What is the tool that will make the single biggest difference in your bowling game? Your ball, of course! If youre just starting out, you may not have your own ball. Luckily, the bowling alley has many “house” balls to choose from. Theyre the balls that fill the racks around the walls of the bowling alley, and theyre free to use.
Light Ball or Heavy Ball?
Bowling balls usually range in weight from 10 to 16 pounds. Many alleys do have childrens balls that weigh 6 to 8 pounds, but they arent heavy enough to be useful to an adult-sized bowler.
Most beginning bowlers are comfortable with a 10 or 12 lb. ball. While it might make you feel macho to hurl a 16-pounder down the lane, if its too heavy for you to throw comfortably a minimum of 20 times in the span of half an hour, it’ll be too hard to control. How macho will you look throwing gutter balls, or worse yetdropping the ball?
However, if your ball is too light, it won’t have the power to knock the pins down. A light ball thrown by a strong person has little power and tends to bounce down the alley. However, a small woman may feel most comfortable with an 8 or 10 pound...
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