Should you buy a spare bowling ball?
If you are starting to get serious about the sport of bowling,
this is likely a question that you have been asking yourself.
Of course, in a sense, the answer to this questions stems
from the answer to this question: “How much do you want
to invest in this sport?”
Most people would prefer to invest a lot of time, rather
than a lot of money, right? After all, the time that you invest
into bowling is time that you get to spend bowling. What could
be better?
Now, back to the question at hand… should you buy yourself
a spare bowling ball? My answer to this question is simple:
no. Well, alright. The answer is not actually a flat “no.”
There are some “if’s” attached.
If you already have a polyester beginner’s ball…
If you do not yet have a good mid grade bowling ball…
And if you already have a polyester beginner’s ball,
then that can easily be transformed into your new spare bowling
ball – go out and spend the money you were saving up
for a spare bowling ball and buy a better, mid-grade bowling
ball – a strike ball!
If you do not yet have a good, mid grade bowling ball, this
is a much more important bowling ball to invest your money
into. This does not mean that spare bowling balls are not
just as important, because they are. It is just that your
money is better spent on a nice, mid-grade bowling ball.
Mid-grade bowling balls are generally more expensive than
spare bowling balls. There are many different ones with different
coverstocks and cores for you to choose from. You want to
get one that is going to hook just right for you.
So, why is it that you can use your beginner’s ball
as a spare bowling ball? Well, many beginner’s balls
are plastic or polyester balls – these are the types
of “house” balls that you will generally find
at a bowling alley. Beginner’s like them because they
generally go straight and easy, with no hook.
This is why people also love to use polyester balls as spare
bowling balls. The polyester cover of one of these spare bowling
balls has a low friction and it therefore skids more and also
continues on a straighter trajectory. When you are shooting
spares, you want your ball to remain on a straight trajectory.
These polyester, spare bowling balls are also good for use
on very dry lane conditions. A good spare bowling ball will
not grip the lane and will go where you send them –
polyester balls tend to do this.
So, if you already have a polyester ball, one that you learned
how to bowl with, you do not need to go out and buy a brand
new spare bowling ball. You may want to move ahead and put
your beginner ball behind you, but there is a place for still
in your game! It can easily become your new spare bowling
ball!
Now that you know you have a fine spare bowling ball, already,
go out and spend your money on a good, new strike ball, instead!
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