Soaking bowling ball question

[UBowling]

I just always think of a bowling ball as a giant hard sponge. It will soak up anything you put on it. I don't think a ball needs to go into the rejuvenator until about 40 games and it will get a ton of the oil out of the ball. I would recommend a resurface right after that. A Bowling ball is only good for about 100-150 games imo. At that point you should really replace it, either with a used one with less games or a completely new one. Personally, I go through a lot of bowling balls and sell them before they ever need to be rejuvenated.

Once a ball loses its initial reaction from the factory surface, it can never be brought back the same as it was. The factory surface is something you only get when a ball is brand new. Some guys will change the surface before ever throwing it so they can duplicate the surface later on. So I would recommend the solution offered up by the MoRich resource and if that doesn't work, definitely consider replacing the ball.

[bowl1820]

A Bowling ball is only good for about 100-150 games imo.

So they are only good for one season, if you only bowl on one league and don't practice much ?

[UBowling]

When I attended the Silver Coaching Conference at the ITRC in Arlington a couple years ago, that was the information they gave to us. A bowling ball will have a completely different reaction and basically "die" somewhere between 100 to 150 games. So if you only use one ball, then yeah it would only last you about one season. You may be able to extend the life of a bowling ball by wiping it with a micro fiber towel after each shot and making sure to clean it after each set bowled.

With the way I see these coverstocks soak up oil these days, I kind of think 100 games is a conservative number. Seems like you would be rolling over a layer of oil after like 30 games, lol.

[75lockwood]

When I attended the Silver Coaching Conference at the ITRC in Arlington a couple years ago, that was the information they gave to us. A bowling ball will have a completely different reaction and basically "die" somewhere between 100 to 150 games. So if you only use one ball, then yeah it would only last you about one season. You may be able to extend the life of a bowling ball by wiping it with a micro fiber towel after each shot and making sure to clean it after each set bowled.

With the way I see these coverstocks soak up oil these days, I kind of think 100 games is a conservative number. Seems like you would be rolling over a layer of oil after like 30 games, lol.

This may be true for the person looking to get a PBA title, but for the run of the mill every day bowler, you can get way more use out of a ball, so what your ball doesn't have the exact reaction that it did when you bought it who cares? a good bowler can throw a great game regardless of the equipment!

My ball has seen about 8-900 games, and it still works fine

[panbanger]

I may actually try this soak the ball in warm soapy water thing. When I use the TacUp on my Misfit I see a bunch of oil on the towel when I'm done, but it would be interesting to see how my ball reacts after one of these "deep" cleanings. I didn't really have a consistent form when I first got the ball, so maybe a deep cleaning would get bring a bit more hook out of it?

[GoodGorilla]

100-150? That's about how many games I got on my ball right now, and am looking for a first deep cleaning. I spoke with an experienced bowler tonight who told me to put corks in the holes. I wonder if he took the finger grips out. They are glued in there?

[75lockwood]

100-150? That's about how many games I got on my ball right now, and am looking for a first deep cleaning. I spoke with an experienced bowler tonight who told me to put corks in the holes. I wonder if he took the finger grips out. They are glued in there?

The grips are Glued in, corking may be a good idea, but it's not the end of the world, i simply keep the holes facing down to hold an air pocket. i would advice against trying to remove the finger grips, its doable but not something you should try the first time without someone who knows what there doing/has a grip extractor.

[Gmjmma]

I soak mine every 100 games for 15 min with dawn and it has always seemed to work

[billf]

A Bowling ball is only good for about 100-150 games imo.

I'm going to show this to my wife. Proof that I need a new ball every week. LMAO, just goes to show that even at the silver level there are people who don't know what preventative maintenance will get you. My Victory Road has over 3,000 games on it and only hooks 1.5 boards less than when new. My Terror only has about 900 games on it and still looks like the same reaction as when new. I did have one Revenge crack at the bridge after 5 frames and the other Revenge did the same after 12 games. The new Revenge only has 73 games. The Nexxus may be dead, not sure, but it does have over 2400 games on it.

[75lockwood]

I'm going to show this to my wife. Proof that I need a new ball every week. LMAO, just goes to show that even at the silver level there are people who don't know what preventative maintenance will get you. My Victory Road has over 3,000 games on it and only hooks 1.5 boards less than when new. My Terror only has about 900 games on it and still looks like the same reaction as when new. I did have one Revenge crack at the bridge after 5 frames and the other Revenge did the same after 12 games. The new Revenge only has 73 games. The Nexxus may be dead, not sure, but it does have over 2400 games on it.

Wow, can you imagine if you had replaced every 150 games? a ball cost's what? $150-$200? so 42 balls = about $8.5k...... I don't think anyone can afford that.