Why don't more people use spare balls?

[J Anderson]

They look too much alike for me. I would end up grabbing the wrong ball lol

At least once I've picked up the wrong ball and thrown it when the balls looked nothing alike!

[unclemantis]

At least once I've picked up the wrong ball and thrown it when the balls looked nothing alike!

Maybe i should just get a big yellow smile face ball! But then again when I am practicing I might have someone else mistake it for a house ball!

[chrono00]

Art: I love that you brought up testing angles. I have bowled entire games in practice and some early frames in league play to try a different line, using that method. When I get a new ball, I often find myself doing it more often in practice. Sometimes I'll throw an entire game aiming to go Brooklyn (or Jersey as we call it here in the Philly area). Sometimes I play a game of 22, aiming at the 10 and 7 pin. Lowest score wins - gutter balls count as 5 pins.

Note to Mod: I know this is "off topic" and perhaps someone would like to start a thread about bowling drills, or recommend one?

I've done the jersey on purpose to try n pick up certain spares as well.

Where in Philly are you from?

[ArtVandelay]

Art: I love that you brought up testing angles. I have bowled entire games in practice and some early frames in league play to try a different line, using that method. When I get a new ball, I often find myself doing it more often in practice. Sometimes I'll throw an entire game aiming to go Brooklyn (or Jersey as we call it here in the Philly area). Sometimes I play a game of 22, aiming at the 10 and 7 pin. Lowest score wins - gutter balls count as 5 pins.

Note to Mod: I know this is "off topic" and perhaps someone would like to start a thread about bowling drills, or recommend one?

Yeah, I didnt mean to go off topic... Hahahaha. I think the OP said he was at open bowling watching that guy. Im sure there are people who have watched me during open bowling and thought "what an idiot." Im lucky to break 100 sometimes when I practice (depending on what Im doing). So maybe the two handed bowler was doing that on purpose.

When I warm up for league, my first ball is always 10 pin. My second ball is my strike ball. That way I always get to throw two balls to warm up my arm, AND I get to practice the 10 pin, which helps me get better at it. I bet im now about 75% shooting 10 pin, but I bet I was around 10% when I first started (Im mostly a no thumb bowler... I can use my thumb, but my last ball had been drilled so poorly it would really hurt after a while. I have new balls now, but Im used to 2 finger bowling. The 10 pin isnt as big an issue for me as it is for some no thumb bowlers).