Doing a hot water bath after every 3 games is overkill.
A good strong cleaning regimen would be to:
Step 1: Clean after every shot with a leather ball shammy. (DO NOT use ball cleaners on the leather shammy)
Step 2: Clean between each game with a microfiber towel and a cleaner approved for anytime use.
Step 3: At the end of a night of bowling, Clean the ball with a microfiber towel and with the same or a stronger cleaner.
Step 4: Depending on how much you bowl and the conditions, about once a week clean your ball with a penetrating deep cleaner like Clean'N Dull. (Preferably after you've sanded)
Do that and you'd eliminate or at least reduce the need to de-oil a ball.
A step down from that would be to do just Steps 1-3-4
Another important thing to remember is to clean your towels, Dirty towels don't remove dirt & oil effectively.
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