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    Default What do you use for a spare ball?

    Picking up those single pin spares are tough at times, so what do you use to pick up your spares? Do you use a ball just for spares? or do you use your main bowling ball?

    Maybe you use your main ball for multiple pin spares, and a plastic ball for single pick-ups?

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    I use a Roto Grip Spare Tire for most spares. I'll use my strike ball if I leave pins in the middle.

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    I just use a spare ball (White Dot) for the 10 pin, otherwise I just use my strike ball.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Baroncad View Post
    I just use a spare ball (White Dot) for the 10 pin, otherwise I just use my strike ball.
    Most of the time I do this too
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    Quote Originally Posted by Baroncad View Post
    I just use a spare ball (White Dot) for the 10 pin, otherwise I just use my strike ball.
    I've been thinking about this in my "spare" time, and I used to only use mine for the 7. Then I started going through a phase where I'd miss the 10 by hooking into the gutter, or misreading how much oil was in the middle and missing on the left of the 10 pin because it didn't hook enough. It took a couple of practice sessions to figure out where to stand and what to target to hit it, but it takes the lane totally out of play. As a plus, the way I see it, it also saves wear and tear on my strike ball. Also, it seemed to be such a waste to drag the ball everywhere with me and only use it for one pin. You can consider it a plus or minus, depending on how accurate you can be, but it goes where you throw it, no guesswork needed. My wife has started using it for most spares, too, and it's helped her a lot.

    There's a Rolf Gauger (sp?) article in an old BTM about a spare shooting system with a straight ball that I found very helpful, too, but of course now that I've remembered it I can't find that issue right now. Murphy's law "strikes" again.

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    I use my main ball. I don't feel I need a spare ball at this point.

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    The only time I use a spare ball is for picking up my 10 pins. I have no other problems with any single or combination of spares. I use either a Hammer Black Widow Clear or my Hammer Razyr for my 10 pins with a sucessw rate of 97% .
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    I throw a Hammer No Mercy for my strike ball, and anything from the middle to the left of the lane. It has quite a bit of bite. For anything to the right of the head pin, I'll normally use my Ebonite 11 pound, unless I need a little extra weight behind the throw, then I'll just straighten out the hammer a little. The Ebonite is an older ball, I don't know what it's called, all the markings wore off long ago. I know it's a urethane, but aside from that.... It was given to me years ago, and I got used to it. I guess it's time to get a new ball, but I'm so used to this one, why bother??? hahaha.
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    Currently using Morich Awesome Finish for 10 pins. Thinking about obtaining a 'plastic' ball for the 10... All other single pins I use my regular ball...
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    my dad trained me to use my main ball to shoot 10 pins, but i was so inconsistant last year, i missed more 10pins last year than i have my whole life. i now throw the XXXL BUZZSAW from lane #1 bowling. modified rico layout, gives me the versatility to shoot 10 pins and, if necessary, when the lanes burn up, throw it as a strike ball. this ball has the same diamond core as the resin models so the "plastic with muscle" will strike.

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