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| dkersten:
--- Quote from: HaRuMaN on December 02, 2015, 12:21:43 pm ---Have a bowling ball I've had for a few years now, it's been losing it's reaction on the lane, hook isn't anything near what it started out as. Just picked up some Abralon 500 grit pads on Amazon, going to try to get some hook back. Anyone else have some experience with this? --- End quote --- It needs "rejuvenating".. the surface is porous and has absorbed too much oil and the reaction is dulled. Modern balls (those made in the last 5 or 6 years) need this at least once a year. Most pro shops can do it, but if you feel brave you can do it yourself in your oven.. Just set it to a warm mode (around 130-150 degrees and stick the ball in there for a half hour.. OR leave it in your trunk on a really hot day). Wipe off the oil that sweats out and it will react like new again. **This can damage your ball if it gets too hot or heats or cools too quickly** Add a good cleaning with a chemical that will remove dirt and oil and it will be even better. I never felt comfortable doing this myself so I take it to the pro shop and usually pay around $10 to have it done. Only problem for me is then the ball reacts TOO much because it is like new again. Takes a few games to soak up enough oil to dull it down to where I like it. I have been throwing a DV8 Misfit for a few years now and when fresh it is insane, especially up here where lanes are usually dry as hell. Most often by the third game it is so dry (especially with 10 right handers all throwing similar shots) that I am having a tough time keeping it in the pocket without speeding it up 4-5 mph (which I can no longer do after 3 games.. getting old sucks). I haven't bowled this year yet because I am still recovering from my surgery (had the ulna in my forearm shortened so I could grip my ball or a pliers without pain) and had some issues with my back too. I am back to about 70% strength in my right arm but the moment I slack on physical therapy it drops back again, which sucks. Several months later and I still don't even have the same strength as I do in my left hand. I might give it a shot this weekend, just to see if I can, a recent injection in my back seemed to help more than any previous so I am confident I can get through 3 games without having to load up on Ibuprofen and alcohol... My team is holding my spot and gave me til January. |
| HaRuMaN:
I put them in the dishwasher from time to time to sweat some of the oil out. Short cycle, holes facing down so no pooling water, and air dry (no heated dry). Gets me a little bit back, but not enough. |
| HaRuMaN:
--- Quote from: Generic Eric on December 02, 2015, 12:28:42 pm --- --- Quote from: HaRuMaN on December 02, 2015, 12:26:47 pm --- --- Quote from: Generic Eric on December 02, 2015, 12:22:31 pm ---Last time I answered that I was on latrine duty for weeks. Not again! --- End quote --- Huh? --- End quote --- Humor: missplaced. If you answered yes to that during basic training you were assigned latrine duty. Shitters, showers, sinks. --- End quote --- Ahh, lol. I don't recall that from boot camp, but then again, that was almost 20 yrs ago. |
| dkersten:
--- Quote from: HaRuMaN on December 02, 2015, 03:08:34 pm ---I put them in the dishwasher from time to time to sweat some of the oil out. Short cycle, holes facing down so no pooling water, and air dry (no heated dry). Gets me a little bit back, but not enough. --- End quote --- Like I said, I wouldn't put mine in the oven myself, but I swear by rejuvenation. When I was first told I needed to do a rejuvenation, I thought I was being punked. I had bowled a tournament the weekend before and I was cranking the ball as hard as I could and getting 3-5 boards of break (normally the shot would have gone off the lane 15 feet before the head pin the way I was throwing). I was pissed, and later that week at league when it was doing the same thing, I took it down to the pro-shop (mid game) and threw the ball down and told the owner to throw it away and order me a new one. After I accepted that rejuvenation was a real thing, I was amazed at how much the ball changed.. It seriously was like brand new when I got it back. Saved me the $190 I was ready to drop to get a ball that reacts again. |
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