I need some suggestion about bowling ball for beginner?
Hi, I just started to bowl for a couple weeks. My highest score with AMF house ball is 143, average prolly around 110. I am planning to buy the Brunswick T Zone since it seem to be the cheapest ball out there and i am on a budget.
I can hook a little with house ball 11lbs, I heard that the brunswick T Zone is use for shooting straight. So I want to know if it can still hook a little bit? since I am prefer the stroker release.
Thanks and please give me any suggestions that you may have.
A T-Zone is known as a "spare" ball. This means that the ball is designed not to hook.
I think you should get a Brunswick Slingshot. It has a reactive surface so it will hook plus it is good for your "stroker" form.
Check them out at Bowlingball.com they're only $10 more than a T-Zone
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Well, i've been bowling for fun but wanting to get more serius about it. normaly I dont put any fingers in the ball and spin it out of my hand and it hooks well I get around a average of 100 and my best game was 150 but its a bad way to bowl. I was looking into balls for hooking I read about it and the best ways to do it. But I just can't get a house ball to hook, So I found a ball a few people recommended
any opinions on that ball? and how should I get it drilled for what I will be doing??
and I don't want to spend to much on a ball this being my first one and all thanks for future help
That ball would be perfect for your style and delivery. Since it's a basic reactive ball with not much of a hook rating, your revolutions will not overpower the lane with it. My son has the Brunswick Power Groove "Proactive" and Brunswick International "Dry Zone", he bowls with the same style as you do, except with two fingers and no thumb, but has a 243 high game two weeks ago and averages in the 180's.
You can just get it drilled "on the label" or depending on how many revolutions you throw, you can have the pro shop drill it exotically with "low flare", less hook and more distance before entry into the pocket. Your revs will more than compensate for the "weaker drilling".
I use a Brunswick Power Groove for my spares and "dry" strike shots, and am very happy with it's performance considering it is an "entry level" bowling ball. Good luck!
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I want to get a bowling ball that hooks.?
I don't want to buy an entry level ball because i'm sorta on a low budget and I'm not gonna buy another one. so should i get a medium performance ball. also i bowl my hooks on the outside and they hook in with the house balls. i haven't tried boeling hooks deep in the lane
I have the mid-priced Brunswick Swarm and really enjoy it! I also have the Copperhead Solid just to complement it when bowling on drier to medium lanes. Brunswick and all manufacturers will definitely give you a great quality bowling ball, but you have to do your homework based upon your budget. Below is my "arsenal" of mid-priced bowling equipment.....
Brunswick Swarm
Brunswick Copperhead
Brunswick Maxx Zone
Brunswick Blast Zone
Brunswick Red Zone (also great for slower speed bowlers)
Elite PBA Chameleon (under $100 at bowlersparadise.com)
Elite PBA Scorpion (also under $100 at bowlersparadise.com and is an excellent bowling ball for the outside/in shot that you have)
Storm Tropical Storm
With my slow speed, I had these bowling balls drilled exotically to allow for maximum performance even though I don't deliver them fast at all from the outside in. I also have high performance bowling equipment for use when I'm going inside or when I bowl on hooking conditions. Also check bowlingball.com and bowling.com for good prices. Good luck with your search!
I need to get more revs on my bowling ball to allow it to curve more and have a higher hook potential. It is a reactive ball so I know it has the capability. Please help
Just cup your wrist during address, your swing and release and when you let the ball go, make sure your thumb leaves 1st, then your fingers next to steer the ball counterclockwise. The ball should just roll off your hand with enough revolutions because your wrist is cupped. Also make sure you watch your speed, because if your bowling ball is not aggressive enough too much speed will make it slide and not enough speed will make it over hook. You can sand or use coarse abralon pads on your bowling ball coverstock to help increase hook rating too. Good luck!
