A major hang up that most bowlers have is that they fall in love with one type of ball, whatever that type may be, and they fill their bag with slightly different versions of that one ball. This would be the equivalent of sitting down to dinner with four knives at a meal and expecting to eat all of your courses. It just doesn’t work!
Recently, one of my closest friends had a very rough outing at a tournament. This tournament was on long oil and high volume. In this bowler’s bag were quite a few bowling balls; or so it seemed. Upon further analysis, he had 3 moderate response bowling balls with antiquated coverstocks that could only produce a small amount of friction. Along with those three he had a spare ball and eight slow response balls varying in friction production from low to moderate.
Obviously, my friend was not equipped for a tournament pattern that demanded a ball that created a great deal of friction and responded to the pattern quickly. The results, as I already stated, were not good. The problem, however, was that he blamed himself. Rule #1: You cannot out bowl bad ball reaction!!! The balls in his bag intensified the difficulties presented naturally by the pattern.
A bowler looking to be competitive on a variety of patterns absolutely must be deliberate about filling his or her bowling bag with a diverse selection of balls. What this means is that the bowler needs balls that utilize both of the variables involved in creating ball motion; production of friction and speed of transition. My friend had only balls that created varied amounts of friction, but the same speed of transition. Ultimately, that is a recipe for intense disaster or success and nothing in between.
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