Does Size really matter!!

[MICHAEL]

I know this has been covered before, but I want to make an observation here. The Dude my Friday weekly challenge opponent has had all his 300 games this last year with a 16lb ball. I know he uses all his balls, but if I am not wrong, I am almost sure that all have been with the 16lb’er!! Could it be that you might just get better carry with the 16?? I can throw either, but all my current balls are 15!! Is this what is giving The Dude an edge?? Other then, youth, health, and talent!!

[75lockwood]

if carry increases with weight then why don't we all just throw 20lb or even 50lb balls?!?!?

[bowl1820]

MICHAEL I've seen data where 16 could get a minor increase in carry.But it could go either way.

[JaMau24]

if carry increases with weight then why don't we all just throw 20lb or even 50lb balls?!?!?

Because they don't exist. lol

[75lockwood]

Because they don't exist. lol

well... i'm not sure if its they don't exist as much as they can't exist lol can you imagine someone lobbing a 50lb ball down onto wood lanes? i envision a nice big crater...

[bayedup84]

try a 16lber but prolly all about accuracy

[J Anderson]

if carry increases with weight then why don't we all just throw 20lb or even 50lb balls?!?!?

Because anything more than sixteen pounds would be illegal.

[J Anderson]

I know this has been covered before, but I want to make an observation here. The Dude my Friday weekly challenge opponent has had all his 300 games this last year with a 16lb ball. I know he uses all his balls, but if I am not wrong, I am almost sure that all have been with the 16lb’er!! Could it be that you might just get better carry with the 16?? I can throw either, but all my current balls are 15!! Is this what is giving The Dude an edge?? Other then, youth, health, and talent!!

As far as I know a 16 pound ball is the same size as a 15 pound ball, or even a 6 lb one for that matter. If it were legal to throw a ball that was 8.5" in diameter or even 8.25" it would make a big difference, especially on those pesky baby splits. In the 70s one manufacturer tried to market a ball based on the fact that they were all as close as possible to the maximum size allowed.

In short, size doesn't matter because its not a variable. Weight does matter but only in large increments. By the way, one Saturday morning this fall I watched a little kid throw a strike with a 6 lb ball at about 3 mph!

[bayedup84]

size always matters

[Greenday]

I already did the math on this. It mainly depends on the size of the ball and the speed.

A 16lbs ball at 15mph hits with a force of 163N.

A 15lbs ball at 16mph hits with a force of 174N.

So it really depends on how much the ball speed changes.