Polish

[mc_runner]

Spinner is my next major bowling purchase. Figure I can get one of those and get more life/flexibility out of balls instead of buying a new one. I can say I've only ever polished a ball in the machines at the bowling alley (which I know isn't the best in any way). Once I get one I'm looking forward to learning all about it

[shadd]

Thanks for the thoughts and recommendations!

That Vise slip agent sounds very interesting!

To stay on the less intimidating side (and relatively inexpensive) of ball maintenance, I think I'm going to get a Smart Star drill operated systems.

[foreverincamo]

I did the same thing as Tampabaybob. Same spinner and same polishes, etc. The Slip Agent is neat stuff. I took my Brunswick Platinum Pearl Ringer from its 500 grit finish all the way to 4000 grit Abralon, then hit it with the Vise Compound, then the polish, and finally the Slip Agent. Ball shines like a mirror.
I used it on a sport shot where the back ends were really fried. That ball went 50 feet before making its left turn, and I shot my only 200+ game of the night.

[Tampabaybob]

I did the same thing as Tampabaybob. Same spinner and same polishes, etc. The Slip Agent is neat stuff. I took my Brunswick Platinum Pearl Ringer from its 500 grit finish all the way to 4000 grit Abralon, then hit it with the Vise Compound, then the polish, and finally the Slip Agent. Ball shines like a mirror.
I used it on a sport shot where the back ends were really fried. That ball went 50 feet before making its left turn, and I shot my only 200+ game of the night.

That Vise "Slip Agent" is really something. One of the guys I bowl with started off the year without a spare ball. After harassing him for over a month, he finally had one drilled out. Well, he really turns the ball hard and probably missed the first 6 or 8 ten pins he through with it. We were practicing one week and I told him to give me the ball, and I polished it with the Slip Agent. Problem solved. Ball went straight as an arrow (into the gutter the first couple of times, because he was waiting for it to hook) but he did finally get the hang of a ball going straight. It's a dream to know the ball "will not hook".

[LOUVIT]

I'd rather move a few boards or flatten the ball instead of trying to aim directly at the pin with a stright ball... then again I'm in a new learning stage. i made all of my 10 pins today wit ha brand new ball. This can all change after a couple of weeks of working with a coach. so much has changed already in a week