Is it the BALL, or the SKILL of the Bowler

[MICHAEL]

What percent is the Ball vs the Skill of the Bowler! MY thought is 30 percent the ball, and 70 percent the bowler. I am a firm believer that the skill and gift of bowler is the better part of what will get you big scores. Balls are just in my opinion 30 percent of the equation.

[Shaneshu87]

i think it 100 percent skill, balls do not make the bowler. for example there is a guy that bowls in my fall season with a mutant cell, carries like a 232 avg, he suitcases the ball on the 2 arrow and BAM every time, he tried bowling in the PBA experience league hasn't broke 100 yet. a good bowler should be able to roll any ball that fit his/her hand and make it strike. don't get me wrong i think the right gear makes it easier, and i know the ball can do work for you, but before that the bowler has to lay it down right and consistent or else the ball does not have the same outcome.

[MICHAEL]

ITs both,,, but to what degree? I have seen Jason grab any of my bowling balls, and make them look like it was his! I have seen him do that with anyone's bowling ball. He has that gift! Jason, (The Dude), has Lots of skill, and 300s and 800s to back it up! (

Could it be a GIFT,,, that gives him this ability? Defiantly not the ball in his case. He can make magic with anyone's drilled ball.....

we are all looking for that new release,,, a ball that can give us those high numbers.... could it be that we are looking for is a ball that don't exist?

Maybe what we should be doing is developing the skill, and GIFT, associated with bowling?

[TotallyDefiant]

I believe the ball can help for a lower rev player but for the most part it is the raw talent of the individual holding the ball. It does not take a big swinging hook to be a good bowler. As soon as I can get this 100% ingrained into my brain I will start bowling over 200 every game.

[rv driver]

the ball is a tool. Sure, it can help the athlete play his game better, but in the end it's the athlete who does the playing. Sure, a Trek is a great bicycle, but if you put Rush Limbaugh on one, he's not going to magically win the Tour de France. It did, though, help Lance Armstrong in his endeavors.

[tccstudent]

It did, though, help Lance Armstrong in his endeavors.

My bad i thought that was Steroids that helped him win

[Amyers]

The right ball for the correct condition can make you better. The wrong ball on the incorrect conditions can make you question your sanity. To a certain amount we can vary up to our ability how hard we throw the lines we play and vary our release but if we take it to the point that we are out of our confortable zone scores are going to suffer.

[RobLV1]

It's the skill of the bowler first, BUT, if you have two bowlers of equal skill competing, and one has the right ball in his hand, and one has the wrong ball in his hand, the one with the right ball will win every single time! Bowlers who insist that a bowler's physical skill is all that matters simply don't want to take the time to learn about bowling balls. There is a reason that ball reps have a permanent home on the PBA Tour. If you don't have a ball rep of your own, you'd better get your head out of the sand and start learning what makes each ball unique.

[MICHAEL]

It's the skill of the bowler first, BUT, if you have two bowlers of equal skill competing, and one has the right ball in his hand, and one has the wrong ball in his hand, the one with the right ball will win every single time! Bowlers who insist that a bowler's physical skill is all that matters simply don't want to take the time to learn about bowling balls. There is a reason that ball reps have a permanent home on the PBA Tour. If you don't have a ball rep of your own, you'd better get your head out of the sand and start learning what makes each ball unique.

I won't argue with what you said Rob! First its the skills, but to what percentage does the ball make a difference? HOW A BALL IS DRILLED is in my opinion HUGE ALSO!

You can have any ball drilled so MANY WAYS, and it makes a HUGE difference as to how that ball reacts. I think bowlers should EXPLOR different methods, JUST to SEE how a different drilling reacts to their style and delivery!

NO MAGIC BALL OUT THEIR! Raw talent number 1, then having a ball drilled to suit YOUR STYLE of bowing and lane conditions number 2, then make and model of ball!

I think most bowlers I know all go to their driller and say: ( GIVE ME A BIG FLIP, HOOK at the END!)

What many wind up with is a real jumpy erratic ball! especially as the oil begins to transition.

Try some Pin downs along with pins up kicked out to the right of ring finger......explore the difference in a ball! Any good ball can do remarkable things when you lean the secret of how to drill it to suit YOU! I say drilling is 50 percent of the goodie your going to get out of a ball.

A BALL IS ONLY AS GOOD AS IT WAS DRILLED, and then its UP to YOU! (

[MICHAEL]

The right ball for the correct condition can make you better. The wrong ball on the incorrect conditions can make you question your sanity. To a certain amount we can vary up to our ability how hard we throw the lines we play and vary our release but if we take it to the point that we are out of our confortable zone scores are going to suffer.

I agree Amyers, but its also amazing what ALMOST any ball can do with the right surface! A skilled bowler, can make adjustments in his delivery, along with a different surface and make a ball adapt to many different oil conditions.

I have played with different surfaces, ( I have a nice spinner I purchased on line, best money I have spent so far on bowling, WITHOUT A DOUBT).

Also the same ball drilled 3 different ways, becomes in reality 3 different balls. I some times think that for example if a person purchased 3 IQ pearls, you could dirll that same ball 3 radically different ways, you would have ( that ONE MAKE and MODEL BALL l), handling 3 different conditions the lanes might present.

The secret is to find that MAGIC DRILLING THAT WORKS for YOU,,,, along with surface for the lanes you bowl, or pattern.

Still SKILL, and Knowledge is number ONE! Concentration, and Focus!