spare ball

[phonedrn8]

Looking to get a spare ball ,pref a Storm,what should look for weight, coverstock, balance?

[J Anderson]

Generally speaking you want your spare ball to go straight, so plastic is the coverstock of choice. Weight should be the same as your strike ball.

[The Mayor]

Definitely the same weight as your strike ball, as J said. The Ice Storm is their most popular spare ball and would be great for you. There is a black and silver model and a purple/silver one as well. They also have the Team Storm White, Mainframe and Team Storm Lightning Bolt balls which are all clear and would work as well.

[glen290]

I have just ordered the Ice Storm ball, dropped a pound in weight though.

[phonedrn8]

I got a Sorm ice ball 15lbs from Fedex going to get it Drilled Monday

[billf]

I also have a Storm Ice and went down a pound. I barely notice a difference in the weight but wanted a little more deflection to increase my margin for error on baby splits. So far it has worked as I wanted.

[greycat]

I know the ball is bought but I want to add my advice for other readers. If you plan to throw a plastic ball as a strike ball then get 15 or 16lbs. If you are using a plastic as a spare go lower in weight. You have what 35 lbs of pin weight to move with a strike throw and 3.3 or so for a single pin spare do you really need 15 lbs. By throwing same weight you have to use the same energy as a strike throw but for far fewer pins. I can stay strong in 8 games sets because I'm not wasting energy on spares.

[resstealth]

I went with the Hammer Axe because I found one cheap, the Storm ones are awesome though. Really any plastic ball will do the trick.

[billf]

Greycat, although I agree with you, the conventional wisdom says that changing weight will alter your timing. That also makes sense. Guess that means it depends on the individual, like most things. Personally, I have balls ranging from 14-16 and have even thrown 14lbs on one lane and 15 on the other*.

*lane 1 at my home house it right against the wall not allowing us to play deep so I will use my 14lbs urethane. The lighter weight allows a slightly higher ball speed so I can still put a good amount of revs on the ball.

[JerseyJim]

I prefer to use the same weight (16 lbs) across my whole arsenal. It allows me to have the same feel throwing the ball.