Video of ball “backing up” and fading to the right

[bowl1820]

The ball went through the traditional skid, hook and roll phases, but then began to backup and fade to the right.

http://usbcongress.http.internapcdn....eightVideo.wmv

This from the 2011 Static Weights Study

[Davec13]

That was interesting. Do you know what ball that was by chance?

[bowl1820]

That was interesting. Do you know what ball that was by chance?

From what I read the balls they tested were ones specially made for them to run the tests with. It's not a off the shelf ball.

[Davec13]

So they were just prototype core designs tests then?

[bowl1820]

So they were just prototype core designs tests then?

No they were tests for the static weight study. The ball wasn't made to do that, they discovered it in the study.

Read here:
http://usbcongress.http.internapcdn....ightsStudy.pdf

[Davec13]

That was an interesting read. I liked the damaged ball at the end. I bowl with above ground returns, that could be a fun night if the balls would jump off the return at any point.

[Mike White]

The ball went through the traditional skid, hook and roll phases, but then began to backup and fade to the right.

http://usbcongress.http.internapcdn....eightVideo.wmv

This from the 2011 Static Weights Study

This is like the study that determined that peanut butter causes cancer.
Feed a lab rat enough peanut butter, and bad things will happen.

Here they had a ball with so much side weight that it jumped the track in the ball return.

[bowl1820]

This is like the study that determined that peanut butter causes cancer.
Feed a lab rat enough peanut butter, and bad things will happen.

Here they had a ball with so much side weight that it jumped the track in the ball return.

I think that was point they were trying to make.

"that if the current USBC static weight limits were eliminated or increased, the typical three-phase motion
of bowling balls as they travel down a lane (skid, hook, then roll) would be significantly altered.
A fourth phase of unpredictable motion begins to occur that would cause problems for bowlers
and pro shop operators leading to an undesirable effect on the lanes"

[Brother_jd]

if i could just get my ball to do that for some 10 pins.

[bowl1820]

if i could just get my ball to do that for some 10 pins.

if you read study they mention that, they don't you to be able to do it.