To me, the "right ball" is the one that does what you need it to do with a minimum amount of effort.
"The Right Ball"
Most of us agree that with modern bowling balls, you cannot outbowl a bad ball reaction. We talk about having "the right ball" in our hand to suit the lane condition. What's your definition of "the right ball"?
To me, the "right ball" is the one that does what you need it to do with a minimum amount of effort.
Gets to where you want to be on the breakpoint without forcing it, drives through the pins without rolling out or skidding, and makes it obvious when you need to adjust.
The one that carries the corners.
Getting a ball to hit the pocket isn't really that hard, even bowling bad as I have been. I can take every ball I have and hit the hole with it, but carrying is another story and The problem is usually corners leaves.
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This may be an overly simple answer but my definition of the "right ball" is the ball that makes the game easy. And what I mean by easy(on a house shot) is that I have ample miss room left and right and my carry percentage is high.
Control & predictability.
Had many balls where I never quite knew what it was going to do on a given night. I attribute this more to the "right" layout pattern for each individual bowler. Everyone has a different release/axis/speed. The right ball and layout for your particular game will result in control & predictability.
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What do you all think of this? The "Right" ball for any given lane condition is the one that you do not have to throw perfectly to strike.
The real question should be, why are so many balls the "Wrong" ball?
They appear to be designed to be very finicky about lane conditions.
The "right" ball allows me to stay the most comfortable while making a shot.
Meaning, I don't have to flatten my hand, bend my wrist, alter my release, etc. as much to throw "my way".
For me, the Bad Intentions is the "right" ball to start out with on a given league night on a THS pattern. As the game progresses, the "right ball" will move away from the Bad Intentions to something less aggressive that still allows me to play the same/similar lines to the pocket with the same throwing mechanics.
The "Right Ball" is the one that carries into the pocket well without an insane hook, or without me doing anything strenuous. It's also a ball I can use and rely on to make the majority of my spares (excluding 10 pin spares, depending on how little oil is on the lanes in any given week).
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