anybody use 14lb balls?

[Etrain]

it apears everyone is using 15lbs, im thinking about 15 but wouldnt that affect my speed(slower)

[striker12]

i use to throw 15 then i went down to 14 the heavy the ball is the more speed you will get off it and the less revs cause it takes more too rev the ball but since i have gone down to a 14lb ball i have been able to get more revs and the speed is abit slower cause i use to throw the ball down the lane too fast that it did not have enoph time to react

[TheSheibs]

I use a 14lb ball. I went to it when I recently started to bowl regularly again. It's a good weight for me.

[JaMau24]

I throw two 14 pound balls and one 15 pound ball. However, any new ball I get from this point forward will be 15, and possible even 16.

[The German Shepherd]

I used to throw 16s exclusively, but the new reactive 15lb balls hit as hard as 16s so I stick to those. I would assume tat one could get away with a 14 if you have enough revs but since I top out around 375 revs I don't think I could throw a 14 and carry well.

Jay

[billf]

I have a 14 and six 15lbs. Thinking of getting my next one at 14. My spare ball is 14 and plastic. The speed and revs are both higher with that ball. I'm not worried about carry as I have several 200+ games with my 14lbs plastic ball that only has a pancake core.

[slmrcs]

After a 7 year break, I bought first ball in 10 years. Motiv Sigma tour 14 pounds. Compared to 10 year old 15 lb resin balls, it's blows the deck away. The old stuff would have to weigh 20 pounds to hit as hard as that ball. Maybe 10 years ago more weight meant something (although Mark Williams was performing well with 14 lbs in the 90s - and he was not a high rev cranker at all), but with how strong these ball are, I couldn't imagine any need for more power.

Reason to go up in weight would be if it's more comfortable, or if you have better timing. Not power. The most important factor in power is force of friction, determined by what ball you are using, and quality of ball roll. And I suspect many people would roll much better shots, with less weight.

15 pounds may affect your speed, although that depends on your game. the more relaxed the arm swing is, the more you let gravity work, the less it changes speed, but yes, 14 pounds can go faster and be easier to rev up. More revs is a reason I'm going down to 14, not more speed. What I really love about 14 pounds, is less strain on my hand to support ball, means more relaxed grip, and I can cuppy ball more, so I can make more adjustments.

[billf]

Lots of people get caught up on speed vs revs. I'm rev dominant so of course I want more speed. I've tried the normal stuff and my speed does go up but guess what? So do my revs. So if I throw 15lbs at 18mph and 450 revs at the pins-great. Now if I can get 20mph and 500 revs WITH less strain on my body as a plus; you guessed it, I will at least try it. NEW DV8 Hell Raiser Terror in 14lbs come July 25th!

[Etrain]

Lots of people get caught up on speed vs revs. I'm rev dominant so of course I want more speed. I've tried the normal stuff and my speed does go up but guess what? So do my revs. So if I throw 15lbs at 18mph and 450 revs at the pins-great. Now if I can get 20mph and 500 revs WITH less strain on my body as a plus; you guessed it, I will at least try it. NEW DV8 Hell Raiser Terror in 14lbs come July 25th!

i hope that bll isnt stronger then the hrr ... u can only go strong

[billf]

I'm hoping the Terror is just enough weaker than the Revenge so I can use it during league for at least part of the night. I'm thinking of trying a league with synthetic lanes to see if I can use the Revenge on them.