ball problems

[Special_K]

i recently got the Hammer Taboo Blue/Silver, first time bowling with it and it hooked like crazy and now not as muc :(

what can i do to the ball or is there anything i can do ? example: soak clean etc

[The Mayor]

Have you been cleaning the ball after each session with ball cleaner? I can't overstate how important cleaning is to maintaining the reaction of your bowling ball.

[vgw]

If it's not the cleaning, it could be the lane conditions you bowl on as well. Maybe you just bowled on really oily lanes, but my guess is the ball hasn't been cleaned properly.

[got_a_300]

Have you been cleaning the ball after each session with ball cleaner? I can't overstate how important cleaning is to maintaining the reaction of your bowling ball.

I agree that is the fastest way to kill a ball's reaction by not keeping it cleaned after
each bowling session and or practice session and wiping it off with a towel between
frames during your league. I clean my bowling balls religiously during league and after
league and after each practice session and they all still hook just like they did when
they were fresh out of the box.



what can i do to the ball or is there anything i can do ? example: soak clean etc.
You should talk to your Pro shop operator and see if maybe it needs to
be refinished or something or maybe they can get it cleaned for you.

[Drano]

how recent did you get it? unless you put 50+ games on it already, theres no way it could have died... then again it IS an ebonite ball, lol.

it sounds like you first bowled on a dry house shot, and now you've bowled on a lane that had been recently oiled

I personally never clean my balls and they're all still in good condition, no problems.

[Stormed1]

The issue may also be that you are not bowling on enough oil for that ball. Aggressive asymetrical balls require a fair amount of oil or they will "burn up" loosing their energy too soon and as a result the reaction or hook will lessen

[madapples]

Depending on the games on the ball, I suggest surface touch up and oil extraction.

[DanielMareina]

"The issue may also be that you are not bowling on enough oil for that ball. Aggressive asymetrical balls require a fair amount of oil or they will "burn up" loosing their energy too soon and as a result the reaction or hook will lessen"

Excellent Point Stormed! I can't tell you how many people assume that if their ball doesn't hook, that it must be too much oil. A lot of the time, on a house shot, the heads will burn up and it makes the ball unload too early. It doesn't look like it hooks much, but it especially doesn't hook in the backend. The taboo is a ton of ball, so I doubt that it has died on you if you got it recently.

[Special_K]

i just got the ball at christmas

i do wipe the ball every time i use it in league but probably need to get ball cleaner for sure

i only use it every monday for league

thanks for the advice i hope i get my reaction back after this

[ormond pro shop]

Have your Pro Shop guy watch you roll some shots in league. If the reaction is not correct he should be able to tell what you need to do with the Taboo. The Taboo is very strong ball it could be rolling out if the lane are dry in the front.