I was told high end balls won't work for me

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The pro shop i used to go to the owner used to tell me the same thing but i did go outside of his judgment and i honestly have to say i was glad i did. I Shot my first 300 with a roto grip rsx which was low end, my second was with the nvd and my third with a brunswick c-system alpha-max. Dont get me wrong i definitely would listen to a guy who does drilling for a living but one who also listens to what their costumers want and have more of an opinion then a " no you dont need that get this" approach.

Hot Pocket, I read earlier that you bowl at the White Plains lanes. What is your experience there and have you had any interactions with the pro shop? I have a coaching session coming up on the 11th there.

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Err, Sorry Rocco I just hijacked your thread. My bad, wasn't thinking.

Hot Pocket, a private reply would be fine.

[RoccoRock]

It's all good, if you didn't hijack it we may have headed into basil talk, and recipies for fried chicken or something. Either that, or in two or three posts I would announce I am trying a new style. I am a pro at hijacking my own threads. I think at the current time, about as high end as I want to go would be a DV8 Too Reckless.

[billf]

RoccoRock, you and Bowl1820 have it correct. For a THS you probably don't need a pro performance ball. Especially not with a good rev rate and good speed. Even a lot of sport patterns you won't need it either but will have an easier time using one there than on a THS. This is my second year bowling sport patterns and I'm surprised how many patterns I can still score well using my Natural Pearl and Misfit. The times I have used my two HRRs and Nexxus were just because I wanted to, not needed to. The Too Reckless is a very good ball, BTW.

[RoccoRock]

I wonder what my rev rate is? I would do the whole tape, video thing, but I don't think my camera, or phone are good enough to even be able to see what's going on. If my ball driller says it's too much for high end balls, it has to be fairly high. The best part, not only is my rev rate higher than when I use my thumb, but I am 10 times more accurate, and revs mean absolutly nothing without accuracy. Hey, that may be my next signature!