From: whall@cactus.org (J. Wayne Hall)
Subject: Re: Hand Injuries (was: Games per week)
Reply-To: whall@cactus.org (J. Wayne Hall)
Organization: The Capital Area Central Texas Unix Society
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 16:03:08 GMT

I must agree with the comment about ball-drilling and fit.  That is
probably THE most likely answer.  The "lane conditions" should have
little to do with a 20-pin drop in average.

In the last three years, I've got from a 130 to 210.  I carry 210 in 3
leagues at two houses.  I sure wouldn't say that the lane conditions
are the primary reason for my upshot in ability.  I'm proud to say
that it's because of my determination and skill.

Back to the drilling....

I'm very lucky to have had the ball-driller I had when I started bowling.
I've been bowling ON THE AVERAGE 6 days a week, 10 games / day for the 
last year.  My thumb NEVER swells, and my fingers occasionally get hang-
nails, but that's from biting them.  The pro that originally fitted my
ball to my hand was Robert Lawrence.  Since then, one of his "students"
has been doing all my equipment.  When you bowl as much as I do, you
worry about physical limitations.  I see around me many times people
putting on fake skin, getting thumb holes drilled out of proportion, and
I feel lucky that I don't go through that.  At the most, I'll stick a
piece of tape in or take it out.

So, I highly recommend that you get that ball re-drilled, especially the
thumb.  There's no reason for you to have the problems that you're having.


Okay, now how about chatting about different bowling ball equipment??

My current equipment:

Track - Shark (blue)

VERY nice ball..  Hooks out of this world.  I have 3/4oz positive shift
on this ball (which means that I have 1 1/4oz side weight, with 1/2oz
taken back out of the axis, which leaves an effective 3/4oz side weight)
and about 1/4oz finger / top weight.  VERY nice on oily / lanes with
maximum slickage.  Also very nice on dry lanes where I can wail on the
ball.  I bowl my highest scores with this ball.  I definitely don't use
this ball on spares unless it's a 2-8 or 2-4-8-10.
Anyone else use a Shark?

Hammer - Purple

The most consistant ball I own.  If I'm having trouble with all of my
other "bought talent", I'll go back to this one.  This is also usually
my spare ball.  It has pin down (5 o'clock), so it hooks a little
early.  It also has a small bit of side weight.  I love this ball.

Nitro - Haze (purple)

I used to get sick of this ball quite a bit, until I learned how to
use it.  I have axis weight on this ball, and I just hated for a long
time.  Recently, however, I've been winning a lot of money with it, so
I don't mind so much.
Who else has experimented with this ball?

Nitro - Blue

This was my favorite ball as I was learning how to bowl.  Now, however,
my release and grip has changed so that I get a pinched nerve from the 
thumb-hole.  I no longer bowl with it at all.  I'm prolly going to sell
it.


OK?  Who else has equipment that they're proud of????

AND WHO HAS AN EXCALIBUR?  Our pro shop is getting them Monday (13th),
and EVERYONE is getting one.  (I'm going to wait a bit)  Let us know how
they are.

Wayne
whall@cactus.org
"Gonna be on ESPN within 2 years"