How big of a curve can YOU get with a plastic!

[SwitchAxe]

Well just a fun post wondering how big of a curve/hook you guys can get with a cheapy plastic ball. I can hook it good enough on a heavily oiled lane to go over seconf arrow and hit pocket..On dry lanes its a different story.

 

[Easy Tiger]

On a heavier oiled lane, probably through 15 out to about 8 or 10. On a drier lane and many trashed house shots, probably about 15 out to 5 produces a decent shot. Or if it's really dry (which I have to be honest, I don't encounter too often - except capalaba where I kept leaving the 4-pin with my plastic ) I can throw it through 20 or further out to 8 or 10 and have it come back.

If I really slow it down, through about 25 or more out to 5-ish. But that's pretty slow to do that.

 

[jason_doust]

Coast to Coast with a slow enough ball speed. Plastic used to be the hookingest material there was once, remember!

 

[androooo]

Try using an Ebonite clear Pinball, drilled leverage, sanded to 600...

Can get about 6" flare, and cover about 20 boards easily.

 

[-John-Khan-]

I sometimes right handed in practise when I have had enough I throw my plastic ball slower then a normal shot and a few times I have brang it of 3ish board all way over and taken out 7 pin or some times fall in gutter just before 7pin.Even sometimes when in league playing and im having a good game and wining by alot il throw my plastic slow with a load of revs just to get 7 pin.

I have also with a 6 pounder left handed going at a decent speed not slow but not fast brang it of 5 board to get the ten pin.

 

[jason_doust]

John,
Re: your signature, mate... That's not a very nice thing to say about Brunswick! ;-) (Spell check perhaps..?)
Cheers,
Jason

 

[little lefty legend]

i gotta agree more like brunswick=worthless!

 

[jnrc]

i cant turn that much with my plastic but i picked up a light dot and the ball just speed down the lane it was about a second after i let go of it it deflected of the head pin

 

[Tiger]

With my thumb in the ball I couldn't hook a resin down the side of a hill let alone a plastic..lol
Two fingers and no thumb I could probably move it a fair bit.

 

[Samael]

on heavy oil i could get it to move maybe 20 boards, maybe a little more depending on the pattern, it just wont carry though, all those revs and no acceleration, no real point to it.

Now, if i picked up the yellow dot... lookout! :lol:

 

[jason_doust]

John Khan raises a good point about practising with a plastic ball. I recommend this to everyone, as it really sharpens your swing and you'll get more 10-pin practise too! (Meaning extra shots per game for your money!)