| If you ever went bowling as a little kid, you | | | | for this is because on oily lanes the ball |
| probably roamed around the back of the alleys | | | | doesn't hook as much and may actually have a |
| searching for a bowling ball. You stuck your | | | | tendency to skid. You want a ball that will |
| fingers into one after another until you | | | | grip these kind of lanes or one that is very |
| found one that fit and wasn't too heavy and | | | | soft.Bowling balls come in degrees of |
| said "This is fine". And then off you went to | | | | hardness. A very hard bowling ball, good for |
| roll your game. Well, if you're going to | | | | dry lanes will have a hardness of as much as |
| have the best chance of becoming a decent | | | | 90 or more. A very soft bowling ball, which |
| bowler, the days of popping a ball of the | | | | we mentioned is good for oily lanes may have |
| rear racks isn't going to do it. You're | | | | a hardness of about 70 or even less. And of |
| going to need a ball that fits your hands and | | | | course there are balls with hardness factors |
| the kind of lanes that you're going to bowl | | | | in between those numbers. Many professionals |
| on. Most likely, you're going to need more | | | | will have 3 bowling balls, one of hardness |
| than one.If you're shaking your head right | | | | 70, another of hardness 80 to 82 and another |
| now saying "Are you kidding?" then you better | | | | of hardness 90. This way he can handle all |
| think again. The truth is, there is no one | | | | types of lane conditions.Aside from hardness |
| bowling ball that is going to be effective on | | | | factor, bowling balls are also made of |
| all lane conditions. But first, you have to | | | | different substances. The most common are |
| make sure you get a ball that fits | | | | rubber, plastic and polyurethane. Each one |
| correctly.Most bowling alleys will have a pro | | | | behaves a little differently based on the |
| shop on the premises with a person running it | | | | lane conditions. For example, a soft rubber |
| who, hopefully, knows what he is doing. Once | | | | ball of hardness 70 will grip the lane a |
| you go in, the first thing he will do is | | | | little better than a soft plastic ball of |
| measure your hand with special instruments. | | | | hardness 70. Yes, the game of bowling, when |
| This will give him a perfect measure of your | | | | it comes to bowling balls, can be quite |
| finger span. Then he will measure the size | | | | complex.When choosing a ball, if you can only |
| of each finger that you will use to place in | | | | afford 1, think about the lane conditions of |
| the bowling ball, which are you thumb, middle | | | | the bowling alley you most frequent and pick |
| and ring finger.After the measurements are | | | | a ball that is most suited for those lanes. |
| done, he'll ask you what type of ball you | | | | For an all around all purpose bowling ball, |
| want. If you're serious about your game, | | | | you'll probably want to go with a rubber ball |
| you'll tell him you want one ball for oily | | | | of hardness around 80 to 82. |
| lanes and another for dry lanes. The reason | | | | |