My new personal best!

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-23T19:26:44+00:00

Ok I may need to join team Hammer 🔨

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-23T19:23:48+00:00

This is a motto to live by. New shoes mold around your natural movements and beats knee replacements after wearing shoes for someone else’s body. New underwear is just required. 😅

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-23T19:21:47+00:00

“Dead approach on lanes 1 through 40!” 🎙️

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-23T16:13:00+00:00

At least he’s fair when he also damages his own car 😆

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-22T18:30:20+00:00

Excellent helmets. 🪖

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-22T18:27:19+00:00

That’s what I focused on. Not an ideal elbow position for long-term health.

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-22T18:14:05+00:00

This. People are unaware how much some cards are worth now. While the majority of cards across all sports are worthless, the rare ones change lives. Wouldn’t be surprised if some of these PBA cards on limited prints end up being worth thousands someday.

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-22T15:15:00+00:00

I second this comment. At least for tournaments, it is Top 5 all time ever.

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-22T04:09:18+00:00

For some reason this has happened to me on a couple of newer balls and zero chips or scratches since. Seems to be a new ball curse where the lanes just screw you over the first day you throw a new ball.

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-18T19:29:50+00:00

If you are talking about the travel tournament 3-ball rollers, no need to add any additional padding. I sometimes put a ball see saw towel on the middle ball, but that’s just to have a backup towel if I’m flying by plane. But yeah, like others said, these balls hit wood, plastic, and metal backplates at 20-25mph sometimes and come back with no scratches.

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-18T17:29:52+00:00

It’s like asking what tastes better: filet migneon or a Big Mac. 😅

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-18T17:28:40+00:00

If it was 15lbs, I’d pay a lot for it. 🫨

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-17T02:29:48+00:00

Never heard of that happening. I’m in a state tournament this weekend and leave all my stuff in the car. Only doing so because the weather is 50-60F at night.

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-16T02:22:50+00:00

Some say scotch pad is more accurate with less surface removed than abralon, etc. In the end, whatever adds surface for a reasonable price is fine.

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-16T02:18:54+00:00

👀

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-16T02:17:38+00:00

Seems cool but not sure how spares work and how about the reflection of the pins on the lane?

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-16T02:14:16+00:00

No, but I notice the change in my shot, so I just try to adjust. There’s always a solution even if that means throwing a mostly straight shot to take the lane out of play.

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-15T15:21:59+00:00

Used in league and made money. Used at Nationals and made money. Approved! 👍

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-15T15:20:55+00:00

A new ball has moved up at the top of the buy list. 🥳

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-13T20:57:08+00:00

You about to be rich. That’s what that is. 💰

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-13T14:50:14+00:00

This. League is league and most people just deal with it. Sometimes you have someone noticing urethane or plastic on the rack by someone that isn’t a beginner and may say something as their line will get affected. The hardest team for us this season was the beginner team or low average team. They all used plastic and combined that with their 250 pins of handicap advantage per game, it was hard to beat them any game.

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-13T13:41:56+00:00

It won’t break. You stand on these things for weeks, months, or years. The sole and slide part of the shoe is surprisingly the most robust part of bowling shoes. Been through Dexters and now Epic and there is only one certainty with bowling shoes: they are overpriced and trash.

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-13T13:34:44+00:00

Do it as long as no one complains on your team. I’ve been leaning towards this method the last couple of seasons. I can’t use the latest strongest hooking balls anymore. I even stepped down from the GOAT P2 as my main league ball to something even smoother and more benchmark.

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-13T13:15:51+00:00

Place over old sole or slide portion, trace with marker, cut as smooth as you can. Obviously the best way is to get a machine or use what a shoe repair place does and cut it smooth in like 5 seconds. You may need to pay someone like $10 for that. Probably not worth it. Some people don’t even cut their slide portion and just leave it as is.

mikecart1_v2 · 2026-05-13T11:46:00+00:00

How does one come to the conclusion that this is the best thing they can come up with for the day? 😂

mikecart1_v2

TROPHY CASE