Okay.  I'm up to 19 balls now.  Half the time i'm not sure which one i'm going to use.  All i know is that i'll bring 6 or 7 for sure.  MAYBE!   I know that everyone in this group knows what i'm talking about.  How do you determine which ball to bring.  With 19 balls, half the time i bring different balls every week so that i can use all of them.  Even made up a shcedule of which balls i'll be bringing so that i don't use the same balls week after week.  Isn't it crazy?

The 6 or 7 balls are determined this way..... 2 heavy / 2 medium / 2 lite and a spare ball.  Different coverstocks of course so you have a variety of choice for every lane condition you may face.  Now just to let you all know that 3 out of those balls are my favourite and I along with everyone else i have a name for them....

mine are called  the "GO TO" / the "MONEY"/ and "OLD FAITHFULL"

my  "go to" ball is the first ball out of the bag.  my "money" ball is when i'm shooting for a strike pot or some heavy betting on the side.  "old faithfull"  is my out of date retired ball that no one uses or recognize anymore because of the battle scars on it. 

 It's funny because my wife asked me how many balls do i need and why i have so many (she asked me as i was looking at my 20th ball i was going to buy)  then it hit me.

I answered her in a very calm and polite way ofcourse:  I said "Honey" why do you have so many shoes and bags"  needless to say that my 20th ball should be arriving sometime next week.

The question is..."Do we really need more than 3 balls?  Should there be a limit?

Yours Truly:

The Official "Ball Junkie"

inputs....

there is nothing in the rule book that says that you have to walk straight on your aproach.  However, as a guideline to good bowling, it says you must?  how do you correct drifting?

my daughter does not drift by eight boards to the left.  she walks to the left and by the time she reaches the foul line, she's out eight boards sometimes 10.  how do you make soemone walk straight?

Again I ask the members...Is there suxh a thing as too much practice?

No matter what level of play, i'm sure that everyone will agree that all bowlers gets into somekind of pressure situation.  The question is...HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH IT?  

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