an angle shot over the 2nd arrow (left handed). She does well with it (130 average with no consistent weekly bowling) but with just a little turn into the pocket on the shot and I think she would be killing it. She also wanted something lighter, but still need to find out what her current ball weighs.

As long as it fits her and you don't get her something overly aggressive she will be fine. Just the fact she has a willingness to throw a hook is half the battle. My sister in law just battles with throwing the ball straight!

[e-tank]

thats basically how she was. She can do very well at times throwing a straight ball but its just so inconsistent for her. She asked to show her how to hook it just a little bit and she likes it a lot.

[billf]

Slingshot. I don't know why so many people say Misfit. That's not an entry level ball. Just because it was the lowest rated hook of any DV8 until the spare ball was released hardly made it entry level, especially with a perfect scale rating of 182.20! It's a medium oil ball people!

[e-tank]

I feel the same way after so many people complementing the misfit for its power off the break. The slingshot is till a solid ball but the misfit is anything but a entry level "weak" ball. Btw Bill i saw your tip to reduce revs by putting index finger next to middle finger, should i tell her to do that? Its seriously just a slight hook? I wanna say her speed is low to medium. ALso would a conventional drill be good for a straight ball and hook ball? She said she wants to practice more on hook but who knows what shell decide on

[billf]

It would be easier to throw straight with finger tips than to hook with conventional.
I wouldn't worry about changing her revs for awhile unless she wants to shoot straight at a spare. Let her learn at whatever pace she is comfortable with. If you throw too much at her, she will get overwhelmed, frustrated and quit.
Youtube videos of Shannon O'Keefe, Stephanie Nation and of course, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard should help her visualize where she wants to go, form wise. There are other great women bowlers but the form of those three is just amazing.

[e-tank]

very good point. Sometimes i forget that bowling is a lot like weightlifting in terms of progressing slowly otherwise they just get overwhelmed.

[scottymoney]

I learned pretty quick it all depends on who you are dealing with. I know with my wife, I can't push when it comes to tips, throw out a tip maybe every time we go but I can't force it on her. I know she wants a new ball and I am thinking of just taking her to the pro shop one day and saying to the driller, "here have fun I will pay for whatever she picks". I will then proceed to put on my bowling shoes and go roll a few games while she gets a new ball. It will be much more time efficient to do it that way! ;)

Remember most woman also have the "ugly ball vs. pretty ball" factor!

[e-tank]

SHHHHH dont say that. What if she picks the lucid and im out 200$ just cuz she thinks its pretty and likes the fruitloop smell lol

[scottymoney]

SHHHHH dont say that. What if she picks the lucid and im out 200$ just cuz she thinks its pretty and likes the fruitloop smell lol

Maybe mention to the driller she needs something not very aggressive. Although it would be funny to see the shock of a ball going left to right without her knowing it would break that much.

Explain to her that the "hook monster" may look pretty but she would rather have this "cute and cuddly hook bunny". I don't think many bowlers walk into the pro shop knowing the hook differences in balls and it should be the pro shops duty to steer them into something that will fit them.

[e-tank]

haha yea i think shell be content with a slingshot or a tropical storm. On a side note, there is a senior league that starts just after my sunday night league and im pretty sure one of them uses a lucid for straight bowling. Hes actually pretty good at it so more power to him.

[scottymoney]

haha yea i think shell be content with a slingshot or a tropical storm. On a side note, there is a senior league that starts just after my sunday night league and im pretty sure one of them uses a lucid for straight bowling. Hes actually pretty good at it so more power to him.

Wow that is like buying a an 18 wheeler for your daily drive car. I hope he won it as that has to be the most expensive straight ball I have ever heard of. My buddy just got a Lucid last week, seems like a great ball and he definitely has alot of confidence with it. It looks great going down the lane.

[e-tank]

Guy on my team bought one just for league. Hes already a great bowler as it is with an average of 225 and gets close to a 300 every week but its still just a fun league. I guess if youve got money to blow like that then why not. This last monday a guy on the other team used a hammer epidemic as a spare ball which i found pretty odd