depending what spare is plastic or resin youre correct. Obv corners are plastic but i think after that its up to the bowler what they want to use
Do pros use a plastic ball for all spare leaves?
When I watch pro tournaments on youtube it looks like they use plastic for corner pins but it looks like they use something else for other spare leaves. Other single pin leaves and multiple pin leaves look like they are picked up with a ball that has some hook to it. If they tried to hook a plastic ball at a spare with the oil they use in pro tournaments the ball would never hook. Maybe for some spares they use some kind of reactive resin ball to hook at some spare leaves. Maybe a resin with a weak layout. Anyone have thoughts on this?
depending what spare is plastic or resin youre correct. Obv corners are plastic but i think after that its up to the bowler what they want to use
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Most I've seen do for the corner pins.
Many pros I have seen use a plastic/poly ball for pretty much all spares. With Sport patterns it is tougher to get your ball to go cross lane if you are a righty and leave a 7 pin for instance.
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With one or two exceptions almost all pros have a spare ball.Originally Posted by Hammer
When I watch pro tournaments on youtube it looks like they use plastic for corner pins but it looks like they use something else for other spare leaves. Other single pin leaves and multiple pin leaves look like they are picked up with a ball that has some hook to it. If they tried to hook a plastic ball at a spare with the oil they use in pro tournaments the ball would never hook. Maybe for some spares they use some kind of reactive resin ball to hook at some spare leaves. Maybe a resin with a weak layout. Anyone have thoughts on this?
Some, Like Walter Ray, will shoot straight at every leave.
on certain combinations like a bucket or the 3-6-9-10 the pros are more likely to throw a hook.
Basically each one has a strategy that works best for him.
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I know that the pros use a spare ball but when I watch past tournaments on YOUTUBE outside of the corner pins they must have a spare ball that is urethane or a entry resin ball that has a mild hook to it. Or maybe a resin ball with a weak layout just to get enough hook to pick up all but corner pins with.
Most pros on modern bowling programs carry 2-3 balls. Usually at the start of the broadcast they announce what balls the bowlers will be using. Usually, 3 different ones. But that may or may not include a plastic ball...which is often just a simple plastic ball drilled for their hand...with some advertising (Pepsi, Lumber Liquidators, Dexter, etc...) on them. So probably 3-4 balls total.
I'm sure they choose which spares to pick up using which ball. And the variety is also due to lane conditions and conditions that may vary with usage.
But at the end of the day, a bucket or large spare (3+ pins) can usually be picked up with any ball. They almost always use a plastic ball for 7 or 10 pins...just throwing a straight ball cross alley. Would they use it for a single 2, 3, or 5?? I don't know...some probably do.
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When there is a sleeper pin involved, they usually want to hook it in to get the back pin.
The less angular the better for sleepers.
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