Ball Weight
Why is it that when you weigh a ball after drilling and it's suppose to be a 15 lb. ball, it weighs 16.2 lbs? The pro shop weighed mine and they used a balance beam with counter weights instead of just a scale and it weighed 15.2 lbs. So I took it to the post office and it weighed 16.2, so on two normal scales it weighs 16.2 lbs and in the pro shop its about a full pound less. What the heck? So if I want my ball to be about 15 lbs I have to order a 14 lb. ball? Makes no sense.
I would go back to the pro shop and have it rechecked. His scale could be off or he missed weighed it.
Or if he didn't have 15pder maybe he slipped you a 16 thinking you wouldn't notice. (assuming you wanted a 15 in the first place)
What was the ball weight on the box or supposed to be before it was drilled?
Last edited by bowl1820; 09-21-2012 at 02:20 PM.
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
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I did order 15 in both cases and I have no idea what was on the box. I watched him weigh the ball and then he turned it 180 degrees and the weight changed...due to the core location and the fact he was using a balance arm and not just a scale to set it on.Originally Posted by bowl1820
First there is nothing wrong with using a balance arm scale to measure gross weight.
That fact that he was rotating the ball and the weight changed doesn't really say anything. He could have been checking the static weights.
As I said I would go back to the pro shop and have it rechecked.
Last edited by bowl1820; 09-21-2012 at 04:38 PM.
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
"Talent without training is nothing." Luke Skywalker
The post office scale could be off...as a way to get a couple extra bucks...but take it back to the shop like bowl said...only thing though you would be able to tell the difference if you have another 15lb ball
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Also keep in ming the weight of the boxes presuming you double boxed the ball, It is not unusual for a 15lb ball to weigh 16 plus when shipping
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High game 299 x 5 High sanctioned series 805 (1989)
so a ball should weigh 15lbs before drilling or after?
It would depend on how much the ball weighed in the first place.
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
"Talent without training is nothing." Luke Skywalker
Anything below the next full pound is the lower weight (15 pounds 10 ounces is considered 15 pounds). Most companies keep them an ounce or two above the pound so they will be about right after being drilled.
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ok thanks. As you can tell it's been 13 years since i've really bowled. I'm trying to learn all the bowling lingo and all cause i'm like a 4-5 on a scale of 1-10 on bowling knowledge.
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