Looking into maybe getting a new ball....

[WolfGirl1980]

I would suggest asking your cousin or bowling alley! Don't be surprised if you are asked to begin at the basics. When I came back to bowling after a 12yr hiatus,I had to start at basics and work my way back up to where I was when I left(198) due to bad habits and I am about 20 pins away so hopefully next yr.

Zothen

Good Luck on getting back up there where you left off I hope I can do the same I will take it all in I am a coachable person my dad has tried to coach me and I have done what he has said and it has paid off but now I need a real coach to learn oil patterns and how to slide and proper form and how to be consistant. I know my average is 128 right now but probably but up this coming tuesday caused I bowled two games over my average and normally I bowl over my average anyway here rencently I been bowling 160,170, 200's, and 150, 140that range and 180.

-Sara

[peterfa]

Sara, if you are throwing a 12# ball, I strongly suggest you talk to your certified coach about both lessons and ball to use. Few, if any, 12# balls have the proper weight block in them to perform as the Hi performance ball you desire. Most 12# balls use a standard core that doesn't relate to hi performance.

[WolfGirl1980]

Sara, if you are throwing a 12# ball, I strongly suggest you talk to your certified coach about both lessons and ball to use. Few, if any, 12# balls have the proper weight block in them to perform as the Hi performance ball you desire. Most 12# balls use a standard core that doesn't relate to hi performance.

I did she said she thinks I don't need a heavier ball I didn't ask about a high performance ball but she said power comes from the legs not from muscling the ball like a baseball or throwing the ball as hard as I can throw it. She said Squeeze the ball for 5 seconds and then relax so I can tell the difference from muscling the ball and a relaxed grip.

[Bunny]

Also maybe look into any local clinics. They have one on Saturdays at a center by my house. There are two pros/coaches that give each bowler a few tips. It's only $15 and I can only absorb so much information at one time. I had a pro giving a $75 private lesson to a bowler next to me last week. It was basically the same amount of instruction that I get at the clinic.

[UBowling]

In my opinion the best house shot ball I have thrown in a long time is the Storm IQ Tour Pearl. If that is the condition you are bowling on most, I don't think you could find a better ball. The weight will all depend on what you are most comfortable with. The heavier you can throw while remaining comfortable, the better.

[classygranny]

In my opinion the best house shot ball I have thrown in a long time is the Storm IQ Tour Pearl. If that is the condition you are bowling on most, I don't think you could find a better ball. The weight will all depend on what you are most comfortable with. The heavier you can throw while remaining comfortable, the better.

If one was opposed to the Storm products - what would you consider most like the IQ Tour Pearl?

[Jaescrub]

Are you opposed to storm or all things they make? Would you use a roto grip? I only say that cuz they are owned by storm but they don't smell like any fruit or candy.

[classygranny]

Are you opposed to storm or all things they make? Would you use a roto grip? I only say that cuz they are owned by storm but they don't smell like any fruit or candy.

Just the Storm, due to the scent - it doesn't do well in the heat. Anything other than Storm. Like a previous post said...if you want to smell blueberries, bake muffins!

[WolfGirl1980]

I would use anything that helped me out reason I got that ball as my icon is because that's the ball I use right now as my strike ball but I would use any ball that was recommended to me, that's made for my style of bowling. I need to ask my coach on which ball cause she said she don't think I need a heavier ball she said power comes from the legs and not bending the elbow and suit-casing the ball like I do and muscling the ball which I also do and my next lesson I learn to slide so I can stay low instead of standing up after on each shot at the wrong time and spreading my feet, and work on consistency.