Why doesn't PBA In The Bag publish the Spare Balls?

[unclemantis]

When I watch the PBA on Sundays I see that the Strike balls are published but not the Spare balls. Why is this and how do I find out what the bowlers use for their spare balls?

[Zothen]

The strike balls are the balls that sell! Brunswick,Storm,Roto Grip,DV8,Hammer,900 Global,Columbia all pay a huge fee to the PBA to advertise their strike balls in hopes that viewers will go to their pro shop and buy the latest high hooking balls. Spare balls are generic in nature meaning they pretty much have a pancake core and plastic coverstock(Their are Exceptions,ie urethane & Taboo spare)and are made to do 1 thing and that is pick up spares.

Zothen

[got_a_300]

Yep exactly what Zothen said spare balls do not make the company's
a lot of money like the high dollar strike balls do. That is why they do
not promote the spare balls on TV if you look really close most of the
time you can tell which spare ball it is.

[unclemantis]

Anyone know what Tom Daugherty was using for his spare ball?

Yep exactly what Zothen said spare balls do not make the company's
a lot of money like the high dollar strike balls do. That is why they do
not promote the spare balls on TV if you look really close most of the
time you can tell which spare ball it is.

[americantrotter]

I was wondering if he was the reason you were asking. It certainly didn't look like a spare ball available now. It was defnitely a Storm. Maybe a really old hook ball that's worn out?

[Perrin]

one of the other websites out there is saying he was throwing an IQ Tour at spares.

[americantrotter]

It didn't move like a hook ball, but of course he was damn accurate with spares, maybe he just flattened out his wrist really well. (Shows even more skill since he is a no thumber normally and can flatten out the hook ball with a thumb)

[unclemantis]

The IQ Tour is one of his registered balls. I think you might be right but the ball i saw on tv was black or dark, with red and a yellow pin.

one of the other websites out there is saying he was throwing an IQ Tour at spares.

[unclemantis]

Do you think it was the Storm Ice?

[75lockwood]

Another reason i can think of is that a lot of the pro's use custom spare balls that aren't available to the public and as such advertising them is pointless