The Death of a Bowling Ball...

[LTNINGFan]

I am glad someone asked this, considering I picked up my new Track 300T yesterday and was wondering the same thing. I haven't tried it out yet, but will soon.

[striker12]

i always wipe my ball after every shot and i clena my ball after a 3 game series at the end of the day and i also clean my ball before lague starts cause my cleaning increases the hook of the ball and it seem to work for me and also helps get the oil off the ball much faster soo i dont have to spin is soo many times to get it all off

[eugene02]

I think people who don't wipe there ball as the game progresses just don't notice the oil on the ball during the game. Or, they just don't care. I usually wipe my ball before every shot and when I'm done for the day. I start wiping it after the first game only when I notice oil on it.

In my country, No matter where you bowl.. When your ball returns, Obvious markings of oil on the track is able to be seen.. so before any shot. i'll clean my ball to prevent any accumulation of oil.. for my friend, he don't care much i guess..

[billf]

I was taught to make wiping the ball before each shot part of my pre-shot routine. I have done it ever since. When I went to a bowling clinic a few months back to Gold coach asked how many wiped their ball every throw. 3 of us raised our hands. He then went into full detail about the importance of doing so not just for routine but for care of the cover stock. Said it was the biggest known cause for premature ball failure.

[martin]

i wipe my ball before every single shot.. no matter if i see the oil mark or not

[TheSheibs]

I was taught to make wiping the ball before each shot part of my pre-shot routine. I have done it ever since. When I went to a bowling clinic a few months back to Gold coach asked how many wiped their ball every throw. 3 of us raised our hands. He then went into full detail about the importance of doing so not just for routine but for care of the cover stock. Said it was the biggest known cause for premature ball failure.

I never knew the last part of your comment there. I guess I need to start paying more attention to this.

[dgz924s]

In regards to the OP mentioning Brunswick as a ball notorious for an early demise I must say this may not be so accurate. I took my partners Revolver home and after close to 8 hours of water bath therapy the ball came back to life. In fact he rolled a good 40 pins better right out of the gate. Now is that all a result of my heroic attempt to save a life, maybe, but more a change in his delivery. That said, in order to deliver a ball well you have to have a good reacting ball and getting the oil out sure played a part.

Moral of this story is too not give up on a rather pricy piece of equipment once it does not do what is expected but take all the steps to revive it first.

[eugene02]

revived my lane 1 maxxx curve too.. found out it's not hooking as much as it first did.. went home to soak it.. even after 7 times, still oil on the surface of the water.. but the ball works much better..

[martin]

i've yet to try soaking my Anaconda.. lol..

[The German Shepherd]

In regards to the OP mentioning Brunswick as a ball notorious for an early demise I must say this may not be so accurate. <snippage>

You know, that really is my point. I think that if a bowling ball "dies" PREMATURELY it is probably due to poor maintenance and/or neglect. Truth be told, there were a couple of reactive balls in the past that were notorious for early failure (like that ball with the spider on it - don't know what the make was), but I think that if we say that "this or that" ball is only good for X number of games, we may be "throwing the baby out with the bath water."

Jay