Ball Weights
Do any of you have multiple ball weights that you use on a regular basis?
My current arsenal is pretty aged, and all 16-pounds. My main ball is a 16-pound Ebonite Xxcel. I'm slowly upgrading, and everyone now uses 15. I'm more of a stroker with a long slide, average speed, track close to the thumb hole and not a ton of revs. I'm no Earl Anthony in terms of style, but I'm also not Jason Belmonte or Mike Fagan.
Do you think using multiple weights is a problem?
Generally speaking it's best to take away as much variance as possible between your shots so a lot of times people will recommend (myself included) keeping everything at one weight. But, it's really what you're comfortable with. If you can switch from 15-16 and vice versa without any accuracy or timing issues, go for it.
What is the weight that an XL house ball comes in?
I would stick with one size, but my wife uses 15lb for everything except her spare ball that's a 12 as she has somehow misplaced her 14 track 100p!!Originally Posted by jab5325
As a side note to this conversation: I've been out of the game for 7-8 years, at least. What's the reason that 15-pounds is now "in" and 16 is an afterthought?
Dynamic cores and reactive resin have made balls so powerful, that most bowlers feel that they don't need that extra pound for carry (there are a handful of PBA pros who still throw 16#, but most throw 15#). Yes, multiple weights is a problem, as it messes with timing.
All my stuff was 16, After being away for 12 years I'm now getting back into it. My new primary ball (BW Legend) is 14# still use a Gryro Pro 16# at times and my spare ball is still 16#. Looking to upgrade everything to 14 as budget allows.
My plastic spare ball is a 14lb, and my other two are 15lb. I feel the added speed I can get from the spare ball makes my spare shooting more accurate, as the ball spends less time on the lane. I have up to a 6mph difference between first ball and second ball.
In my house, the XL balls are either 15 or 16. However the house balls where I bowl, the XL just refers to the finger hole size.
Usually the house balls are marked with the weight and grip size. Some times the weights are color coded as well, like having all the 8# balls in orange,10# in green and so on.
John
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