What Does Malott do in regards to OIL ON HIS BALLS

[circlecity]

Wow! Took a look at the list of cleaners. There are a lot of them.

[bowl1820]

Wow! Took a look at the list of cleaners. There are a lot of them.

A lot those cleaners are not around anymore.

[Rdmonster]

All this cleaning/wiping talk is making my head hurt.

Seriously..I imagine it makes about the same difference for me as the type of golf ball I use. Pro V1, Top Flight, Roundish rock...I'm not good enough for it to make much of a difference.

I wipe it off...sometimes not very good....I usually clean it after a set...not always.

If your release, revs, PAP etc isnt all the same (or what you want it to be) the ball wont do the same thing or react to your liking whether it's been wiped or not !!!

[Aslan]

Whether it does anything or not…does anyone subscribe to the theory or a "routine" that they go through before each shot or each frame? I only ask because I've heard some advice from better bowlers that they go through the same routine each time before they roll or before each frame. For most of them…wiping the ball with a towel and putting their hand over the hand dryer are just part of the "routine". Does it matter if your dry hand has air blow on it before you roll (especially if you're wearing a glove)? Probably not. Does wiping it change much? Probably not.

I'm fortunate that in my game (lack of)…it can't get much worse…and it would take a LOT of stuff to make it better.

[sprocket]

The pros that go through strict pre-shot routines actually go through more of a routine than even what you see. They want EVERYTHING the same from one shot to the next. That includes breathing, heart-rate, thoughts, the exact way they step on the approach, the exhale before they start their approach...all of it. They do it because if everything is exactly the same as in the past, then the brain and body automatically assume that what comes next will also be exactly the same.

I think though, that this was actually more effective in the past when what came next really COULD be the same shot after shot. Now with rapidly changing lane conditions, what comes next BETTER NOT be the same as in the recent past (like the last frame).

Actually it would be really interesting to talk to some pros about this topic....

[dnhoffman]

The pros that go through strict pre-shot routines actually go through more of a routine than even what you see. They want EVERYTHING the same from one shot to the next. That includes breathing, heart-rate, thoughts, the exact way they step on the approach, the exhale before they start their approach...all of it. They do it because if everything is exactly the same as in the past, then the brain and body automatically assume that what comes next will also be exactly the same.

I think though, that this was actually more effective in the past when what came next really COULD be the same shot after shot. Now with rapidly changing lane conditions, what comes next BETTER NOT be the same as in the recent past (like the last frame).

Actually it would be really interesting to talk to some pros about this topic....

Yes, but this is also because most "pros, experts, and geniuses" and also crazy people that have OCD, and a plethora of other disorders. It's what allows them to accomplish things the laymen couldn't hope to!