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General Category => Coverstock Preparation => Topic started by: 2handedrook12 on February 26, 2013, 11:04:05 PM
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Dull some parts of a bowling ball ans polishing the other? This would be the only way to make a storm secret agent type reaction. Like polishing most of the track but dulling some of it.
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Dull some parts of a bowling ball ans polishing the other? This would be the only way to make a storm secret agent type reaction. Like polishing most of the track but dulling some of it.
It's illegal... doesn't stop it from happening though.
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Ok just wondering. That explains why there are surface adjustments of 500/4000 compared to the step by step 4000. I only ask because I was thinking the track surface changes as the ball is thrown. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Yes it does. However, that is to be expected with the ball. Its a natural track in the ball. Besides, if you're going to go thru all the trouble of sand and polishing just the track (which as JMac has mentioned is illegal), you might as well do the whole ball.
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Sanding the back flares on a polished ball gives a different type reaction than you can get with any other surface adjustment. Its illegal but like jmac said it is very common. I know a shop in my area that doesn't let a polished ball leave the shop without doing it.......
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Ok, Why is it illegal?
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Rule 18/4 in USBC Rulebook:
Can a bowler use an abrasive on just the track or just a portion of the track on the ball?
No. USBC specifications require that the entire surface of the ball be sanded in a uniform manner. Sanding a ball in any other manner would be a violation of Rule 17a, Item 1. The penalty for a violation of this rule can include disqualification, forfeiture, removal from the league, and or suspension of USBC membership.
Rule 17a Item 1 reads: (Unfair Tactics)
Directly or indirectly tampering with lanes, pins or bowling balls so they no longer meet USBC specifications.
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Thank you. I learned something new today.
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Thank you. I learned something new today.
I wasn't to sure either, so I looked it up. I'm not sure how new that rule is because i remember getting told to "hit" the bowties with a pad several (2003 i think) year's ago by a reputable pro shop.
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I'll admit, I've done it before. 4000 grit+ shine and sanding backflares can make the ball go absolutely nuts in the back part of the lane, hence it's illegal. Haven't done it in years, was used on my Angular One but man it was fun to throw when they were walled up.
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Whob knew? Guys have been doing this for many years. Ill continue to do it.
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I used to bowl with a senior bowler that regularly did this in a house that seemed to never fully strip the backend. He used to say "I need all the help I can get to get the 5 pin out." Classic.
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Dull some parts of a bowling ball ans polishing the other? This would be the only way to make a storm secret agent type reaction. Like polishing most of the track but dulling some of it.
It's illegal... doesn't stop it from happening though.
so true!
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I know a shop in my area that doesn't let a polished ball leave the shop without doing it.......
thats just stupid.
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Whob knew? Guys have been doing this for many years. Ill continue to do it.
That's the same bad-logic that Lance Armstrong and his cycling pals have been using to gain an unfair advantage. Why not just follow the rules and play the game the right way?
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That rule has been in effect for a very long time. Guys do it but in my opinion it doesn't really help. Most people when they throw a bad shot "mis hit" the ball. So, on top of a slight miss at the bottom, you accentuate the lack of downlane motion because the ball doesn't flare as much and find the sanded part of the flares.
The result ends up being a washout instead of a soft 10 pin. But if you would rather try to cheat go ahead. Been happening since bowling was invented.
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Isn't that what the quantum ball with pearl track area and solid black cover had??
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The coverstock can only have one finish all the way around. The Quantum Helix had a pearl urethane stripe surrounded by a solid, but it was all sanded the same.
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Of all the rules the USBC wants to uphold. The most amusing part of it is... there is no way proving someone doing this other than seeing them do it.
Is there any harm in doing this to a ball?
Is there any harm to the lanes by doing this?
With all the cores and coverstocks we have available to us today this rule seems kind of past its time.
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You could say the same thing anout static weights, there's probably a lot of rules that are or should be extinct.
Of all the rules the USBC wants to uphold. The most amusing part of it is... there is no way proving someone doing this other than seeing them do it.
Is there any harm in doing this to a ball?
Is there any harm to the lanes by doing this?
With all the cores and coverstocks we have available to us today this rule seems kind of past its time.