Soaking bowling ball question

[bowl1820]

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.

Yeah it would cost a lot, but the pro shop would love you! and just think if had to get switch grips for all those.

[75lockwood]

Yeah it would cost a lot, but the pro shop would love you! and just think if had to get switch grips for all those.

at that point i would think the pro shop would give you a personal number lol. Switch grips would definitely make changing so much a lot easier........

[panbanger]

Well I just rubbed my Misfit down with Ajax (liquid detergent, not the powder they make lol) then rinsed it off with warm water in the sink. Then dried it off real good then rubbed it with alcohol. When it was done it felt like I could have palmed the thing like a basketball if my hand were big enough. Unfortunately I cant get to an alley until Sunday. Def. looks and feels cleaner than my normal TacUp routine though.

[75lockwood]

Well I just rubbed my Misfit down with Ajax (liquid detergent, not the powder they make lol) then rinsed it off with warm water in the sink. Then dried it off real good then rubbed it with alcohol. When it was done it felt like I could have palmed the thing like a basketball if my hand were big enough. Unfortunately I cant get to an alley until Sunday. Def. looks and feels cleaner than my normal TacUp routine though.

Just one note, the idea of the deep cleaning is to heat the ball up right though to work the oil out, if you want to get the oil deep inside you will need to let the ball soak to allow it to absorb more heat.

[GoodGorilla]

Just one note, the idea of the deep cleaning is to heat the ball up right though to work the oil out, if you want to get the oil deep inside you will need to let the ball soak to allow it to absorb more heat.

How hot about? Just warm? Or just warm enough it wont hurt your hand?

[75lockwood]

How hot about? Just warm? Or just warm enough it wont hurt your hand?

130f is the highest that manufacturers recommend, but my personal limit is 110-115 just to stay on the safe side.

but hey, if your like bill, just throw it in the oven at 170f LOL

[UBowling]

Holy Crap! 3000 games with one ball and 2400 games with another? The Victory Road came out about a year and a half ago so you would have to be averaging like 5 full games every day with it! I bowl a lot, but I don't average 5 games a day period, much less with one ball. I use two sometimes three balls per game. Usually two, one for strikes, one for spares. But I doubt there is a night of league where I don't throw at least three different balls.

Preventative maintenance definitely makes a big difference. For me, I usually don't bother with it as I am usually getting rid of a ball and moving on to another after about 40-50 games with it. As a matter of fact I have a Storm Frantic and a Brunswick Lethal Revolver that I have had for less than 6 months and both are getting replaced when I receive my Motiv 2Cruel and Venom this week. I have probably only thrown the lethal revolver about 30-40 games maybe. I have thrown the Frantic more than anything because it is good for spares and that only has 65 games on it (Bowl Sheet 2 iPhone app helps me keep track).

[panbanger]

Just one note, the idea of the deep cleaning is to heat the ball up right though to work the oil out, if you want to get the oil deep inside you will need to let the ball soak to allow it to absorb more heat.

Good tip, thanks!

[75lockwood]

Holy Crap! 3000 games with one ball and 2400 games with another? The Victory Road came out about a year and a half ago so you would have to be averaging like 5 full games every day with it! I bowl a lot, but I don't average 5 games a day period, much less with one ball. I use two sometimes three balls per game. Usually two, one for strikes, one for spares. But I doubt there is a night of league where I don't throw at least three different balls.

Preventative maintenance definitely makes a big difference. For me, I usually don't bother with it as I am usually getting rid of a ball and moving on to another after about 40-50 games with it. As a matter of fact I have a Storm Frantic and a Brunswick Lethal Revolver that I have had for less than 6 months and both are getting replaced when I receive my Motiv 2Cruel and Venom this week. I have probably only thrown the lethal revolver about 30-40 games maybe. I have thrown the Frantic more than anything because it is good for spares and that only has 65 games on it (Bowl Sheet 2 iPhone app helps me keep track).

what do you do with all these old balls? wanna ship them to Canada? LOL

also, bill spends all day every saturday at the bowling ally, he said before that he average's about 30-40 games each Saturday alone! Thats wild bill for you.

[bowl1820]

For me, I usually don't bother with it as I am usually getting rid of a ball and moving on to another after about 40-50 games with it.

There's the thing the majority of bowler's don't have that option to go through ball's like they are on the pro tour or work at/hooked up at the pro shop.

While a ball might not work at a optimum like new level at a 100 or 150 games. That doesn't make it dead and worthless.