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bowlingGreg

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Need a girly ball
« on: March 22, 2007, 02:29:32 PM »
my girlfriend wants to start bowling the right way, opposed to her back-up ball stlye.

looking for a beginers ball i can start her on

any recomendations?
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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2007, 10:32:01 PM »
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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2007, 10:33:23 PM »
Why not start her with a Tropical Storm? Color and smell of her choosing.
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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2007, 11:41:31 PM »
what weight do you guys think, she throws a 12 now but i think should go little heavier
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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2007, 11:50:46 PM »
ive seen 10000 tropicals sell.very good first ball with scent and some power
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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2007, 11:52:41 PM »
The general rule is 10% of body weight, I think with her just learning, going with what is comfortable is the best option.
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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2007, 11:57:47 PM »
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The general rule is 10% of body weight, I think with her just learning, going with what is comfortable is the best option.



I know it's just a general rule, but I don't think it's a very good one. According to that rule, anyone above 160 should be using a ball heavier than 16, which we all know isn't made. Just use a weight that you can use without getting tired after 2 games.
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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2007, 07:11:13 AM »
Yeah, but also remember that house balls rarely fit well. A properly drilled ball can easily be 2 pounds (or more) heavier than a house ball. A female friend of mine started with 10lbs. house balls, then went 12lbs fingertip and is now using 14lbs. with great success.
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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2007, 07:39:14 AM »
Tropical - Black/Pink
http://www.stormbowling.com/products/balls/ball.asp?ballid=225
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It has pink.  It smells like bubble gum.  On the bowling side, these are great balls for the price.
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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2007, 09:43:29 AM »
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The general rule is 10% of body weight, I think with her just learning, going with what is comfortable is the best option.


So if she was weighing 300(lol), should she be using a 30 lb. bowling ball?

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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2007, 09:56:48 AM »
I have never really liked the Tropicals, so my 2 other suggestions are -

Jolt Pearl - relatively good looking ball that is easy to control
RotoGrip Mercury - same as Jolt - but just recently discontinued.  Good looking ball for a girl (pink and light blue swirl)
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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2007, 10:14:30 AM »
Hehe, I actually liked the Tropical more than the Jolt Pearl.
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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2007, 11:07:32 AM »
Jolt Pearl is a bit under-rated when it comes to hook. The ball flat out hooks atleast 8-10 boards for me with close to 500 RPM's. It may be over-statement, but different hand releases, the ball flat out hooks side-ways.
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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2007, 12:52:51 PM »
This same situation happened to me.
I got her a Tropical Storm and she did pretty well with it for a little while.  It actually hooked more than I thought it would, at first.
The problem though, it burned out very quickly to the point now I can't even get it to hook.  We cleaned it, scuffed it, nothing.
Like a lot of women starting out, they don't have a large amount of revs on their ball, my wife has about 6-10 on hers.
You might not think of doing this, but I would recommend a stronger ball, I got her a Special Agent and she loves it.  No she isn't averaging 220, but now when she throws a good ball, it moves in the backend and smashes the pocket.  
That's my recommendation.
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Re: Need a girly ball
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2007, 08:15:07 PM »
try a scout, this ball has a little more forgiveness than a tropical does.
otherwise I'd reccommend a horizon. or if you want top spend some cash the black vendetta is a winner....
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