Everything I throw is 16lbs, and I throw it well. I shot a 666 last week, and a 665 this week in league with my 16lb Black Widow. I'm about to buy a 15lb ball cause I'm curious as to how I will throw it. Will throwing a 15lb ball throw me off? I'm just curious because if it will throw me off somehow, I'm not gonna buy it.
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High Game: 279 (Hammer Black Widow) 1/17/07
High Series: 757 (Hammer Black Widow) 1/17/07

My Current Arsenal,
Columbia 300 Action
Hammer Black Widow
Absolute Inferno
Doom Raw Hammer
TPC Warrior
Faball Black Hammer

For Sale or Trade:
14lb Hammer Blade Reactive
14lb Faball Black Hammer
16lb Ebonite V2 Strong/R
16lb Columbia 300 Action
16lb Ebonite TPC Warrior
16lb Hammer Doom

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Edited on 6/11/2007 11:34 PM

Just be mindful of the wight difference.  Keep your feet slow, because they will not exactly be "in sync" with your arm.  By the same token, keep your arm slow and steady as well.  I wouldn't try to throw 15s and then 16s on a different shift either; buy a few new 15lb balls if you must.  one more note: most, if not all 15lb balls have higher RG differentials than 16s and in many cases 14 pounders for than matter.
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I'll give you five bucks off 'cause you look like a guy who knows his BALLS!

I tried 15 lb about 2 years ago.  I did not have any problems with my timing.  However I did not carry as well.  I ended up going back to 16 lb to increase my carry.  In my opinion, the more you hook the ball, the more likely 15 lb will work for you.  The straighter you throw the ball, the more likely a 16 lb will work for you.

If you can pick up a 15 lb for not much money, do it.  Unless you try it, you will always wonder if 15 lb is right for you.

I don't hook the ball much and 15 lbs works. You just need good roll and match speed with revs.
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Going back to Storm.

Don't know about most but the drop has been hard for me. The 16lb balls fall onto the fingers much easier for me than the 15lb balls. I feel like I don't get the same amount of roll on the 15lb balls so I leave more flat 10's. When I hit flush I do carry more but I feel like the pocket is much smaller.

That's my experience.
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Thanks,
DW