traction on a spare ball?

[wes909]

ok heres a random question would there be any reason to lightly sand a spare bowling ball to gain traction if you were only throwing the ball straight?

[Graaille]

I've heard theories about this: 1. the ability to go to absolutely burnt lanes and be able to hook it just enough. 2. to decrease deflection on multipin spares, 3. because you don't want your teammates to know you actually have a 15# Disney princess ball as a spare ball. Beyond that, no other real reason made any sense.

[wes909]

I've heard theories about this: 1. the ability to go to absolutely burnt lanes and be able to hook it just enough. 2. to decrease deflection on multipin spares, 3. because you don't want your teammates to know you actually have a 15# Disney princess ball as a spare ball. Beyond that, no other real reason made any sense.

damn your close its a Hana Montana ball ! but what do you mean by this( to decrease deflection on multipin spares)

[Stormed1]

Plastic spare balls don't drive on the backend very much when shiny. As a result on multiple pin spares they can deflect and leave the sleeper stranding.

Note: if your spare ball is a Vis-A-Ball if you sdand it you will end up with a white ball

[wes909]

oh i understand now!

[JAnderson]

As a result on multiple pin spares they can deflect and leave the sleeper stranding.

Sanding will help a little bit, but angle would help more.

Throwing straight - and I do not mean revving up a plastic ball and hoping the cover and oil on the lane keeps it from hooking too much - at spares often requires changes in how you approach multi-pin spares to increase conversion percentage. For example, a right-hander shooting the 3-6-10 should consider using the 5th arrow or 6th arrow for conversion instead of the middle arrow or 3rd arrow.

On absolutely fried lanes, sanding will just make the ball hook-stop sooner, even for plastic. Anything is going to hook when they're fried.

A sanded plastic ball can work wonders on bad over-under conditions and even on Cheetah when the surface is old. If you impart no side-roll or tilt when shooting spares, it won't hurt your spare game.