| Every man needs to practice some kind of | | | | hook more of roll earlier. |
| sport in order to detach from daily | | | | |
| activities and worries. Some prefer physical | | | | The beginning of the 1980s marked the |
| sports like soccer or football, or games that | | | | introduction of polyurethane as the main |
| stimulate the intellect like chess. There are | | | | material used for manufacturing bowling |
| also other sports that can be practiced | | | | balls. Ebonite was the one to develop the |
| indoors with minimum requirements as far as | | | | technology, but the rights were sold to AMF, |
| physical abilities go. Among them we can name | | | | because the developers did not believe |
| pool and bowling. | | | | players would pay the high price demanded by |
| | | | the technology. It proved to be a big |
| Let's talk about bowling. Even though it may | | | | mistake. |
| seem like a relatively new sport, this kind | | | | |
| of activity has been going on for more than | | | | AMF started to produce this kind of balls |
| seven thousand years. It can be traced back | | | | because they got a better grip on the |
| to Ancient Egypt, where those guys used stone | | | | polyurethane finishes that were used on the |
| for their bowling balls. | | | | lanes manufactured from natural wood. This |
| | | | caused a major change and proved to be a |
| Before the 20th century, in the US, bowling | | | | turning point for the entire game of bowling. |
| balls were manufactured from wood, oak in | | | | |
| particular. In the beginning of the 20th | | | | In the 1990s the regulations regarding the |
| century though, hard rubber was introduced as | | | | densities of the balls were changed. Instead |
| the new material used for manufacturing | | | | of a uniform sphere surrounded by a coating, |
| bowling balls, and this remained the same for | | | | perfectly centered inside the ball, other |
| over 60 years. | | | | methods for manufacturing were now being |
| | | | developed. |
| The next step in the manufacturing process | | | | |
| came in the 1970s, when some people started | | | | No matter what kind of ball a player uses to |
| to experiment with the hardness of plastic | | | | knock down the pins, transporting the ball |
| bowling balls. The developer of this project | | | | from your home to the bowling alley presented |
| is known to be Don McCune, who was working at | | | | some problems. Because of this, bowling bags |
| the time for Chuck Hamilton. The later | | | | were introduced to make the task easier. The |
| developed a way to soften the balls with | | | | companies that manufacture the balls have |
| solvents, which resulted in a softer cover | | | | started to produce bowling bags also. |
| and higher scoring. | | | | |
| | | | For players that are interested in bowling |
| Because of this, USBC went as far as barring | | | | bags and balls, the internet is the best |
| some softer bowling balls. It also | | | | place to start. One of the websites that |
| represented one of the main reasons why USBC | | | | offers great prices on bowling bags, balls |
| introduced some balance regulations for | | | | and any kind of bowling accessory is Check |
| balls, in order to prevent the advantage of | | | | out the site and see for yourself. |
| some players which could either make the ball | | | | |