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It's essentially impossible to hook a ball you get at the alley. They are made of polyester and just slide across the oil. You also don't have fingertip grips d
by nemo44x 5y ago
It's essentially impossible to hook a ball you get at the alley. They are made of polyester and just slide across the oil. You also don't have fingertip grips drilled in them.
Pro's and bowling enthusiasts use the same type of ball (but fitted for their hand) for spares. You generally don't want a ball that can hook when trying to pick up a single pin. But strikes, a ball that can recover and angle towards the pocket and "roll over" right as it enters will store much of the energy you put into the ball and release it at just about the right time resulting in better strike odds.
- plorkyeran 5y agoIt's not remotely close to impossible to hook a polyester house ball. You have to go out of your way to do it, but it's not even particularly difficult to get some movement.
- nemo44x 5y agoI guess my point was to do it effectively and consistently in terms of scoring. I mean, serious bowlers and professionals use them specifically because they don't like to move.
- starky 5y agoNot true, if you get enough revs on the ball a urethane coverstock will curve no problem (IIRC most alley balls are urethane due to higher durability than polyester). Throw two handed with no thumb with your palm under the ball and axis rotation (i.e. the axis of rotation is at an angle to the direction the ball travels) and you will get significant curve.
- nemo44x 5y agoThey’re polyester. Urethane will hook much more easily but not as much as a reactive resin (polyurethane with plasticizers) ball. Yeah you can hook it if you throw it like that but the context of the comment is rolling it reliably and accurately. Polyester balls are made to go straight. Polyurethane is even difficult compared to modern resin.
- starky 5y agoLooked it up because I was sure I heard this before. Brunswick house balls are indeed listed as being urethane [1]. I can say from experience that my polyester ball is both less durable than a house ball and curves less than a house ball when thrown two handed. There are plenty of professionals that bowl two handed like that, including the most successful bowler of the past decade. It is a completely valid and accurate method to hook the ball a lot. [1] https://brunswickbowling.com/bowling-centers/equipment-parts-supplies/center-environment/house-balls/myball-house-balls https://brunswickbowling.com/bowling-centers/equipment-parts...
- nemo44x 5y agoAnd they all use reactive resin. No professional no matter their style uses a polyester ball for their first shot.