onebadhog
03-09-2009, 11:43 AM
Bear with me folks, 1st post here.
I'm a right hander, bowled leagues between 82 to 92 used the old red hammer & AMF angle, both drilled with a 4th weight hole, i think they called it "access weighting" both 16 lbs, had a 187 avg back then. Played between the 2nd & 3rd arrows, more of the 2nd arrow, went out to the 3rd or 4th board. Once the ball went thru the oil with it's side spin it would reach about 45' to 50' & make the transition from side spin & drive into the pocket.
Froward to this year, bowling on a Saturday nite mixed league, i have an older Hammer Blade & bought a Black widow pearl, these are 15 lbs, i just can't get eather one of these 2 to react the way my old balls would, playing about the same line, i've moved both directions, thrown it slower, put more wrist into it worked on my release & neither of these balls will ever "hooks up" anywhere on the lane. They just seem to slide past the pocket, or when they are in the pocket they are still spinning sideways & are not on a roll driving into the pocket... Is it me ????? is it the balls or the way they are drilled???
Thanks in advance.
I'm a right hander, bowled leagues between 82 to 92 used the old red hammer & AMF angle, both drilled with a 4th weight hole, i think they called it "access weighting" both 16 lbs, had a 187 avg back then. Played between the 2nd & 3rd arrows, more of the 2nd arrow, went out to the 3rd or 4th board. Once the ball went thru the oil with it's side spin it would reach about 45' to 50' & make the transition from side spin & drive into the pocket.
Froward to this year, bowling on a Saturday nite mixed league, i have an older Hammer Blade & bought a Black widow pearl, these are 15 lbs, i just can't get eather one of these 2 to react the way my old balls would, playing about the same line, i've moved both directions, thrown it slower, put more wrist into it worked on my release & neither of these balls will ever "hooks up" anywhere on the lane. They just seem to slide past the pocket, or when they are in the pocket they are still spinning sideways & are not on a roll driving into the pocket... Is it me ????? is it the balls or the way they are drilled???
Thanks in advance.