Looking to get a new ball...need some help

[striker12]

hey nice job and yes this site dose have alot of of info on it and u can get alot of help from everyone thats on here and the lanebreak is a good ball never threw it down my self but i have seen people throw it down

[kev3inp]

My wife and I both have Lanebreakers. She prefers her Slingshot, currently, but my Lanebreaker is my benchmark ball. When it gets a little beat up and has a lowered reaction I resurface it, and it comes right back. It was new when I got it, wonder if I can find another on a deal.

[Timmytomma]

I was thinking of getting a solid ball to complement it but yeah I really like it. I got a great deal too

[Timmytomma]

also, how often do you resurface/ clean it and how do you go about doing it. The last ball I had was really beat up and from '95 so I never really did maintenance on it.

[bowl1820]

also, how often do you resurface/ clean it and how do you go about doing it. The last ball I had was really beat up and from '95 so I never really did maintenance on it.

when it comes to ball maintenance, there's different levels.

First would be cleaning your ball after use, this helps keep the ball from absorbing the oil left on it. Plus it helps keep your bag clean. Take your towel and a good ball cleaner and wipe it down.

Next depending on how much you bowl, you'd do a deep cleaning/de-oiling. Different people have their own time scale, every 30-60 games, once a month etc. As for How to do a deep cleaning, there are several ways.

I just use a product called Clean'N Dull every so often, for a deep clean and that works for me. Others will do something different.

Resurfacing
When it comes to resurfacing, you need a spinner to do it right yourself.
Resurfacing is were you return a ball to like new condition, Removing all nicks and scratches etc. There's no real schedule for doing this, basically it's when there's maybe a performance issue or a aesthetic one.

Then there's coverstock changes, where you want to give the ball a different surface texture. So the ball has a different reaction or to match it up better to a lane condition. A spinner is best, but it could be done by hand.

[striker12]

well it is good to get your ball resurfaced after 60 games and after 100 games you should get it de-oiled or up too 120 game for a deoil and a resurface but it depends on how u want to do it but u want to get a good ball cleaner like bowl1820 sead and clena your ball after every use after leauge or practice befor it gose into your bag and use a towel and get the exses oil on the ball off right when the ball comes bakc out of the ball return