Soaking bowling ball question

[Kudu22]

I wish I could get away with buying a ball that often. I bought 8 balls in 7 months (not all for me) and I am so deep in the dog house. I am trying to figure out how I can get that new Storm gold IQ ball with out causing my wife claiming OCD to my doctor. I like butter scotch and that has to be worth 5 pins. I am a creature of habit and making changes on the lane just doesn't feel right with a given ball I learned what it does. My Deep Purple Taboo is the first ball I can't figure out even though I love it and hate it. Maybe I just need a new one.

[GoodGorilla]

My balls probably have 250+ games on them. I've been bowling probably 20 to 40 games a week for the past 7 months. Several people have suggested that I get some new balls, but I feel that I don't need them because I my technique is more important to me right now. That's why I got some new Dexter SST8s instead of a ball.

[GoodGorilla]

I wish I could get away with buying a ball that often. I bought 8 balls in 7 months (not all for me) and I am so deep in the dog house. I am trying to figure out how I can get that new Storm gold IQ ball with out causing my wife claiming OCD to my doctor. I like butter scotch and that has to be worth 5 pins. I am a creature of habit and making changes on the lane just doesn't feel right with a given ball I learned what it does. My Deep Purple Taboo is the first ball I can't figure out even though I love it and hate it. Maybe I just need a new one.

I have an IQ. It's a good ball and all, but I think a different ball would have been better. Like the Brunswick f(p + ?)

[UBowling]

My balls probably have 250+ games on them. I've been bowling probably 20 to 40 games a week for the past 7 months. Several people have suggested that I get some new balls, but I feel that I don't need them because I my technique is more important to me right now. That's why I got some new Dexter SST8s instead of a ball.

I highly recommend making sure your shoe situation is 100% before anything else so wise choice going with the SST8s, I myself just ordered a new pair last week, they are taking forever to get here though!

Bowling balls aren't going to make you score better, they are more of the right tool for the right job when you have a good arsenal. The goal is to find the right ball on an oil condition that will give you the most room for error. It is kind of like golf, you want a nice driver off the tee when you are on a par 5, you wouldn't use a 9 Iron just because you really like it. So you always focus more on mechanics and try to improve your physical game, but a different ball can make everything a little bit easier for yourself on certain oil patterns. Sometimes that is a new ball, sometimes that is getting a used ball from a buddy, and sometimes it is just changing the surface on the ball that you are currently using. Each situation is unique.

[UBowling]

I wish I could get away with buying a ball that often. I bought 8 balls in 7 months (not all for me) and I am so deep in the dog house. I am trying to figure out how I can get that new Storm gold IQ ball with out causing my wife claiming OCD to my doctor. I like butter scotch and that has to be worth 5 pins. I am a creature of habit and making changes on the lane just doesn't feel right with a given ball I learned what it does. My Deep Purple Taboo is the first ball I can't figure out even though I love it and hate it. Maybe I just need a new one.

Maybe you can sell 2 or 3 of them and get the new one when it comes out!

[GoodGorilla]

I'm soaking my balls right now. I did the steps a little different What I did:
1. rinse ball down, then apply 2-3 spoons of dawn soap.
2. massage the soap into the ball.
3. Fill up sink with 110F water.
4. After sink is full, rub ball down with a towel while submerged every 5 min or so.
5. Drain water after 20-30 min.
6. Rinse ball off and let dry.

The first ball is done, and my God it drained out a crap load of oil. It's like a new ball now. My other ball is soaking.

[75lockwood]

I'm soaking my balls right now. I did the steps a little different What I did:
1. rinse ball down, then apply 2-3 spoons of dawn soap.
2. massage the soap into the ball.
3. Fill up sink with 110F water.
4. After sink is full, rub ball down with a towel while submerged every 5 min or so.
5. Drain water after 20-30 min.
6. Rinse ball off and let dry.

The first ball is done, and my God it drained out a crap load of oil. It's like a new ball now. My other ball is soaking.

Looks good, make sure you give them a while to dry, have the holes pointed down (but not resting on them) so they can drain.

let us know how they do on the lanes ( i predict a lot more hook)

[Vince805]

I wish i could get a new ball every 250 games too!!!! I only have one ball and if i had to guess how many games its been used for id say and im probably really low with this number but id say 800 easily! But man thanks for all the replies. i been real busy and haven't gotten a chance to look in days! I missed out on alot lol.

[billf]

I will admit, the more games on a ball, the more often it needs a deep cleaning. Instead of 60-70 like most manufacturers recommend, I end up doing them 30-40 once the games pile up.

[Vince805]

You're not alone. You'd be surprised at how many people have trouble with the 'easy' corner pin.

Really? im shocked. My best friend cant pick up the 10 to save his life lol. but gets the 7 everytime. And i thought it was just me