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General Category => Coverstock Preparation => Topic started by: JohnN on October 07, 2015, 11:02:56 AM
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First, I am a lower speed (14-15) lower rev player. Been struggling the last few years to get my ball to hook. I use balls such as the DV8 Thug Unruly, Mastermind (original), Endless Nightmare, and the Ruckus Feud. Always thought the lower grit I used the more hook. Was wondering though if maybe I should use a higher grit to get more back end.
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Hook is an illusion to the average eye as you'll target 45-60' mark to see reaction and call it hook
More surface means earlier response or reaction which is generally not seen by the bowler
You need to smooth up to get the ball to react at the spot you want...you're shortening the lane
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To add on, most of the balls you mentioned are very strong by nature, so that, coupled with strong surface, will cause those balls to use their energy up early and offer little-to-no motion down the lane unless you're bowling on a lake of oil. If you want more response on the back end, you'll need to smooth those surfaces out and/or add polish to delay things.
That being said, don't do that to all of them at the same time. Keep one of your current balls as your early-rolling, heavy oil piece, take the surface up on another one to handle mediums, and take the surface up and/or polish another to give you a third option/ball motion. With the balls you have, I'd probably leave the Ruckus Feud as the early-rolling, heavy piece, take the surface grit on the Mastermind up, and then take the surface up and polish the Endless Nightmare. Of the three, the Endless probably gives you the best chance of creating a long and strong reaction.
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I agree with the previous posts that the bowling balls listed are very strong balls and should hook more than other balls. If you are using a lower grit surface, 500 or 1000, the ball may be burning up. By using a lower grit, the ball will hook earlier on the lane and not store enough energy downlane. I would suggest using 2000 or 3000 on the balls listed to get a better reaction on the lanes. Or, you could even use royal compound which has about a 2500 base grit with a polish component to give you a little more length.