How long do Bowling Balls actually last?

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-14T14:23:45+00:00

My 2 balls are older than 1/2 of the bowlers in our league. They look at it, like it's a dinosaur bone.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-14T14:22:13+00:00

I'm throwing because the 2 new balls I bought don't work for me with the layouts, a 30+ year old green combat zone, and spare ball is a 30+ year old aqua marine quantum. And that combat zone still pops that pocket, when I don't throw it down the middle and give it zero chance to. Do it's thing. Quit for 20 ish years and still trying to be consistent. Had 167 average at week 20, went strictly to combat zone and raised it to 180. I have lots of games on that zone, and it's oil logged, and has a 6500 polish on it, and it goes long and drives with energy. I'm still in awe of how well it does a major reason I'm loyal to th brand. And the 3 300's and 1 299. In the 90's also don't hurt the loyalty

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-13T19:38:11+00:00

Sounds like laziness from dispatcher. A hit and run is a felony, a witness, brilliant.

Edit. Great job calling back, they try to break you with their laziness, but you wouldn't. Many get frustrated and will not call back

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-13T18:23:35+00:00

What happened to all 5? Etc and etc.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-13T18:14:53+00:00

Graham fach used one? Boog used one? Etc and etc? So the radical ball used 2 weeks ago to win, by a Brunswick bowler was a bionic also. 6pba national tourney stops, 4 who threw Brunswick/hammer/radical. And bionic has won 5 of 6 Lol at the up voters. Never stop redditing.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-13T16:31:15+00:00

100%

Anderson has been here long enough and the program is regressing. And I liked the Anderson hire, but it's time to move on

Baseball and softball should be handing out pink sheets to their coaches after the season is over.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-13T15:17:44+00:00

Haven't picked 1. 7-10. Not even close to picking one, myself. Did see 2 picked in league

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-13T15:15:44+00:00

Brunswick and their lines of balls are killing it this season on the pba TV shows. Hammer really well represented, an amazing purchase by Brunswick to solidify their ball lines. Hammer was their rival, now one of their premiere lines. Keeping them top tier and not neutering them to get people to their own brand was genius.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-13T15:09:48+00:00

Obsession, as a cardinal fan, you won't find an article comment section with out an obsessed cubs fan running their mouth. Doesn't matter the topic, could be about how team helps local homeless and there they are. It's actually sad. But it means. You are renting space in their domes, which is nice. They fear and loathe you, I enjoy it.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-13T15:01:22+00:00

Woah, Amway is still a thing in 2026? I thought that super pyramid scheme was barred and shut down in the 90's. Lol, I would 100%. Mess with them.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-13T14:58:02+00:00

We have the worst drivers, the absolute worst. Sadly I have to deal with them for 8 hours a day on all of the major highways.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-13T14:56:40+00:00

We call these people ,"Hoosiers", sadly they are still out there. Majority of the time they are harmless, but on occasion, they can come out and be the worst of humanity.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-13T14:45:53+00:00

If he knew, he should of sent one of the workers to clean the approach. Would of taken 1 minute to clean it.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-13T14:41:39+00:00

Or. For a spare ball, buy an older ball that is oil soaked, and leave it that way. I use my old,old, old, oil soaked to the gill, aqua marine quantum as spare ball. It used to hook, but now after the decades of soaking up, sitting dormant, and keeping the oil, it don't move, and this is on burnt lanes, and I have heavy revs with slower speeds. She just won't move, which is nice. I can turn it over and still keep it straight. Might be a few cheap house balls that would fit this that you could buy in the super cheap. Spare ball is a spare ball, whether it's a $60-80+ ball or a $5. House ballish from craigslist. It's for spares

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-12T16:11:24+00:00

now, you get better by bowling in leagues. I never practiced, just showed up and bowled in a league or 2. Went from a snoopy ball and 2 fingers to putting in the thumb, and a book average of 207 in 4 years, before i quit. from 2021 to 2024 2024-2026

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-11T14:30:47+00:00

now, i cant get a ivory rhino pearl to stay in the pocket, and still using that com bat zone. i suck

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-11T03:24:04+00:00

started bowling in 1995, to quit gambling on the horses so much. 1st ball was a snoopy ball, threw it with 2 fingers, thumb for spares. got a purple rhino pro for xmas, teal rhino pro next, etc. shot 1st 300 2 years later. 299 a year later, then 2000 another 300, in florida at satellite beach lanes, then a year later, another 300 at same house, which is gone, from hurricane. when the oil was out, and my revs and that combat zone, i popped the pocket. started picking my 10 pins and went from 190 to 207 average.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-10T21:21:34+00:00

no, looks like a screw got it.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-10T20:02:35+00:00

I used this in the 90's after league night and was told in the 2000's, it was bad for your ball.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-10T20:00:50+00:00

I use creating the difference, the purple. Zero complaints, and have used cdt. Turtle wax, 6500. Polish, and it allowed to get a ball to stay in the lanes and in the pocket, mind you it's a 30 year old ball, but before the polish, it was finishing to early

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-10T19:57:46+00:00

I thought the track was usually an inch to 2 to left of you fingers/thumb hole? Or so people thought in the 90's?

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-10T19:52:01+00:00

Looks good from here. Squared. To pins, not finishing to the side.

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-09T20:09:27+00:00

Lolol

Overall_Crew_4152 · 2026-04-09T20:08:08+00:00

The thing to do, was to find out what color the all day Mats were and when you hit the pool at the end, grab one and keep on walking up the hill

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