well if you gonna go with a 11# ball i wouldn't buy a high performance ball, makes no sense....but if you want to go to bowling.com....free shipping and i get all my stuff within 2-3 days
if you just plan on buying a plastic ball i would just go to the proshop, if you buy offline it will probably cost about the same...the ball will be cheaper but in the proshops price it includes drilling.....at my proshop here they sell the plastic balls for about 80 that includes drilling, if i bought a plastic offline it would cost about 40 plus he would charge me 40 to drill a blank ball.....so in this case i would just go to the proshop
VarsityBumper
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sorry but if you don't plan on making yourself any better use a house ball then and get over it.
are you serious? if you get ANY ball that is going to be your own GET IT FITTED. Some balls may be close at the alley to fitting your hand correctly, but thumb pitch, span, etc etc etc has to be correct. I had my pitch wrong on my Beast and TiBossII and to this day still (havent seriously bowled in 5 yrs) I have a small callous b/c of it. My Cuda/C 2000 seems a bit better, but I chicken wing alot so Im sure if that gets fixed I will have a better armswing and the callous may not get any bigger on my thumb.
Anyways, an 11lb ball will carry fine through pins, I'd hope to stuff the pocket a tad high though or else you will get alot of deflection and probably some 5 pins and some weak 10's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/*******.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif
anyways, enjoy bowling, its a great sport.
Why not get a NICE wrist brace so you dont have any dislocation problems?
also, why does your wrist mess up when you use heavier balls? Do you throw a backup ball, top the ball, or have some other odd issue that we dont know about?
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I have carpal tunnel and arthritis in my hands. Which sucks, 'cause I'm only 18 right now, and I already have this shit? I've tried a few wrist braces, but none seem to help too much, but they were a little small, so that could be the reason to. I don't mind having to get a 12Lb. ball, I'm just afraid that I will do some serious damage to myself, and possibly others if my wrist give out.
i was told by a pro shop owner once that, given the bowler has a CORRECT pendulum armswing, I should be able to throw a 20lb ball 
with no problem.
So, get a relatively inexpensive low end reactive ball (urethane, reactive resin?) if you plan on having any entry angle into the pocket by hooking the ball, have it drilled perfectly to your hand size and shape and get the pitches right. I hope to have helped a bit.
Do you throw a hook? How is your armswing? Do you 'break' your wrist when you are on your downswing? By breaking it I mean bending it backwards. I do that when I need to suitcase grip the ball for some spares.
Go to http://www.pba.com and register there for the forums, great info.
with no problem.So, get a relatively inexpensive low end reactive ball (urethane, reactive resin?) if you plan on having any entry angle into the pocket by hooking the ball, have it drilled perfectly to your hand size and shape and get the pitches right. I hope to have helped a bit.
Do you throw a hook? How is your armswing? Do you 'break' your wrist when you are on your downswing? By breaking it I mean bending it backwards. I do that when I need to suitcase grip the ball for some spares.
Go to http://www.pba.com and register there for the forums, great info.
most bowling alleys have pro shops which are not too bad... and here u can join a league for $12 a week and at the end you get your own ball and other gear
mokedaddy
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Many bowlers that arent serious and just do it to have fun dont even use the holes so getting it fitted doesnt make much sense. That is why I suggested that.
I love my old Super Beast (not the same as a Beast but almost). It was my first ball and I still go back to it most of the time. I have had many balls after it (that did not sound good) but it's still my favorite. It has the perfect drill I guess, who knows.
I have been bowling a long time and have bowled with many really good players and semi Pros but I have never heard of a chicken wing, what the hell is that?
I have personally never seen anyone carry well with a low weight ball but anything is possible.
To the OP;
Why not get a wrist brace that is made/ formed to your wrist/ hand? Most any hand doctor will get you one. I am also curious how you are hurting your wrist while bowling. It must be in your swing or release.
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No, I do not 'break' my wrist. Usually I do hook, and some occasions, I bowl 'straight' (I guess that's what it's called), so I can pick up some harder spares. I was thinking about buying a Storm T-Road, these any good? If I were to get a 12Lb. I was thinking about the Hammer No Mercy ball?
heard good things about hammer no mercy, i would look into the black widow pearl or my personal favorite ebonite total nv
go to ebay.com and find a decent undrilled ball that is not a second or discard from the factory.
Chicken wing:
When a bowler lets his elbow get away from his body during the swing; generally considered an unacceptable style, but has been used by bowlers with physical problems, notably Don Carter, although he used a bent elbow on the backswing only. (flying elbow)
Taken from
http://www.mhsibca.com/bowling_dictionary.htm
Chicken wing:
When a bowler lets his elbow get away from his body during the swing; generally considered an unacceptable style, but has been used by bowlers with physical problems, notably Don Carter, although he used a bent elbow on the backswing only. (flying elbow)
Taken from
http://www.mhsibca.com/bowling_dictionary.htm
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