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djgook

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Powder on the ball
« on: September 30, 2016, 01:10:41 PM »
What is the purpose of powder on the ball? I bowl with some friends on every Sunday (I am the new bowler). Everytime we bowl on heavy oil conditions one of my friends puts powder all over his bowl on every shot. so I asked him why? His reponse to me was " I love the dry lanes and these lanes are too oily and the powder soaks up the oil ??? I know that I am new but really? Powder gets on everybody balls. His ball is about 20 years old. So I decided to come to youll. Oh yea can someone explain why he soaks his towel in alcohol and whipe his ball down with it. This is what he do eveytime:
Grabs the alcohol towel and whipe his ball down.
He put the ball back on the rack.
Take a pouch with powder in it and put the powder on the ball until its all white.
Pick ball up and then bowl.

What is the purpose
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Re: Powder on the ball
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2016, 01:28:28 PM »
Quote from: djgook on September 30, 2016, 01:10:41 PM
What is the purpose of powder on the ball? I bowl with some friends on every Sunday (I am the new bowler). Everytime we bowl on heavy oil conditions one of my friends puts powder all over his bowl on every shot. so I asked him why?


To make it illegal.

Quote from: djgook on September 30, 2016, 01:10:41 PM
His reponse to me was " I love the dry lanes and these lanes are too oily and the powder soaks up the oil ???

This confirms that he is, indeed, retarded and uneducated.

Quote from: djgook on September 30, 2016, 01:10:41 PM
I know that I am new but really?

I know, really!?

Quote from: djgook on September 30, 2016, 01:10:41 PM
Powder gets on everybody balls.

Now he's not just breaking the rules, he's bringing everyone down with his retardation.

Quote from: djgook on September 30, 2016, 01:10:41 PM
His ball is about 20 years old. So I decided to come to youll.

Thanks for coming to us.

Quote from: djgook on September 30, 2016, 01:10:41 PM
Oh yea can someone explain why he soaks his towel in alcohol and whipe his ball down with it.

To clean the surface I'm guessing.

Quote from: djgook on September 30, 2016, 01:10:41 PM
This is what he do eveytime: Grabs the alcohol towel and whipe his ball down. He put the ball back on the rack. Take a pouch with powder in it and put the powder on the ball until its all white. Pick ball up and then bowl.

Again, unfortunate that he is not only retarded and uneducated, he's also bringing everyone down w/his illegal procedure.

Quote from: djgook on September 30, 2016, 01:10:41 PM
What is the purpose

To make it illegal.  To be fair though, this is a question that has plagued mankind for years.  Why do people do these things? 
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Dave L

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Re: Powder on the ball
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2016, 01:28:40 PM »
USBC rules dictate no powder on the ball. Must be wiped clean before he bowls.
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Re: Powder on the ball
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2016, 01:45:31 PM »
Quote from: Dave L on September 30, 2016, 01:28:40 PM
USBC rules dictate no powder on the ball. Must be wiped clean before he bowls.


It doesn't say , "no powder". It uses the term, "foreign substance".
"There must be no foreign substances on the ball"
is a paraphrasing of the actual rule.

Therefore, every time your friend does this, he is throwing an illegal, and, therefore, a dead ball. He should get zero for every frame he does this.
« Last Edit: September 30, 2016, 04:02:48 PM by charlest »
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Re: Powder on the ball
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2016, 03:59:13 PM »
Of course, all of the above about using the powder on the ball under USBC rules being illegal is true if you are bowling in a sanctioned league or league that is abiding by USBC rules.  For open bowling with only bowling etiquette being in place, no center manager or laneman would probably be happy seeing this being done to their well-maintained lanes. If it is brought to their attention, the bowler risks being ejected.   Not a smart thing to do in any case.

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Re: Powder on the ball
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2016, 05:12:11 AM »
If a ball has been off the market for 10 years, it's not allowed to bowl in  leagues with it. At least in USA, I've heard.
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Re: Powder on the ball
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2016, 06:47:06 AM »
Quote from: ThomasBowling on October 02, 2016, 05:12:11 AM
If a ball has been off the market for 10 years, it's not allowed to bowl in  leagues with it. At least in USA, I've heard.

Just  a rumor.
Technically, in USBC sanctioned leagues, as long a ball has been approved, even if it's 40 or 50 years ago, you're allowed to use it in sanctioned competition. The only technicality of which I am aware is that the serial number and the name of the ball  need to be legible.

If it's not sanctioned competition, you can use anything you feel like using.
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Re: Powder on the ball
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2016, 08:46:03 AM »
Quote from: ThomasBowling on October 02, 2016, 05:12:11 AM
If a ball has been off the market for 10 years, it's not allowed to bowl in  leagues with it. At least in USA, I've heard.

From the approved balls list:

USBC Approved Bowling Balls
(Since all bowling balls manufactured prior to the creation of the ball list (January 1991) have been previously approved and are allowed for use in USBC certified competition, the acceptance of the balls is at the discretion of the tournament director and/or league official.)

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