Getting back into bowling. Guidance please?

[Steve Mac]

Hey everyone, first off, this is my first post! So hey there, My name is Steve. I'm 24 years old.

I was in my bowling prime in high school. Had a nice arsenal of balls that worked for me, had a traveling average of roughly 220, and I believe I have ten 300's, but all in open play. Yeah yeah, I know haha.

My old arsenal was a Morich LevRG sanded for heavier patterns, two Track equations drilled a bit differently. One more rounded roll, and one went a little longer skid/flip. And my Brunswick spare ball.

I got all my stuff out and the spans and finger holes are all way off, And would like to start over. I may plug and redrill the smoother of the equations because I am after a new polished skid flip ball, and I need a heavy oil ball as well.

Last time I went, I was throwing 16 lbs 15.5 mph. I have no idea what my axis tilt and all of that jazz are. I have a cranker style though. I also might go 15 pounds this time because I'm not the biggest guy.

So I guess my question is, I'm looking for recommendations for both balls I need. I think I am going to buy the black and brown Dexter sst 6's for shoes and a 3 or 4 ball roller by KR strike force.

So, since it's been a while, whats hot? What works? And one further, any recommendations on drilling layout?

Thanks a lot guys!

Steve

[epiepenburg]

Welcome to the forum.

So at the newest, your arsenal is at least 6 years old. A lot has changed in bowling equipment since then. Perhaps the best bet is to meet up with a pro shop and see what they can do for you, they should be able to tell you what new gear is similar to your old gear.

There's a lot of equipment out there these days, most of us on the forum are familiar with what we throw, whereas a pro shop should be more familiar with various equipment.

[larry mc]

im using storm crux 4 heavy oil to med oil its drilled pin down , ball is so good its almost like cheating. for light oil im using a jet aviator great ball for the breakdown

[Steve Mac]

Thanks guys. I did just that the past few days. Met with various pro shop guys. I got hooked up with the track 910a, 15 lbs. Still getting used to it. It's drilled to go long. Thing I've noticed is I really have to watch my speed and give the ball time to do its thing. I like it so far though. Need a heavy oil ball now.

[larry mc]

crux pin down , u will thank me for it

[Steve Mac]

I have actually had a few recommendations for the crux haha. Pin down, that means it'll be more of a heavy roller, yes?

[larry mc]

yes it does

[RobLV1]

No, it doesn't. Pin down increases the angle to the VAL which causes the ball to rev up slower (go longer) and transition slower at the breakpoint (more of an arcing shape than a hockey stick shape). The notion that pin down balls roll sooner is left over from the days before balls had cores and static thumb weight resulted in earlier roll. Today, the positioning of the core in the ball has rendered static weights meaningless.

[larry mc]

Storm Lightning Strikes Layout 1
4" x 4" x 3" Layout
http://www.bowlingball.com/images/dr...trikes%201.jpg

[larry mc]

http://www.bowlingfans.com/jeff/a/mi...tion_guide.htm