Hmmmm with regards to bowling balls, I think it's fair to say
that most of us "casuals" up to "weekly league bowlers" or even
"serious leisure bowlers" will only need 2..... 3 or up to max 4
balls.
Usually it consists of a ball for heavy oil, one for lights/mediums
and 1 for sparing... Notice I don't say "1 particle ball for heavy
oil, 1 pearl for dry lanes"... because every bowler bowls
differently. If I have a high enough speed and no revs, I'd use
even powerfully drilled solid reactives for my dry lane conditions.
If I have a slow enough speed and high enough revs, even a mild
pearlised ball may be too strong for me on wet conditions.
Why don't we all go out and own 10 balls? It's not only the $$
constraints, but there's not much point in owning 10 different
bowling balls if you're not bowling in the high end tourneys.
Unless you practice 10 games and like to have a different ball for
each game .... trust me, I used to have freakin 4 balls in use, 5
more in the locker and 3 more to give away. But no use, it confused
me only.
So now, take me for example, I'm using 3 balls to cover my range of
conditions that I encounter. That's more than enough for a "serious
leisure bowler". Hard to carry so many balls to leagues anyway
.......
So it's vital to choose the correct balls to use FOR YOURSELF, but
it's very difficult to say which ball is "best", because there's no
such thing as a best ball. There's so many factors to take into
consideration which makes a ball "good for you". Your drilling
patterns, the lane conditions.... Believe me, even how the ball
looks play a part in ball selection for a lot of people. Some
bowlers simply "feel" better using a ball that they like the looks
of. Some people just don't give a damn.
Lastly, but more importantly, how many people bowl the way you do?
Your release, your revs, your speed, your reaction? Only you. How
to find out which type of ball suits you best for each given
condition? Trial and error lor...
Next discussion we'd probably end up sharing which equipment we
have and why we use it... good for the newbies to learn too...
