Regaining hook with my Doom?

[daubie]

First off I am new to both this site and bowling in general. I started league bowling in September and bought a slightly used Doom off a friend of a friend. I threw a very consistent, late breaking hook, but now I am lucky if I get three boards worth of break. I have been reading this board for the last few days and saw some options. My question is can I change the surface with scotchbrite pads etc... at home by myself without a ball spinner? Also what is the method most suggested by the experts on here. Thanks in advance for all your help.

[Mike_N_Nashville]

Your local pro shop is your best bet for changing the surface of your ball. Without a ball spinner it is going to be almost impossible to get an even sanding, polishing, etc as you work around your ball.

The first thing you could try is giving it a good cleaning to get the oil out of it. Here is a link to one of the threads that discusses it:

http://forums.hammerbowling.com/showthread.php?t=4200

Hope this helps.

Mike

[cobaltstg2]

does this saying ring true for all balls how hot do you want the water??? i have only had my bwp for a month i just did this tonite in very hottt water will that matter?

[Mike_N_Nashville]

The general rule for most people seems to be as hot as you can get it straight out of your faucet.

No microwaving or boiling water, just hot tap water.

Mike

[Rowdy]

Allright...one more time,from the top. You,in the back,pay attention.
You will need:
1 hot water heater,turned up to "Oh My God,it's HOT!"
1 bowling ball,preferrably a Hammer.
1 five gallon bucket-CLEAN! Don't cheap out here.
1 bottle of Dawn dish soap. You pick the flavor.
1 bath tub. Kick your wife out of it. This is important stuff here.

Run the water until you start steaming out the joint. Put ball in bucket. Stick bucket under running water. Cover ball with HOT water. Read bowling magazine for 15 minutes. Dump out water. Remove ball,CAREFUL it's hot and oily!!! Rinse bucket. Put in a SMALL amount of Dawn in bucket. Just a squirt will do. Put HOT water in bucket,enough to get some suds going. Insert ball. Cover ball with HOT water. Read bowling book by John Jowdy for 15 minutes. Dump out water. Rinse bucket. Repeat with HOT water only until no more oil can be felt on ball. This MAY take as many as 10 buckets of water to do. Slacker. Keep your gear clean.