Author Topic: Your reason for having a number of balls (Read 5890 times)

leftybowler70 · « **on:** April 02, 2011, 01:19:36 PM »

I always hear things as "most anything will work on a house shot" -to "too many can confuse you ", but me personally i like the challenge of different conditions,sports/pba patterns,having different options and more.throwing just a couple just gets too boring for me

Also i avg 190-195 so thats not a issuei can throw 2-3 different hand positions

ive also cashed in tourneys so b4 anyone tries to bash me,i have all these issues covered and have NOTHING to do with my purchases.

i have 10 balls and luv the challange, so how many do you have and whats your reason/s for them other than being a ball whore/

Locke · « **Reply #1 on:** April 03, 2011, 12:09:03 AM »

I own over 20 bowling balls. A few years back I bowled in the local youth tour and we would never know the shot so you based your lineup on what house you were throwing at. So I had 12-15 active balls that I would take 8 of into comp. I now have assembled a 6 ball lineup as my standard and have pretty much retired everything else and I am working on selling it all off now. With 5 plus a spare I can cover just about any oil at this point but it does sometimes require me to play a line I am not super thrilled about...

Always be sincere, even when you don't mean it

drillbit · « **Reply #2 on:** April 03, 2011, 01:01:10 AM »

I have 17 that I can throw right now, plus a few that I could throw if I put the grips back in, plus a couple old 16lb ones. As to why, why not? I run the pro shop here, and I like trying new stuff from various companies.

drillbit

kidlost2000 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 03, 2011, 01:22:45 AM »

I have several because I can. It is my hobby and I drill my own equipment. I can drill 2-3 bowling balls for what many pay for one in a local shop. I enjoy trying out different products and different layouts. I have narrowed it down to 3 to 4 layouts max that I use for the majority of bowling balls I use.

For tournaments I usually take 6 to 7 bowling balls. That covers two for heavy oil, two for lighter oil conditions, and three for anything in between. I usually eliminate 5 to 6 of them as soon as I start warm ups for the tournament. I'd rather have and not need, then need and not have.

For league I take 5. I usually only use two. One for the first two games and the second for the third game. I shoot spares with whatever ball I'm throwing for that game.

Be good, or be good at it.

scotts33 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 03, 2011, 06:13:56 AM »

I am a rightie.

Scott

glssmn2001 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 03, 2011, 07:26:34 AM »

I have about 12-15 I can use right now, I am really unsure of the correct number. I bowl on sport shots in local tournaments at various houses, which is why I have so many. They announce the shot in the week leading up to the event so I grab about 6-7 balls that i think would accommodate that weeks shot and go.

For league I take four, one of which is my plastic spare ball and I usually use two of the others.

Another reason for having so many is that I just like to see what some of the new stuff can do and I can put different drill patterns on them to practice different lines with.

http://www.bowlerstuff.com/

Juggernaut · « **Reply #6 on:** April 03, 2011, 08:32:49 AM »

Because I continue to look for that "magic" ball.

You know the one. Don't even try to deny it.

If I keep looking, I just KNOW I'll find it.

Now, I only have 7 ready to throw, 3 that need inserts, and 4 that need drilled.

And, I've only got my eye on a couple more.

And I'm only bowling part-time due to work hours.

Good thing I'm not bowling full time, huh?

Edited by Juggernaut on 4/3/2011 at 8:34 AM

rvmark · « **Reply #7 on:** April 03, 2011, 03:23:55 PM »

Because I can..

Mark

Jesse James · « **Reply #8 on:** April 04, 2011, 07:35:52 AM »

I am a ball whore, I'll admit to that. I also love experimenting with different drillings. I still have at least twenty balls from the 90's that I don't regularly use....but I know how condtions were in that decade, and should I ever encounter those conditions again...I can immediately go into my "library" and access a ball that will do the trick.

This year I'm in four different leagues, but I regularly carry 6 balls to league play. Why? Because each house shot I bowl on is so very different, I have to have a variety of balls available in order to score. People have questioned me regulary about carrying so many pieces, but the proof is in the pudding, so to speak.

This year I have recorded more 700 sets than I ever hve previously in my bowling career, so why mess with succes? I have the equipment.....might as well use it! The only people it seems to bother, are the 2-ball house hacks who score outrageous numbers in 1 house, only!

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Good Times Good Times · « **Reply #9 on:** April 04, 2011, 08:50:42 AM »

Yep!

Inability to change hand release and inability to MOVE FEET and play DIFFERENT ZONES on the lane are "the reason" "I need that new ball". For some reason, that is exceptionally difficult for some people to admit.

If you are going to be worth anything as a bowler, you MUST be able to play straight up outside of 5 and get in deeper than 4th and 5th arrow. If you can't, you will be embarrassed on a challenging pattern that doesn't funnel the ball into the pocket.

People want to play straight up 10 or go 25 at the arrows and bank it off the desert outside, ie their comfort zone. BUT, when they encounter a condition that DEMANDS release change or one that takes 10 (and out) out of bounds, they're toast.

The excuse to cope is "If I had ______ ball, i'd be scoring". When the truth is, "I cant locate and repeat shots at the breakpoint with the correct hand and speed".

Just the facts.

The Curmudgeon wrote on 4/3/2011 4:40 PM:
Because just like a drug addict, they can't help themselves. They think that the ball is going to make them a better bowler, then they find out their game still has flaws, so they go out and buy another ball.

I love you all, I really do. Yeah, right.

GetOffMe10Pin

-"If you want to make enemies, try to change something." - Woodrow Wilson

Edited by Good Times Good Times on 4/4/2011 at 8:58 AM

robuster · « **Reply #10 on:** April 04, 2011, 09:13:02 AM »

15 to twenty on the rack drilled,another 10 to 15 not drilled. I am a 200 to 210 bowler no matter what I throw so I know the balls are what they are. No ball is going to make a bowler extremely better. For me, I enjoy buying the equipment.

Live free or die trying.

9orbetter · « **Reply #11 on:** April 04, 2011, 09:38:28 AM »

For me it has been for a sport I've grown to love. I own 20+ balls. I just like buying and trying new/old equipment. I probably can get by with 3-4 balls, but there is no fun in that. Baseball players love new bats and gloves, basketball players love new sneakers.

Todays conditions doesn't allow you use one ball on tournament conditions. THS is a different story, besides I buy so many because my wife won't let me have extra girlfriends.

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We all can hit the pocket, just carry the damn corners

stormed1 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 04, 2011, 10:15:31 AM »

1. Because I', a "ball whore"

2. Because I can.

3. because i like throwing stuff that others don't

4. Because i like to tell customers what a ball does rather than this is what they say it does

5..Because i bowl in 3 different centers w/3 different lane surfaces

6. I bowl sport shot tournaments

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OddBalls · « **Reply #13 on:** April 04, 2011, 12:34:17 PM »

HEY!!

I resemble that remark..

I went out and cleaned the garage. 52+ balls laying around. Some I've even forgot that I have..

Isa ball 'ho, alright!!

The Curmudgeon wrote on 4/3/2011 4:40 PM:
Because just like a drug addict, they can't help themselves. They think that the ball is going to make them a better bowler, then they find out their game still has flaws, so they go out and buy another ball.

I love you all, I really do. Yeah, right.

Yes. it's I, the Inverted One..

Zanatos1914 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 04, 2011, 01:40:29 PM »

I think about 7 or more..

Normally use 4.

The reason - I dont have time to make a major adjustment once league starts or tournament...

My name is Zanatos1914 and I am limited..

1 shot 1 kill...

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Author Topic: Your reason for having a number of balls (Read 5890 times)

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