Is wiping the oil off the ball after every shot overrated?

[Mike White]

I guess I look at the problem in a slightly different manner.

I have two different towels, one to keep my hand dry, and one to remove oil from the ball. I try hard not to get those confused.

While I do wipe the ball before each shot, it's more out of habit, and a pre-shot routine.

What I do different than most others, is I wipe the ball with the de-oil towel after each frame is completed. I don't leave the oil rings there until my next turn.

I do both balls after my turn if I had to shoot at a spare.

[WolfGirl1980]

Here is what I was told to keep up on topic with the debate, I was told by a teammate of mine to wipe my ball after every shot but I didn't ask why and I didn't ask for details or nothing like that but I can ask the guy where I usually take my bowling balls to get drilled and I am going to get lessons from he is a professional bowler who owns a pro shop now and drills bowling balls and coaches well I wouldn't say coach but he gives lessons for 50 bucks an hour I think maybe longer that I am not too sure on but that is besides the point I will ask him sometime before tuesday thats when I bowl again or call him tomorrow and ask him or michael can ask the guy at his pro shop who also x pro so either way

I am looking for some advice on what kind of ball cleaner I should get that won't take away the balls hook cause the cleaner I got every time after every time I use it and bowl with the ball the ball doesn't seem to wanna hook like normal why would that be is it the type of cleaner I am using or is it that I am using too much or what?

[Bendial]

I've gotten into the habit of wiping my ball after every shot because I hate getting oil on my hands.