How do you keep your balls warm (bowling balls in the winter )

[Tony]

Thats fine if you only ever bowl in one place. Balls stay in my car at all times. Never had an issue with cracks etc. Sure, they get really cold sometimes, but I am usually garage parked at work and at home, so warmer than the ambient temp typically.

Tony, maybe try keeping inside car so they get a little warmed up before going into the center.

I could never get away with keeping them in the car all winter, way too many days below zero here and I've left one in the car for a couple of weeks before, didn't crack but did get oddly discolored. I could put them inside the car on the drive, would help some with getting them warmer.

[Tony]

I did go ahead and get a locker but don't really want to keep them there all the time, there are a couple other leagues I might sub in and one of the other centers closer to my house runs a lot of practice specials I can take advantage of too.

Thanks for the idea's on keeping them in the car !

[Tony]

We do have a guy who's wife crochet some ball covers. Looks a little silly until yours cracks and has worked for him so far.

I already have a purple and pink ball (diva divine won here) I don't think the ball covers are in my future !

[Amyers]

I already have a purple and pink ball (diva divine won here) I don't think the ball covers are in my future !

That's what I want to see a guy throwing the Diva with crocheted ball covers. Lol

[Tony]

That's what I want to see a guy throwing the Diva with crocheted ball covers. Lol

If they give me crap I'll just show them the saying in the ball "It's all about me " and roll a strike !

[Aslan]

Oh...I thought this question was about something else...

Wait...so it gets cold sometimes? That's weird. How do your palm trees stay alive? Do you move them inside?

If it DID get cold here...(hell'll freeze over eventually)...I'd drive into the Home Depot nearby and pay a 5 Mexicans in the Home Depot parking lot to sit on them like chickens keeping an egg warm.

[vdubtx]

If they give me crap I'll just show them the saying in the ball "It's all about me " and roll a strike !

Or, leave a 10 pin. LOL

[jab5325]

Another thought, if cold balls are that concerning, is to get/activate those portable hand warmers, and wrap them in a towel before placing into the bag. The towel would be necessary to avoid any chemical reactions/issues--warmer to skin....errr, coverstock contact should be avoided.

[Mike White]

As a person who lives in a warm climate, keeping balls warm is not a problem I face often.

However, if the ball is colder than room temperature, doesn't the ball create condensation from the moisture in the air?

Whats worse is it wouldn't only be on the outer surface, where you could easily wipe it off, it would also be inside the thumb/finger holes.

I remember a trip to Wisconsin years ago, it was 30 below outside, when I came inside, and turned to shut the door, I couldn't see it.

My glasses instantly fogged over.

[Tony]

As a person who lives in a warm climate, keeping balls warm is not a problem I face often.

However, if the ball is colder than room temperature, doesn't the ball create condensation from the moisture in the air?

Whats worse is it wouldn't only be on the outer surface, where you could easily wipe it off, it would also be inside the thumb/finger holes.

I remember a trip to Wisconsin years ago, it was 30 below outside, when I came inside, and turned to shut the door, I couldn't see it.

My glasses instantly fogged over.

The ball has to be colder than the dew point and this can happen depending upon the relative humidity of the air inside the bowling center, it will be pretty dry, so there will only be so much water in the air to condense on the ball. For example with an indoor temp of 68 and humidity of 40% the dew point would be 42 degrees.
This is not to say it happens often but I have seen it a couple of times.

The glasses are a much more dramatic example ... the relative humidity of your breath (assuming you are not a zombie) is 98.6 % so at whatever the indoor temp is the will also be the dew point ... if it's 70 with a dew point of 70 you have instant foggy glasses.
This happens all the time, you either get used to it, or remove your glasses and put them in your pocket. There are some anti fog treatments that can help prevent / minimize the fogging.