CEO Ron... It's no wonder the products I've purchased from CTD are great. As a long time big fan of the sport I follow all the news. The context of this video puts this entire issue into concise and easy to understand terms. Thanks.
Ron, This video lives up to the “Creating the Difference” name. Love it. Lots of good information and well thought out explanation of the subject and why it matters. No feelings and conjecture just facts. I’d love to hear more of David’s thoughts and experience on the matter. I’m sure he’s “seen it all” so to speak. Im curious how the different colors and additives affect the measured hardness of the ball. I saw him pointing at the two different points on the cover of that particular purple hammer. Was he saying that the parts with more pearl measure differently than the other parts?
Great work Ron to you and your team. Thank you for putting the work in to help inform the bowling community with information on all things bowling. Great job!
In addition to body aches, air temperature, fatigue, etc., I will start using hard/softness of my ball as an excuse as to why i'm bowling below my average on league night. Haha. Excellent video!
My guy!! Thank you for both videos and the great info on soft vs hard balls. Ive worked as a quality engineer in hardwood flooring industry before covid and I wont go into all the blah blah blah stuff but I understand process of making a product that could change over time due to temp, humidity and all that. I truly wanna thank you for the breakdown of the reason being the coverstock and the chemicals that are used. There always can and will be changes in processes ie. new employee at a station never worked before. Im not saying its that because Ive watched via TH-cam on bowling balls being made. But I think you are right about the rule of hardness change and why didnt storm bump it up 1 for those 4 balls. Now you got me wanting to be a chemist and learn the process of creating the surface of a bowling ball. Much love my guy. Im a new fan and will be following more now. Keep rocking!!! #bowlingislife
One experiment I would like to see the difference in how a urethane ball effects the breakdown of the pattern vs reactive. I think you would need to use a variety of different balls/surfaces on different patterns/volumes with a scientific approach. One thing we are having to learn is how to combat or take advantage of other people throwing urethane while trying to use reactive. On some sport patterns, breaking the pattern down with urethane then switching to reactive can be advantageous, while on most house shots it's really trying to find a way to combat it. Some scientific data on this would go a long way. Also knowing which types of urethane balls have more of an effect on the breakdown than others.
Really good content! I found it very informative and I would not have ever guessed that the ball slowing down would actually create the advantage. Well done!
Looking at that label on the video title still brought me back to the old days for just a minute. I remember the pain and agony we used to go through to find the pins on those early 2 piece balls, before someone had the brilliant idea to color the pin lol. Finding the pins on any Urethane ball was a real treat, guys used to use magnifying glasses and others would use dust from the workbench and spread it around the label, sometimes that would highlight the outline of the pin lol. I would give anything to go back to those days of drilling Blue Hammers, Black Turbos, Red Pearl Hammers etc, those were good times! :)
Me too, my hammer is blue color and I used it in 1994 n still have it today. That ball has a slight hook n it would stop hooking n as it straightened out, it would increase speed to drive through hard at the 1-3 pocket.
This is the kind of transparency usbc needs to have. Not testing stuff behind closed curtains and not providing any evidence or data for why balls are banned.
@@bigboots6114 approved what? They initially approved all these storm balls now they're banning and they provide no evidence on how they tested these balls. They also have been asking people to test their equipment at the masters behind curtains and they're not allowed to watch. Usbc is not being transparent at all.
Glad you guys did this, showing not just the old Purples but also the Spectres. Seems like the only real potential mal-intent/negligence might (big emphasis on might) have been the original balls that were sent to USBC to test in the first place being harder than the final production line balls. Your tests clearly show the issue in the balls as they were released to the market or as they exist currently. Fantastic stuff, thank you!
Love the details, transparency and science here. Thank you for sharing. Would be interesting to see how you chemically altered the balls to get the to soften like you did.
@@Ctdbowling While it would be interesting for me to see how it was altered. I wouldn't feel right with that information being easily available. It could tempt some to alter their equipment in the same way, giving them an illegal advantage. I totally understand why and glad you left that information out.
@@bigboots6114 There are other chemicals which soften plastics too. Generally speaking these are toxic and/or flammable liquids. Back in the early 1970s when "soaking" a polyester ball to soften the surface began it wasn't usually acetone. Toluene and MEK were often used. This presented a real danger. Some PBA Tour players were soaking their equipment in the motel rooms and the PBA was concerned that eventually this would lead to a tragedy. At the same time bowling ball companies took notice and knew they could create soft surfaced bowling balls by changing the manufacturing process, and for a while you could buy factory made bowling balls which didn't need soaking to get that effect. The PBA was first to institute a hardness rule, setting the limit at 75 on the durometer scale. The ABC (forerunner to the USBC) later created their own hardness rule, set at 72. Since this required a rule change and a vote at their national convention this was a longer process than the PBA. The ABC rule took effect in the summer of 1976, prior to the 1976-1977 bowling season.
What a great analysis. I love the way the purple hammer looks, and I love that it's a rather unique ball in the market. It's a shame that some of the older batches of the ball have to be banned, but so be it.
The bigger question now after seeing several shots with both a legal and illegal ball is how much prize money has been awarded the last 5+ years to bowlers who were less accurate in a tournament than others from amateur to PBA level competition. It's no secret why so many PBA bowlers won with Purple Hammer. This should make all bowlers irritated beyond belief and the fact it took the USBC/PBA like 5+ years to even address this when Sean Rash and other legit bowlers have been complaining about it. 💯
Here are my thoughts, why isn’t this process automated, from my reading the error rate +/-2. That’s way too large of an error rate for me to be comfortable, I think if it was .02 and not 2, that would be a huge difference. Anyone know if the humidity levels have an effect? I also tend to think a 5 degree temp range for the test is way to large. It was definitely much clearer when you started throwing the ball! Thank you guys for taking the time to make this!
Interesting. In the end, it's the friction that generates the hook and rather than hardness it would make more sense to standardize friction (regardless of the material) and make it fall within certain limits. It wouldn't even be that difficult to measure, just count how many revolutions it takes for the ball to stop on a standardized surface or some roller-type device. There would still be different cores and different ways of throwing the ball but I think the playing field would become more level.
here is what gets me, USBC said there was a approximate failure rate with the spectre 98.6%. so how in the holy hell did it get passed their certification process. this is another black eye for USBC and they are raising their yearly dues by $2 for what, you get nothing for it. its time to have leagues take their USBC dues and do your own awards. its cheaper and whatever money you have left over you can use it for the following yr awards or kick it back into your prize fund. i know one of the leagues i am in is seriously thinking about this and one of the USBC officer is not happy with what we might do
So here's a good question: Since a softer ball slows down more and has a larger footprint, thus creating more miss area. Wouldn't surfacing a ball to a rough grit, no matter whether it's reactive or urethane, also have a similar affect?
@@bobbyburtonphotography I know that... but in theory they cause the same thing on the ball. A softer ball has a larger footprint, which means that more of the cover touches the lane. This causes the ball to slow down at a faster rate than a harder ball. Likewise, a ball with more surface slows down faster than a ball with less surface.
Sorta but not exactly surface creates earlier hook but softer creates even hook. So the biggest difference between the two happens at the backend of the lane.
for all on here, USBC has banned 6 more storm balls after they approved them. this is getting out of control at USBC Storm Phaze 4 Storm Electrify Solid Storm Trend 2 900 Global Altered Reality 900 Global Wolverine Roto Grip UFO Alert Effective March 30, 2022, these balls models are prohibited from use in USBC national tournaments, including, but not limited to, the USBC Masters, U.S. Open, USBC Open Championships, USBC Women's Championships, all PWBA Tour events, USBC Junior Gold and Youth Open Championships, USBC Intercollegiate Championships, USBC Team USA Trials, USBC Senior Masters and USBC Senior Queens. These ball models remain USBC approved. Each USBC competition, whether tournament or league, has the option to adopt USBC's national tournament rule prohibiting use of these balls or to continue to allow their use.
Awesome data to see, read and hear. Thank You. So where do we go from here after two "HOT" balls were banned? Are new hardness parameters needed for manufacturing approval as well as a parameters after specific amount of time or should the manufacturers formulas be changed to meet the hardness levels regardless of how old a ball is? Should the approval testing process be changed all together?
Wow, he tested 4 spectre bowling bowls and the lowest reading he got was 72.7 on the first spectre. I understand that technically it doesn't pass USBC standards at 73D hardness, but is .3 hardness going to make that big of a difference in competition? It is up to the individual bowler to throw the ball correctly to get the right movement out of it. I would love to test and see the hardness of my spectre was!
im not too knowledgeable about bowling, i heard they banned a bunch of bowling balls from PBA tour and watched this to get a better understanding on differences from harder to softer bowling balls. really cool video
Very enjoyable and informative video! I do have a question about the hardness of purple hammers decreasing. Do they really decrease that significantly over time? Going from low-mid 70s down to mid 60s seems like a huge decrease.
@@Ctdbowling I don’t have an email chain or a website to go to… I do however have knowledge of it, especially as it pertains to the purples, from people involved in the study…. The higher the rev player the more the ball heats up and then the conditioner has a greater effect on it…. It’s why there was a black curtain for the survey so the surveyor wouldn’t know who’s balls he’s looking at…..
So, here is my question on the Purple Hammer... They made it where any urethane over 2yrs old is now illegal and has to be replaced with a new one in national competitions...does this mean if the USBC rolls in with their black curtains and decides to test a Purple Hammer or urethane ball within the legal 2yr range and finds it has softened below specs..that they can DQ or ban the ball? Sounds to me like the whole durometer thing needs to be done by a 3rd party...or at least have a 3rd party certify calibration along with a report card of products tested to be submitted. This kicking down the door for a "this is a hardness raid" in middle of competition is for the birds.
should have been 1990s Burgundy Hammer.. the Burgundy didn't come out until 1992-1993 In fact, I believe it was the last urethane one before the remakes started in the late 1990s.
So then if a ball gets better or softer the more u use it does it then become illegal because it goes below 73D or does 73D only apply to how it comes from the factory out of the box?
I remember when the LT-48 got outlawed from sanctioned bowling. They want it a competition and not about the ball. The pro bowlers before active balls were better because they had to be more accurate.
Professional bowlers should all want to throw 75-76 hardness balls…. It would separate them from joe league bowler…. The only reason they throw the softer stuff is to help the ball manufacturers sell the new equipment…. But that same new equipment levels the playing field between high level amateurs and professionals
@@Kawboy65 not to me. It's like how a strike achieved through good mechanics feels better than a poorly shot Brooklyn. Self respect and integrity always feels better.
Here we go again.This is the same thing us older bowlers went through in the 70's.Bieeder yellow dots.Guy's soaking their balls in asetone to make them softer.Don Mecune did it on the pro tour and ABC banned it and the soft shelled plastic balls.
Ok understand about the hardness but would not also depend on who is throwing the ball and what they have put on the ball. I have a storm pitch purple and I use it alot some people think I bowling with the hammer one. I got asked how old my ball was the other day I got it 2021 and it's stamped on the ball. It's not that old but I can use that ball and can get it to hook. That's why I have been getting the looks and people saying it's not legal but they want come up to me and ask me about my ball.
This just shows how equipment has ruined the game. Used to be 300 games were rare and a mid 700 series was great. Now centers have "Routine" 300 games and "Routine" 800 series. Just throw it hard and it tracks to the pocket. Very little skill needed.
It's just a matter of for whatever reason the USBC wants to protect the diaper baby two handers and so they're banning everything that allows one handers to compete on an equal footing with them. Do they really think that bowling is going to end if cry baby Belmo makes the finals and doesn't win. I'm not saying they should ban two handed bowling but my question is why is it okay for them to tear up the lanes to the point where no one else can play them, but it's not okay for one handers to do the only thing that allows them to play the lanes. Plastic spare balls carry down as much oil as urethane so are they going ban plastic next?
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CEO Ron... It's no wonder the products I've purchased from CTD are great. As a long time big fan of the sport I follow all the news. The context of this video puts this entire issue into concise and easy to understand terms. Thanks.
Ron,
This video lives up to the “Creating the Difference” name. Love it. Lots of good information and well thought out explanation of the subject and why it matters. No feelings and conjecture just facts. I’d love to hear more of David’s thoughts and experience on the matter. I’m sure he’s “seen it all” so to speak. Im curious how the different colors and additives affect the measured hardness of the ball. I saw him pointing at the two different points on the cover of that particular purple hammer. Was he saying that the parts with more pearl measure differently than the other parts?
Yes we touched on the color hardness in the blog. He was extremely helpful in explaining things.
@@Ctdbowling I saw measured hardness levels at the bottom of the screen when JR Raymond covered this video
Great work Ron to you and your team. Thank you for putting the work in to help inform the bowling community with information on all things bowling. Great job!
Great Information Ron. Thank you
In addition to body aches, air temperature, fatigue, etc., I will start using hard/softness of my ball as an excuse as to why i'm bowling below my average on league night. Haha.
Excellent video!
This is why we have Ron on the show! Awesome stuff! Great resource for everyone to watch and learn.
This was so educational and eye opening on what hardness or lack thereof does to a bowling ball. Thanks
This is a better test than the previous video, but I expected it as a teaser for the full video. This is a much better explanation and example
this exactly the video i wanted to see after reading the blog. well done
My guy!! Thank you for both videos and the great info on soft vs hard balls. Ive worked as a quality engineer in hardwood flooring industry before covid and I wont go into all the blah blah blah stuff but I understand process of making a product that could change over time due to temp, humidity and all that. I truly wanna thank you for the breakdown of the reason being the coverstock and the chemicals that are used. There always can and will be changes in processes ie. new employee at a station never worked before. Im not saying its that because Ive watched via TH-cam on bowling balls being made. But I think you are right about the rule of hardness change and why didnt storm bump it up 1 for those 4 balls. Now you got me wanting to be a chemist and learn the process of creating the surface of a bowling ball. Much love my guy. Im a new fan and will be following more now. Keep rocking!!! #bowlingislife
One experiment I would like to see the difference in how a urethane ball effects the breakdown of the pattern vs reactive. I think you would need to use a variety of different balls/surfaces on different patterns/volumes with a scientific approach. One thing we are having to learn is how to combat or take advantage of other people throwing urethane while trying to use reactive. On some sport patterns, breaking the pattern down with urethane then switching to reactive can be advantageous, while on most house shots it's really trying to find a way to combat it. Some scientific data on this would go a long way. Also knowing which types of urethane balls have more of an effect on the breakdown than others.
Creating the Difference! Great vid! Thanks for doing this work.
Really good content! I found it very informative and I would not have ever guessed that the ball slowing down would actually create the advantage. Well done!
Looking at that label on the video title still brought me back to the old days for just a minute. I remember the pain and agony we used to go through to find the pins on those early 2 piece balls, before someone had the brilliant idea to color the pin lol. Finding the pins on any Urethane ball was a real treat, guys used to use magnifying glasses and others would use dust from the workbench and spread it around the label, sometimes that would highlight the outline of the pin lol. I would give anything to go back to those days of drilling Blue Hammers, Black Turbos, Red Pearl Hammers etc, those were good times! :)
LT48's!!! Still have mine. People keep wanting to buy it!
Me too, my hammer is blue color and I used it in 1994 n still have it today. That ball has a slight hook n it would stop hooking n as it straightened out, it would increase speed to drive through hard at the 1-3 pocket.
LT-48 still my favorite. People still try to buy it from me.
This is the kind of transparency usbc needs to have. Not testing stuff behind closed curtains and not providing any evidence or data for why balls are banned.
USBC approved them
@@bigboots6114 approved what? They initially approved all these storm balls now they're banning and they provide no evidence on how they tested these balls. They also have been asking people to test their equipment at the masters behind curtains and they're not allowed to watch. Usbc is not being transparent at all.
Glad you guys did this, showing not just the old Purples but also the Spectres. Seems like the only real potential mal-intent/negligence might (big emphasis on might) have been the original balls that were sent to USBC to test in the first place being harder than the final production line balls. Your tests clearly show the issue in the balls as they were released to the market or as they exist currently. Fantastic stuff, thank you!
Incredible explanation, I consider myself pretty knowledgeable and this just expanded on that, awesome stuff!!!
Thank you!
Thank you for the comprehensive information.
Very timely video given yesterday's USBC ruling. Awesome explanation and visuals.
Love the details, transparency and science here. Thank you for sharing. Would be interesting to see how you chemically altered the balls to get the to soften like you did.
That's the only part we left out. It wouldn't be ethical to show how to create an illegal ball.
@@Ctdbowling While it would be interesting for me to see how it was altered. I wouldn't feel right with that information being easily available. It could tempt some to alter their equipment in the same way, giving them an illegal advantage. I totally understand why and glad you left that information out.
@@horseshoe_nc back in the old days they used acetone, it wasnt a state secret to soften a bowling ball
@@bigboots6114 There are other chemicals which soften plastics too. Generally speaking these are toxic and/or flammable liquids. Back in the early 1970s when "soaking" a polyester ball to soften the surface began it wasn't usually acetone. Toluene and MEK were often used. This presented a real danger. Some PBA Tour players were soaking their equipment in the motel rooms and the PBA was concerned that eventually this would lead to a tragedy.
At the same time bowling ball companies took notice and knew they could create soft surfaced bowling balls by changing the manufacturing process, and for a while you could buy factory made bowling balls which didn't need soaking to get that effect.
The PBA was first to institute a hardness rule, setting the limit at 75 on the durometer scale. The ABC (forerunner to the USBC) later created their own hardness rule, set at 72. Since this required a rule change and a vote at their national convention this was a longer process than the PBA. The ABC rule took effect in the summer of 1976, prior to the 1976-1977 bowling season.
What a great analysis. I love the way the purple hammer looks, and I love that it's a rather unique ball in the market. It's a shame that some of the older batches of the ball have to be banned, but so be it.
The bigger question now after seeing several shots with both a legal and illegal ball is how much prize money has been awarded the last 5+ years to bowlers who were less accurate in a tournament than others from amateur to PBA level competition. It's no secret why so many PBA bowlers won with Purple Hammer. This should make all bowlers irritated beyond belief and the fact it took the USBC/PBA like 5+ years to even address this when Sean Rash and other legit bowlers have been complaining about it. 💯
Here are my thoughts, why isn’t this process automated, from my reading the error rate +/-2. That’s way too large of an error rate for me to be comfortable, I think if it was .02 and not 2, that would be a huge difference. Anyone know if the humidity levels have an effect? I also tend to think a 5 degree temp range for the test is way to large. It was definitely much clearer when you started throwing the ball! Thank you guys for taking the time to make this!
Interesting. In the end, it's the friction that generates the hook and rather than hardness it would make more sense to standardize friction (regardless of the material) and make it fall within certain limits. It wouldn't even be that difficult to measure, just count how many revolutions it takes for the ball to stop on a standardized surface or some roller-type device. There would still be different cores and different ways of throwing the ball but I think the playing field would become more level.
Thank you! I learned new things today
Never thought of bowling balls squishing on the the lane until today!
great video better than anything coming out of USBC and PBA at this time
Great Job.....educating the masses...
here is what gets me, USBC said there was a approximate failure rate with the spectre 98.6%. so how in the holy hell did it get passed their certification process. this is another black eye for USBC and they are raising their yearly dues by $2 for what, you get nothing for it. its time to have leagues take their USBC dues and do your own awards. its cheaper and whatever money you have left over you can use it for the following yr awards or kick it back into your prize fund. i know one of the leagues i am in is seriously thinking about this and one of the USBC officer is not happy with what we might do
Thanks !!! Excellent Explication
Very comprehensive and informative
So here's a good question:
Since a softer ball slows down more and has a larger footprint, thus creating more miss area. Wouldn't surfacing a ball to a rough grit, no matter whether it's reactive or urethane, also have a similar affect?
Size of footprint and surface grit are two different things.
@@bobbyburtonphotography I know that... but in theory they cause the same thing on the ball.
A softer ball has a larger footprint, which means that more of the cover touches the lane. This causes the ball to slow down at a faster rate than a harder ball.
Likewise, a ball with more surface slows down faster than a ball with less surface.
Sorta but not exactly surface creates earlier hook but softer creates even hook. So the biggest difference between the two happens at the backend of the lane.
@@Ctdbowling Did you mean to say "Even hook" or "even more hook?"
@@Ctdbowling I see.
Is there a significant difference in hardness between a pearl ball and a solid ball?
for all on here, USBC has banned 6 more storm balls after they approved them. this is getting out of control at USBC
Storm Phaze 4
Storm Electrify Solid
Storm Trend 2
900 Global Altered Reality
900 Global Wolverine
Roto Grip UFO Alert
Effective March 30, 2022, these balls models are prohibited from use in USBC national tournaments, including, but not limited to, the USBC Masters, U.S. Open, USBC Open Championships, USBC Women's Championships, all PWBA Tour events, USBC Junior Gold and Youth Open Championships, USBC Intercollegiate Championships, USBC Team USA Trials, USBC Senior Masters and USBC Senior Queens.
These ball models remain USBC approved. Each USBC competition, whether tournament or league, has the option to adopt USBC's national tournament rule prohibiting use of these balls or to continue to allow their use.
Awesome data to see, read and hear. Thank You. So where do we go from here after two "HOT" balls were banned? Are new hardness parameters needed for manufacturing approval as well as a parameters after specific amount of time or should the manufacturers formulas be changed to meet the hardness levels regardless of how old a ball is? Should the approval testing process be changed all together?
Wow, he tested 4 spectre bowling bowls and the lowest reading he got was 72.7 on the first spectre. I understand that technically it doesn't pass USBC standards at 73D hardness, but is .3 hardness going to make that big of a difference in competition? It is up to the individual bowler to throw the ball correctly to get the right movement out of it. I would love to test and see the hardness of my spectre was!
Very informative. Thank You!
im not too knowledgeable about bowling, i heard they banned a bunch of bowling balls from PBA tour and watched this to get a better understanding on differences from harder to softer bowling balls. really cool video
Could the cleaning products be contributing to the gradual softening of the ball coverstock?
Solid video educating ppl on the science.
In your opinion, should the Spectre be banned?
Very enjoyable and informative video!
I do have a question about the hardness of purple hammers decreasing. Do they really decrease that significantly over time? Going from low-mid 70s down to mid 60s seems like a huge decrease.
Yes the USBC has some data that would indicate that happens. It's also backed up by the balls we had made by EBI.
@@Ctdbowling great, thank you! Genuinely was just curious about this.
Lane conditioner actually makes the urethane softer over time
@@steveb1162 do you have proof of that?
@@Ctdbowling I don’t have an email chain or a website to go to…
I do however have knowledge of it, especially as it pertains to the purples, from people involved in the study…. The higher the rev player the more the ball heats up and then the conditioner has a greater effect on it…. It’s why there was a black curtain for the survey so the surveyor wouldn’t know who’s balls he’s looking at…..
Informative.
Let's get 'er done...
So, here is my question on the Purple Hammer... They made it where any urethane over 2yrs old is now illegal and has to be replaced with a new one in national competitions...does this mean if the USBC rolls in with their black curtains and decides to test a Purple Hammer or urethane ball within the legal 2yr range and finds it has softened below specs..that they can DQ or ban the ball? Sounds to me like the whole durometer thing needs to be done by a 3rd party...or at least have a 3rd party certify calibration along with a report card of products tested to be submitted. This kicking down the door for a "this is a hardness raid" in middle of competition is for the birds.
great Video and explanation 👍
Great video. Really informative
all Hammers.
i throw a Mix and Natural at times and they are polished.
my super natural is way polished?
ideas?
So it's the balls hardness that makes them illegal, not the grit of these ball? So could I "polish" my 900 Global Zen Soul with say 50 grit?
WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA...... NEW 1980s Burgundy Hammer?! What a gem
should have been 1990s Burgundy Hammer.. the Burgundy didn't come out until 1992-1993 In fact, I believe it was the last urethane one before the remakes started in the late 1990s.
So then if a ball gets better or softer the more u use it does it then become illegal because it goes below 73D or does 73D only apply to how it comes from the factory out of the box?
Can someone let me know what part of the video or where in the blog it talks about the +/- 2 I’m seeing spoken about in these comment?
It looked like you tested some spectres as well. Will there be a part 2 on what you found concerning their hardness?
That Information is in the blog.
This was the coolest video yet
Still have my tim cook's pro hook ball from the early 90's. Just throw it hard and it'll find the pocket.
very informative.
That was awesome information
I remember when the LT-48 got outlawed from sanctioned bowling. They want it a competition and not about the ball. The pro bowlers before active balls were better because they had to be more accurate.
Where in TN is CTD located
Hopkinsville KY
Professional bowlers should all want to throw 75-76 hardness balls….
It would separate them from joe league bowler….
The only reason they throw the softer stuff is to help the ball manufacturers sell the new equipment….
But that same new equipment levels the playing field between high level amateurs and professionals
Bowling ball ramp needs to be off the ground a little bit more to make it like a bowler throwing it.
So they found balls at 64D?
I wonder how long you would have to soak a bowling ball, and in what chemical, to get it to 60 hardness. 🤔 Just out of curiosity, of course.
22 mins but we are not talking about the chemical... lol
A win doesn't feel as good if you did it through an unfair advantage.
@@machinethesun9243 It still feels good, just not "as good"?
@@Kawboy65 not to me. It's like how a strike achieved through good mechanics feels better than a poorly shot Brooklyn. Self respect and integrity always feels better.
Money talks and bs still walks. All about taking down that money prize is all they care for
Excellent vid..
Great explanation.
Glad it was helpful!
Here we go again.This is the same thing us older bowlers went through in the 70's.Bieeder yellow dots.Guy's soaking their balls in asetone to make them softer.Don Mecune did it on the pro tour and ABC banned it and the soft shelled plastic balls.
Been a minute since I seen a Sumo
Great info
and then you got how fast and hard you thow it and if you ues 2 hands or one
Where did one get all these NIB balls from the 80-90s? Sign me up and take my cash please!
We have a bit of a collection lol
Good education
I don’t see the issue with the spectre to the degeee they describe
Great video
Ok understand about the hardness but would not also depend on who is throwing the ball and what they have put on the ball. I have a storm pitch purple and I use it alot some people think I bowling with the hammer one. I got asked how old my ball was the other day I got it 2021 and it's stamped on the ball. It's not that old but I can use that ball and can get it to hook. That's why I have been getting the looks and people saying it's not legal but they want come up to me and ask me about my ball.
This just shows how equipment has ruined the game. Used to be 300 games were rare and a mid 700 series was great. Now centers have "Routine" 300 games and "Routine" 800 series. Just throw it hard and it tracks to the pocket. Very little skill needed.
Sean Rash is probably dancing in the streets right now!!
not necessarily.. the Spectre was what he was using when he complained about the Purple Hammer.
@@athlonen I know and now everyone understands what he's bitching about
Bro is cooked😂
STORM BE CHEATIN!!!!
It's just a matter of for whatever reason the USBC wants to protect the diaper baby two handers and so they're banning everything that allows one handers to compete on an equal footing with them. Do they really think that bowling is going to end if cry baby Belmo makes the finals and doesn't win. I'm not saying they should ban two handed bowling but my question is why is it okay for them to tear up the lanes to the point where no one else can play them, but it's not okay for one handers to do the only thing that allows them to play the lanes. Plastic spare balls carry down as much oil as urethane so are they going ban plastic next?