Ok I think theres a misconception here. An entry level ball isn't a beginner ball because its lower quality. That term entry level isn't a good thing to call it. most of the balls in a manufacturer's lineup are QUALITY balls that will last awhile if you take care of them. The line up of balls are for different LANE CONDITIONS. I have the entire range from dry to heavy. It is much more important to match the ball with lane condition than it is to have a ball that hooks a lot on paper.
The more expensive balls are usually the most aggressive as they are designed to read the dry parts of the lane quickly. When theres lots of oil on the lane, the ball will want to slide further down the lane. And aggressive ball will soak up more oil and flare more (a new part of the ball touches the lane each spin) to achieve this hook. A lot are designed to turn asap on any friction. You use that ball on the wrong condition and 1 of 3 things can happen. The ball will hook too much and be hard to control. 2, you will get an over/under reaction where sometimes the ball will hook a lot and other times not at all or lastly, the ball will have read too much of the lane and lost its spin hitting the pins weakly.
A DV8 misfit pearl (dry lanes) used on the condition it was made for will hook just as much as a DV8 Nightmare (heavy oil). I'd suggest speaking with your pro shop and letting them match you up with something that will work at that particular bowling alley.
But don't let the classifications trick u into thinking a ball is less quality because it says entry level. The less aggressive balls will probably last longer as they don't soak up as much oil.
Originally Posted by Tampabaybob
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