bathing your balls - genius or idiocy?

[seeyouinhell]

i can't help but wonder - if rolling a ball down a lane causes the ball to pick up so much oil that it affects the performance of the ball after 40-50 throws...

why do people think that sitting a ball in a sink full of water for upwards of 30 minutes at a time isn't going to cause the ball to soak up the water as well?

if a ball is able to suck up oil then it surely must be soaking up water while it sits in that sink.

and suddenly your 15 pound ball feels more like a 17 pound ball.

ya know why?

because it's soaked to the core full of water.

can't understand why people would pay $100-200 (or more) for a bowling ball and then think can wash it like an old $1.98 t-shirt.

personally, i'll take care of the basic cleaning myself, and when need be, i'll let a professional take care of any deep cleaning/resurfacing (don't even get me started on the knuckleheads scuffing up these expensive pieces of equipment BY HAND with scotch brite pads) that needs to be done.

[BlackWidow95]

Lol, nice post(figures you'd post something like that, gotta call people idiots and knuckleheads, right??).. Anyways I have received e-mail from Brian Graham telling me to bathe the ball.. Are you telling me he is an idiot?? I would have to say he is more along the lines of a genious!!

Way to try and take a cheap shot at pretty much everyone in here(Most have bathed their bowling balls, I think..)

Have a nice day!!

[JoshuaArgenbright]

typically your not supposed to leave the ball hanging in the water.... the suggestion is to clean it, drain the water, dry it, and repeat, not giving the water time to soak in. The oil that soaks in doesn't soak in AS SOON as it gets on it, it sinks in over time.... much like pouring a bucket of water on the ground, it sinks in over time, not right away, but with bowling bowls the effect is MUCH MUCH MUCH slower.

[dw800seeker]

Sounds like good 4th grade science project. See how much water vs oil a bowling ball soaks up. Soak one ball in water for 10 minutes, another for 10 days. Weigh before and after. Maybe put the ball after soaked in water into a planter and see if seeds will grow as absorbed water leaks out.

[can-ham]

why do people think that sitting a ball in a sink full of water for upwards of 30 minutes at a time isn't going to cause the ball to soak up the water as well?

The main difference is water will evaporate where oil won't...

You won't soak to the core unless you are filling you finger hole with water, and I'm not so sure that the core can absorbed as it doesn't have the same pours of the cover stock.

However I agree with you on getting the proshop to do your resurfacing. Unless you have a ball spinner and 10+ years of experience, you're not touching my balls!

[BradM]

i can't help but wonder - if rolling a ball down a lane causes the ball to pick up so much oil that it affects the performance of the ball after 40-50 throws...

why do people think that sitting a ball in a sink full of water for upwards of 30 minutes at a time isn't going to cause the ball to soak up the water as well?

if a ball is able to suck up oil then it surely must be soaking up water while it sits in that sink.

and suddenly your 15 pound ball feels more like a 17 pound ball.

ya know why?

because it's soaked to the core full of water.

can't understand why people would pay $100-200 (or more) for a bowling ball and then think can wash it like an old $1.98 t-shirt.

personally, i'll take care of the basic cleaning myself, and when need be, i'll let a professional take care of any deep cleaning/resurfacing (don't even get me started on the knuckleheads scuffing up these expensive pieces of equipment BY HAND with scotch brite pads) that needs to be done.

Do us a favor and get one of your old balls, soak it in hot water for 15 minutes then repeat. Look at all of the oil that soaks out. Feel the surface, it will be tackier. Take it to the bowling alley and see if it reacts a lot better than it had been. It may even do what it did to my Hawg Zilla and make it like new again. Just try it, when it works (I say "when it works" because I know that it does), come back and tell us about it.

[Longrodder]

and to think I thought he was gone!!!!!!!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Oh well...it was nice while it lasted. Steve

[mongoliantreesloth]

Stick wine bottle corks in the holes and lob it in the dishwasher - much simpler.

[bowlerbabe]

Stick wine bottle corks in the holes and lob it in the dishwasher - much simpler.

never use dish soap when cleaning your bowling ball... the soap will not come out... yes water willl dissolve but the soap wont and when you throw it on the lanes the detergants in the soap will eat the oil.