Can we play hook with 12 lbs ball?

[MICHAEL]

Most balls once they drop to 11 or 12 pound or less, change to just a generic core. It's said that once a ball gets below that weight, the hi-tech core doesn't make that much of a difference.
But If you watch there are some balls that do have the hi-tech core though, you just have to check.
As for weight you might should read this article by Ron

There are so many different typs of hi tech cores out there? Is there not a Best Core? Why all the different shapes? Is it a gimmick, or do all the different shapes make a huge differance? Is the core more about weight and placement inside the ball? With out the core, but a great cover stock, does a ball work the same way. What is the core made of is it regulated...the substance its composed of?

[J Anderson]

Most balls once they drop to 11 or 12 pound or less, change to just a generic core. It's said that once a ball gets below that weight, the hi-tech core doesn't make that much of a difference.
But If you watch there are some balls that do have the hi-tech core though, you just have to check.
As for weight you might should read this article by Ron

There are so many different typs of hi tech cores out there? Is there not a Best Core? Why all the different shapes? Is it a gimmick, or do all the different shapes make a huge differance? Is the core more about weight and placement inside the ball? With out the core, but a great cover stock, does a ball work the same way. What is the core made of is it regulated...the substance its composed of?

Is there a best core? No. There may be a best core for the way you throw on the conditions that you normally play on, but there is no single "Best" core for all bowlers.
Why? Competition. There are three big companies, Ebonite, Brunswick, and Storm and a number of smaller companies like Morich, Lanemasters, etc. all competing to sell more bowling balls. The are paying engineers and chemists to come up with new cores and coverstocks to try to get an edge on their competitors.
Is it a gimmick? No, as I understand it, the core influences the shape of the hook.
With out the core, but a great cover stock, does a ball work the same way? Two different cores + same coverstock = two different reactions. Same core + two different coverstocks = two even mare different reactions.
Is the core regulated? Only by the fact that the overall weight of the ball must be less than 16# and that the static balance must be within certain limits.

[Florida Bowler]

I learned to hook with a 12# plastic ball. It was a small hook, but I learned control and also learned the value of picking up the spare.

-DJ

[eugene02]

I learned to hook with a 12# plastic ball. It was a small hook, but I learned control and also learned the value of picking up the spare.

-DJ

before i got my bowling ball, i was playing the no-thumb style.. which made me inconsistent.. thn i bought my own ball and now i'm using the normal way.. but still haven get a full catch.. after reading the forum here, gonna try maybe tmr or the day after the new style they taught in here!

[jaydee]

My wife throws a decent hook with a 12lb ball. It has a much stronger coverstock than your cyclone though (Brunswick Copperhead). A heavier ball was hurting her wrist and she's not a serious bowler, otherwise I would get her something 14lb.