I went out to the garage to grab a few balls and found my new Invasion cracked completely around the entire ball.  This is the second ball in two months that has literally split in two (My Break broke last month).  I really don't have any other place to keep my balls right now as I'm in the process of remodeling the new house.

Anyone have any good ideas on how to keep a garage cool without spending a fortune?  I was thinking maybe some sort of vent in the ceiling, but I'm not sure that would do enough.
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I've had a number of balls crack on me .. sitting on a rack in my home. You blame it on HIGH TEMPERATURE and I don't disagree with you that maybe a contributing factor.

A couple of BR members have suggested I store the balls in the PLASTIC BAG hat bowling balls usually get delivered in. I started that a few months ago and have not had a cracking since. TRY IT!
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J O E - F A L C O

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My Pacific Storm cracked while sitting in my living room. Just seems to happen.
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Jim

I have had bowling balls crack all the way around that were on a  concrete floor underneath carpet. I thought that I had learned from that experience, then I lost two balls that were laying on carpet in my bedroom. I have some older balls that are on ball racks in my garage. The balls have been there for years in all kinds of temperatures and never had a ball to crack. Some bowlers believe if you rotate the balls ever so often that this will prevent cracking. My own conclusion is that some balls made today are going to crack no matter what you do. Some brands tend to crack more often than others, but none are exempt from cracking.

jodyk24

I had 1 ball crack on me before I even had a chance to drill it. I bought it off ebay, the guy showed me an exact picture of the ball with a #5 in yellow wax wrote on it. Picture showed the ball was perfect and un drilled. I kept the photo in my computer so I can compare the ball I got to the photo to make sure it was the same exact ball but comparing the swirls in the coverstock near the writing.

The ball was a NIB Storm Reloaded. 15# 3.5" pin 4oz top weight.

I opened the box and pull it out of the bag, noticed a huge crack starting from pin going around the ball and stopping just before the pin on the other side. I compared the photo to the ball and it was the same ball. Contacted the seller, showed him photos of the box, ball and everything. He sent me a refund and another ball but the new ball was a Storm Eraser Pearl Particle. I used the ball for about 5 weeks, never really cared too much for it so it sat for about a year. Then gave it my g/f.
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Mike Zadler
"When in doubt, Pull out" - Rob Stone
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My stuff is downstairs in boxes with ball cups underneath them I have never had cracking issues when they are left their for awhile. Even in the freezing Wisconsin winters nothing has cracked downstairs.
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