different weight for spare balls?

[Amyers]

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.

I know some truly great house bowlers who do this too. I bowl a scratch travel league and there are two wood houses on that league that are just beat up outside 10. I laugh and laugh watching them miss multiple 10's in those houses every year. There are 6-8 guys on that league that can generate the 18-19 mph that it takes to keep a reactive ball from hooking in those houses, the rest of them I hope they know how to throw a backup ball because other wise they are toast. Sad thing about it most of the ones that try this do it every year and I see them outside cursing the alley, lanes, and the guy who put the pattern down because they just lost way more in brackets than a new spare ball would ever cost.

[stargell1]

I use a ten pound plastic ball for corner pins. Works out nice. I save wear and tear on my expensive 14 pound resin ball, and wear and tear on my body.

[okfoz]

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

IT depends on your gifts.. Personally I cannot throw my strike ball consistently at the 10 pin because I have to use a wrist brace that helps my ball hook. I can throw it as a reversed "Left to Right hook" AKA backup ball, but it hurts too much (broke my wrist in 1990). If you can flatten the roll of the ball, you can hit the 10 pin without any problem, but why put the extra strokes on your primary ball?

The thing is about using a spare ball IE Polyester, you can use it to pick up any spare, on virtually any lane condition, and not have to change as much as if you use a strike ball for say the dreaded 10 pin. Not only that they are usually cheap, under $100...

:2cents:

John