Selecting a Bowling Ball

I found out early on you need to have your own ball. It's hard to throw a hook with the plastic balls bowling alleys have. Throwing a hook is important because it increases your chances of throwing a strike.

I didn't have a clue as to which bowling ball I should get. I just knew I didn't want to spend a fortune for one. So I let my instructor pick out a bowling ball for me. I ended up getting a Brunswick Strike Zone for $95.00.

The biggest problem I had was deciding on the weight of the ball. The heavier the ball the more impact it makes with the pins. But on the otherhand, I didn't want a balll that would be to heavy. I read that the weight of the ball should be 1lb for every 10lbs of body weight plus an additional pound. I weigh about 145 so a 14lb or 15lb ball would have worked, but they felt to heavy to me. So I went with a 12lb ball.

I kind of wish know that I had gone with a heavier ball. I’ve hit the pocket on a couple of shots where my instructor said if the bowl was heavier, it would have destroyed the pins.