different weight for spare balls?

[LOUVIT]

so many time I thought I had made the 10 pin and it seems the last 6''s the ball hooks away...like it's scared of hitting it. I also do not want to spend 150 or so for a drilled 10 pin ball. I can get to almost all other spares, even the 6-10 with my strike ball. On 10 pins it either drops in the channel or hooks away by inches. honestly since I've been throwing my Storm Phaze I have moved to the inside line from the outside line and haven't been leaving a lot of 10 pins. Probably all in my mind but sure seems that way.

[bowl1820]

I also do not want to spend 150 or so for a drilled 10 pin ball.

You don't have too!

A good polyester (Plastic) spare ball can be had for less than a hundred dollars. Those $150-$199 dollar spare balls are not regular spare balls, they have dynamic cores and are more for use as dry lane strike balls.

I just got a new C300 Whitedot (which is one of the most widely used plastic balls) for $85 that's drilled plus finger & thumb inserts.

[LOUVIT]

You don't have too!

A good polyester (Plastic) spare ball can be had for less than a hundred dollars. Those $150-$199 dollar spare balls are not regular spare balls, they have dynamic cores and are more for use as dry lane strike balls.

I just got a new C300 Whitedot (which is one of the most widely used plastic balls) for $85 that's drilled plus finger & thumb inserts.

yes but it's 50 to have it drilled in with my PSO

[bowl1820]

yes but it's 50 to have it drilled in with my PSO

Most Proshops if you buy the ball there include the price of drilling in the price of the ball and most standard plastic balls run way less than a $100. So you should be able to be out the door for less than $100 on plastic ball. (Maybe down around Brandon the prices have gone up, still shouldn't be no 150. if so just shop it around theres plenty of proshops around the Tampa area)

Now if your talking about drilling a ball that you bought online and brought in, then a proshop would charge about $40-$50 to drill it.

But the price of say a whitedot online is only about $50, so $50 for drilling would still only be about $100.

[JasonNJ]

I bought a Tzone spare ball for about $80 at my local pro shop a few years back and just switched to a Storm Mix which I got for $99 drilled with custom thumb slugs and grips.

[Tony]

why do some people with strong balls not need a spare ball? When I was practicing yesterday they guy next to me was throwing a hell of a ball and still made all his 10 pins with the same ball. I asked him and he said he doesn't know why people need 2 balls. I asked his average and he said 203. I am against spare balls, never used one but also that was 25 years ago. These day's it's a hard decision. I'll wait until I figure out my first shot before worrying about the second.....lol

I've watched this exact issue a lot over the past couple of years, I got a new ball with tons more surface than anything I've ever had and watched the ball hook away from 10 pins way too much, so I did get a spare ball. When I'm hitting my mark I get the spare every time, but I still missed some.
I've watched more than a few 230 plus average guys throw their strike ball at everything and others that always use the plastic ball. It appears that the guys who use the strike ball and average 230 plus don't miss many 10 pins.
Seems like the percentages should be higher with a plastic ball, but some of those guys have it down really well hitting with their strike ball.
This year I started using my strike ball IQ 30th anniversary and have hit a pretty high percentage of 10 pins, however I know if I change to a different ball I would have to possibly start using the spare ball again.

[1VegasBowler]

I looked back at my last 3 series to see how many single 10 pins I have left. There were 7 of them and all were converted.

For me, if I use anything other than my plastic for spares, the chances for missing is far too much. Balls with symmetrical and asymmetrical cores don't need much to make them hook, and it's not worth the risk.

Remember the old saying....Strikes for show, spares for dough.

This holds very true when you're playing on any sport pattern.

[Wherearemyballs]

You don't have too!

A good polyester (Plastic) spare ball can be had for less than a hundred dollars. Those $150-$199 dollar spare balls are not regular spare balls, they have dynamic cores and are more for use as dry lane strike balls.

I just got a new C300 Whitedot (which is one of the most widely used plastic balls) for $85 that's drilled plus finger & thumb inserts.

Got the Rhino for a Dry Lane Strike Ball, that I can shoot spares with. A simple broken wrist adjustment to reduce lift should work fine. Just use a different mentality for each shot.

I have used a Gold Dot as a spare ball , and have put some of my best series up on dry lanes with it.

If I only knew where it went?

[billf]

For the season so far, three leagues 5 of 7 on ten pins. I have used my strike ball, straight and fast.

Polyester balls, new in box, can be found on ebay for $32-40. They may be closeouts but does that really matter?

[Amyers]

so many time I thought I had made the 10 pin and it seems the last 6''s the ball hooks away...like it's scared of hitting it. I also do not want to spend 150 or so for a drilled 10 pin ball. I can get to almost all other spares, even the 6-10 with my strike ball. On 10 pins it either drops in the channel or hooks away by inches. honestly since I've been throwing my Storm Phaze I have moved to the inside line from the outside line and haven't been leaving a lot of 10 pins. Probably all in my mind but sure seems that way.

Shop around if your proshop is charging $150 for a drilled white dot somethings wrong. I can get a white dot or really any of the cheep spare balls drilled with grips and slugs for less than $80. Probably if I'm willing to take whatever plastic he can get a deal on $60. If it eliminates one miss a night it's worth it over the likely two or three seasons the ball will last.