Bought a new ball only to end up hating it

[billf]

I will PM you next time he has one for sale. I got my Hy-Road off him for $20 and it only had 30 games on it total. He sold an original Hell Raiser for $50 with five games on it. He sold a Victory Road that was so new he hadn't even finished paying the pro shop for it. Sold that for the balance, $40.

[75lockwood]

I will PM you next time he has one for sale. I got my Hy-Road off him for $20 and it only had 30 games on it total. He sold an original Hell Raiser for $50 with five games on it. He sold a Victory Road that was so new he hadn't even finished paying the pro shop for it. Sold that for the balance, $40.

Wow, this guy seems a little strange, i can see wanting to try different equipment but this is a little extreme lol

[Ball99999]

I have pretty much hated my dv8 misfit the months I've had it.

I have adjusted my game and will come at it fresh and see if I like it. It can hit hard though.

[noeymc]

bill ill buy bowling balls from him =D

[GoodGorilla]

Yes! I bought a Brunswick massive damage for my first ball. I hated it so much, I stopped using it, and bought a new ball and got it drilled at a new location. My new balls are great!

[Peri]

Hi Everyone

Thanks for all your responses. Worked late last night and am just checking back in. My old ball is a Brunswick Columbia 300 - I think it is pretty old, it is blue (hence the name Old Blue). I bought it used for $20 at a pro-shop when I was moving from a 10lb ball up to a 12lb ball. I have always seemed to bowl well with that ball. I bowl pretty straight, I stand with right foot on the 15 board and my mark is between the 10 and 9 board. My ball will hold that spot right up to about 3/4's of the way down then curve in usually hitting either the 2 pin or the 3 pin. Both balls were drilled the same, the pin point marker thing right in the middle between thumb and fingers. I think Old Blue is a little heavier than the Nail, although they are both rated at 12lbs. Both balls seem to do the same thing, sometimes the Nail curves a little sooner, and when that happens I move a board or so over with my feet. The Nail just seems to hit softer and leaves more pins. If I hit dead on the 2 pin or 3 pin I get more strikes with the old blue ball than with the Nail. The ball speed if fairly slow. The lanes are usually oiled, I think 3 times a week, they are usually kind of medium oily on Wed. night when we bowl. The lanes set aside for league play are usually in better condition than the other lanes, the other lanes tend to be more dry. When we practice we try to practice on lanes that are closer to the condition of the lanes we bowl on during league.

[Zothen]

@Peri-I would suggest taking the ball surface to 2000 without polish and see if that helps grab the lane more.

Zothen