JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT, GOING 14lbs

[MICHAEL]

ICEMAN, one thing to keep in mind with changing weights on bowling balls, you will certainly be toying with your timing which could lead to some frustrating times on the lanes.

Good point, but I will not have a problem with that. I have 16s, and 15s now, and change effortlessly between the two weights...
Hey I was a History/Science major in College, and loved Physical physics,,, Not theoretical math end of it, but the mechanical! I was fascinated with the
nature of such things as leverage, and pulleys, and how they effect work loads!

Bowling has a lot to do with leverage, arm leagth, path of travel, point of release, position of wrist, angle of wrist,,, ect ect
I must admit, its my second love, next to my wife!!

[MICHAEL]

Saturday evening James called, and the Freight Train 14lber that was my wife's, will be ready for our league Monday night. I can't wait to see the high end Columbia ball go down the lane! So that I did not have to plug the finger holes, only the thumb, the pin will be up, and center between fingers where my wife had it located.

The Freight Train was just not the right ball for her, way to much snap at the end. I think some of that had to do with her ball speed, I would notice that going into the third game many times, she would get a little tired, and her Fire Road/ Hy Road, would break Brooklyn also...

She will be getting a big surprise tonight, I put the new Tropical Breeze in her 3 ball bag, replacing the much older matte finish cyclone! (

[e-tank]

looking forward to this scientific test

[MICHAEL]

Will not be a scientific test! LOL.... I have not received the 3 identical balls, with the difference only being the weight! I will be getting the Freight Train that was my wife's, now mine, 14lb's, tonight for league. I will give a report as to my thoughts on how it handles the fresh oil at our lanes tonight! I will throw a 16, the beatdown, a 15 the nano pearl, and 14 the freight train! Unless one is working exceptionally well, in which case I will stick with it!! LOL

I did surpise her with a new cheery flavored torpical Breeze... (she needed a weaker ball), and now she has one!

[WolfGirl1980]

Hey Michael long time no see I am going 14 pound also except your going down in weight and I am going up. For my birthday in November I am going to either a 14 pound Motiv Venom Toxin or a Motiv Tribal I have to wait and see which one my coach recommends for between the two.

[MICHAEL]

Hey Michael long time no see I am going 14 pound also except your going down in weight and I am going up. For my birthday in November I am going to either a 14 pound Motiv Venom Toxin or a Motiv Tribal I have to wait and see which one my coach recommends for between the two.

Hi WolfGirl,,, I am not really going down..lol My wife has a ball I gave her for Christmas, the Freight Train by Columbia, and it has been way to aggressive for her, and consequently never used it but a few times.... She knows about my quest for knowledge, Truth, and justice, the American way,,, and said take it my love!

I wanted a 14lb'er, just to see the difference between, 16, 15, and 14.

I did get her another ball, and snuck it into her bag, for the Thursday night league! Tropical breeze cheery flavored! She needed a good ball to compliment her
Fire Road, and newest ball the purple Hy-Road Grape flavored ball. Now she has it.... surprise,,, surprise,,,

I could not take her Christmas gift, and give her nothing in return.... It's just what she needed for when the lanes start to break down, or on medium dry conditions.

I did pull The Freight Train out last night in league, just to see how it works for me, and I must say it felt VERY, VERY light!! I think it was half way down the lane before it actually touched the lane, and way to much speed... lol

I need to control the lightness of the ball, and slow it down quite a bite. It's too early to draw a conclusion yet on my evaluation... I might get out this weekend and throw some practice games... It feels different, not in a bad way, but much different then the 16...

To be perfectly honest, I think I have WAY TOO MANY BOWLING BALLS at the present time! Different weights, and grips,,, symmetrical, asymmetrical,,, wow... way to many choices....

I said to myself last night on league, with 5 fricken balls,,, TOO MUCH!! I have at the present time over 15 bowling balls.... most dv8 and storm!

I feel like the person that starves to death, with a whole table full of food... CAN'T make up ones mind what to eat,,, and in the delima, and undecision, starves to death.

Only difference being I have soooooo many good, excellent balls now,,, which ones to take, sticking with it, (a few balls), and learn to master them, rather then thinking changing balls, will cure any problem I am having...

I need help..... LOL... It's mind boggling having so many balls....they are like my children,,, I love them all the same,, and each in their own way! But I have to choose only 3 and a spare ball to take with me from now on!!

You ask why? Because I jump between balls way too much! How do I know this you ask,,, my friends see it, and advise me to seek help!! LOL (

[Hammer]

Back in the old days of rubber balls 16lb balls were the one to get. Once the balls started to change to urethane, reactive resin and solids and have the big cores put in them 14, 15 and 16 lb were all okay for carry. I read this in Bowling This Month magazine. I have a 14lb Blue Hammer urethane and I have no trouble stringing strikes. My highest game was in the 240s. The only time this ball will have trouble with carry is when I start to add arm muscle to the shot then I will leave 7 and 10 pins. I take the muscle out of it and let the ball swing on it's own it hits the pins like a wrecking ball. You would think that adding muscle to it would be the better way. I have better balance in my slide when I let the ball do the work to the release. I bowl on THS patterns by the way so I know it works good there. I am only 5'6" tall and 153 pounds so I am definitely not a big guy. More like Norm Duke with a stroker swing.

[JaMau24]

When the lanes get dry, it may benefit to get out that new 14 lb freight train, because as you said, you can throw it harder.

[MICHAEL]

When the lanes get dry, it may benefit to get out that new 14 lb freight train, because as you said, you can throw it harder.

Good point, and like minds think a like!! LOL... I will have tomorrow night, we shall see bud!!! What a team we have,,,, I would put 100,000.00 on us winning that league again!! We should be called the undefeatables!! LOL

Later bud!!!

[JaMau24]

Good point, and like minds think a like!! LOL... I will have tomorrow night, we shall see bud!!! What a team we have,,,, I would put 100,000.00 on us winning that league again!! We should be called the undefeatables!! LOL

Later bud!!!

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