American Sports Data Inc. The study showed that 53.1 million Americans above the age of 6 bowled once or more during 1995. Basketball was second, with billiards, volleyball and softball rounding out the top five. The survey involved 15,000 households and was designed to identify and analyze general patterns, trends and relationships among sports and related activities. 16 of the 54 sports surveyed showed an increase. Here is a list of acceptable and not acceptable ballcleaners and polishes.
Acceptable cleaners are products meant to clean the ball surface.
Therefore, these products may only be used before or after sanctioned competition. Products that were tested are listed on the following pages. WIBC does not approve ball cleaning products, but does test them for acceptability . The attached list is representative only of those cleaners that were tested and does not include products in the marketplace that have not been analyzed. Polisher - Ultimate Bowling Products,Inc.