Mar 252011
Talk Bowling – Episode #83
Question from Alan:
Q – Just wondering how many times a ball will stand a surface change. I have a ball spinner and polished my Storm Virtual Gravity after every balling session, and took it back to 1500 grit every 50 games. My impression is that this shortened the life of the ball and after 210 games with the ball I have stopped using it! Is there a way to bring the ball back to life?
A – There really is no limit to the amount of times you can change the surface of a bowling ball. As long as you can still see the labels, you aren’t anywhere near reaching the limit. A bowling ball should be cleaned with ball cleaner after each bowling session. Every 15 games or so you should have the coverstock refreshed by sanding back to the desired grit. Every 60-70 games you should have the ball fully resurfaced. This is where you take the ball down to a very low grit using a very abrasive pad in order to remove light surface scratches and remove the oil saturated top layer of the coverstock. In order to bring your ball back to the factory finish, Storm suggest that you use a 500-Grit Abralon pad – Sand for 15 seconds on all four sides of the bowling ball. Then use a 4000-Grit Abralon pad – Sand for 60 seconds on all four sides of the bowling ball. Additionally, you may need to look into oil extraction services such as having your bowling ball extracted using a device like the Revivor. With bowling balls as aggressive as the Virtual Gravity since their peaks and valleys inside the coverstock are so rigid and spread apart creating more friction with the lane, they also have to be taken care of more diligently.
How to contact us
Email us questions@talkbowling.com
Leave a comment on TalkBowling.com
On Twitter we are @TalkBowling
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Last Week’s Question of the Week:
Q – In what year did Brunswick introduce dots and arrow markers to their lanes, dramatically improving accuracy for most bowlers?
A – 1948
Question of the Week:
Q – What the name of the first rubber ball ever produced, and what year was it introduced?
A – Watch next episode for answer
Closing:
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Question from Alan:
Q – Just wondering how many times a ball will stand a surface change. I have a ball spinner and polished my Storm Virtual Gravity after every balling session, and took it back to 1500 grit every 50 games. My impression is that this shortened the life of the ball and after 210 games with the ball I have stopped using it! Is there a way to bring the ball back to life?
A – There really is no limit to the amount of times you can change the surface of a bowling ball. As long as you can still see the labels, you aren’t anywhere near reaching the limit. A bowling ball should be cleaned with ball cleaner after each bowling session. Every 15 games or so you should have the coverstock refreshed by sanding back to the desired grit. Every 60-70 games you should have the ball fully resurfaced. This is where you take the ball down to a very low grit using a very abrasive pad in order to remove light surface scratches and remove the oil saturated top layer of the coverstock. In order to bring your ball back to the factory finish, Storm suggest that you use a 500-Grit Abralon pad – Sand for 15 seconds on all four sides of the bowling ball. Then use a 4000-Grit Abralon pad – Sand for 60 seconds on all four sides of the bowling ball. Additionally, you may need to look into oil extraction services such as having your bowling ball extracted using a device like the Revivor. With bowling balls as aggressive as the Virtual Gravity since their peaks and valleys inside the coverstock are so rigid and spread apart creating more friction with the lane, they also have to be taken care of more diligently.
How to contact us
Email us questions@talkbowling.com
Leave a comment on TalkBowling.com
On Twitter we are @TalkBowling
Sponsor: ShoeBuy.com.
ShoeBuy.com is the World’s Largest Site for Shoes. They have over 750,000 products from 950 top name brands in all sizes, widths, and colors for men, women, teens and children. ShoeBuy.com customers enjoy free shipping both ways on US orders. TalkBowling viewers can save 10% on their purchase at ShoeBuy.com by entering the promotion code TALK during checkout. Help support us by supporting our sponsors.
Last Week’s Question of the Week:
Q – In what year did Brunswick introduce dots and arrow markers to their lanes, dramatically improving accuracy for most bowlers?
A – 1948
Question of the Week:
Q – What the name of the first rubber ball ever produced, and what year was it introduced?
A – Watch next episode for answer
Closing:
Please remember that bowlingball.com is free shipping on every item, every day. No hidden handling fees, no packaging fees, no added insurance fees. The price shown is the price you pay at checkout. No Surprises.
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