Post by: WiscBowler on January 02, 2004, 11:18:39 PM
Post by: seadrive on January 03, 2004, 02:26:19 PM
I used to be religious about wiping off the ball before every shot. I even used to spray a little Formula 409 on my towel to aid in the removal of the lane oil. Now, I don't bother. I'd rather spend my time focusing on where I'm going to stand and how I'm going to roll the ball, rather than worrying about where my towel is, and did I get every little bit of oil off the ball.
Besides, all those damn towels on the (circular) ball return just keep the balls from moving where they're supposed to. Sorry, one of my pet peeves!
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seadrive
Cogito ergo bowl
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on January 03, 2004, 02:43:35 PM
But I agree I dont see any performance difference, BUT as for longevity cleaning the ball with some type of cleaner (i.e.-409,alchahol, etc.) will help prolong the life of the ball. After a while the ball will absorb the oil sitting on the surface, and after long enough the ball will start to lose reaction. There are ways to draw the oil out though. Hook again, rejouvanation. Actually I even gave my particle ball a warm bath, which drew out a good bit of oil. Just remember if you do this, make sure its not to hot, like how hot you would take a bath, and DO NOT! let the grips sit under the water, make sure all the holes are facing up, out of the water.--------------------
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Post by: omegabowler on January 03, 2004, 04:15:14 PM
this will change your reaction more than not wiping.
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Post by: nd300 on January 03, 2004, 04:21:17 PM
If I am wrong about the Formula 409 then I apologize as I have not looked at a rule book in a few years. I have bowled against the league officers and none of them has ever said oen thing about my use of rubbing alcohol. Also, during the State Handicap Tournament last year the State Officers were walking around and saw me apply rubbing alcohol to my towel.They stopped and looked at the bottle,actually sniffed it to make sure that it was alcohol and nothing else, and told me that it was ok. I also saw these same officers remove a bowler who was applying what looked to be furniture polish to his ball( The lanes were dry and this bowler was a cranker).
I can only gather from this episode that alcohol is allowed under ABC rules. If anyone can double check this and let me know I would greatly appreciate it.
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Chris
Post by: LuvThatWhiteDot on January 03, 2004, 04:49:32 PM
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I can only gather from this episode that alcohol is allowed under ABC rules. If anyone can double check this and let me know I would greatly appreciate it.
I hope this link works... it's the approved/not approved ball cleaner page from bowl.com.
http://www.bowl.com/bowl/BowlDotCom/common/static.html?page=bowl_speccert_ballcleaner
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White Dot
Queen of the Stone 8 Pin
Post by: seadrive on January 04, 2004, 09:44:24 AM
I just noticed that a product called "Master Ball Cleaner" is on the "Not Acceptable at Any Time" list. I have a bottle of "Master Reactive Urethane Ball Cleaner". Does anyone know if that's the same stuff, and why it's not acceptable for use?
If Neo-Tac's Liquid Sandpaper and Renew-It can be used at any time, it's really difficult to figure out why anything except solvents should be prohibited.
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seadrive
Cogito ergo bowl