Author Topic: Bite is breaking earlier and less (Read 3673 times)

Neptune66 · « **on:** March 20, 2008, 06:23:15 PM »

Is this what people mean when they talk about the need for maintenance?

I wouldn't say that my BWB is hooking less overall, but it's changed. Instead of a killer backend, it's making it's move too soon and instead of mixing the pins, it just plows through and leaves lots of corner pins and splits. It's behaving like it's burning up or using it's power too soon or similar reaction, but the lanes are not that dry.

When others described the loss of reaction, I thought the ball would just mellow out a little, but it's not less of the same reaction ----it's like a DIFFERENT one altogether. More early arcing vs late backend. Speeding it up (I DO have plenty of speed ....about 18 mph) sometimes results in a beautiful shot, but just as often causes it to skid past the target.

Ball doesn't even have 15-20 games on it yet. Could it need a hot-water bath that soon?

Thanks for any feedback ----even if it's that this is "operator error" and not the ball's fault.

JPRLane1 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 21, 2008, 07:22:36 PM »

He got the ball from Ebonite/Hammer they make it, why don't you call or email them and ask them if they think its wise to use alcohol to clean their bowling balls.

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YOUR ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO USE RUBBING ALCOHOL ON NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE BALLS PERIOD!

Use a cleaning product produced by the manufacturer for the bowling ball, clean and dull, power wash or energizer cleaner. These new ebonite and hammer covers are becoming more and more maintenance sensitive and alcohol is too harsh of a chemical to use on these new covers. If you want the ball to last use an appropriate cleaaner andd follow some type of resurfacing schedule.
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Rubbing alcohol(Isopropyl) is perfectly safe to use on bowling balls, you can even use it during play. Denatured alcohol is what you shouldn't use and is illegal because it's been tested to soften the coverstock slightly. What do you think is used in alot of the manufacture's cleaners to help the liquid evaporate? Captain Caps.

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tomstewa · « **Reply #17 on:** March 21, 2008, 10:04:54 PM »

You need to give it a hot water bath with a bit of Dawn dish soap. Use a bucket and drop the ball in for 5 minutes, pull it out and wipe the oil off. Repeat a few times. Finish with clean and dull.

chatnboy · « **Reply #18 on:** March 22, 2008, 01:32:46 AM »

this is so strange all the talk about balls"dying"and losing reaction after so many games!!!!i hear it all around and in this forum but it's really a strange phenomenon!!!now i have a ebonite the one and total n v.i have had no problems whatsoever with ball reaction weaking or the ball "dying"!!!i have had the one baked to extract the oil once and it's still going strong!!!the total n v is going to get baked too but is still a great ball for me.i clean my balls after every set with clean and dull.everything is still going great to me.imo...i think it has something to do with the rev rate and the speed of a particular bowler.my speed is between 13.5 to 14.5 and med revs.it seems like the only ones i hear talking about the balls dying is the high speed major revs guys!!!

chitown · « **Reply #19 on:** March 22, 2008, 04:55:13 PM »

I feel that cleaning the ball after every use will only get the belt marks and dirt off the cover. The oil get's absorbed during play. So once your set is over, the ball already has had oil absorbed into the cover. I have never been able to xtract oil with ball cleaner. I still use ball cleaner to clean the coverstock but don't use it for oil xtraction!

The HOT WATER BATH process (I use the bathtub/bucket process) does get oil out of the coverstock and will bring back a lot of the balls original NIB reaction. This process works and works very well!

Now with regards to the Ebonite covers. Ebonite covers seem to absorb oil the quickest. Even thought they absorb oil quick they still perform great. I use the HOT WATER BATH process every 50 to 75 games on a ball.

ddown88 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 22, 2008, 06:27:55 PM »

I use Power House Energizer Ball Cleaner after every time I bowl for all my bowling balls (Black Widow, Black Widow Bite, Black Widow Pearl, Resurgence, and Cell). I have not experienced any performance change with any of these. It only takes 10 minutes with a clean bath towel but I have found it is worth it. Even if I only throw I shot I will clean the ball. I figure with the price of each ball and the small time factor it is worth it.
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