anyone knows where can I buy Dexter SST soles in around KL?

how to join the leagues in summit? where to register and how much? when is it held? wanna start joinning a league like the c and graded tournament..

hmm... finding a league to join.. the tournament in summit is open to all?

u need more speed..

I sometimes play at summit and most of friday evening I'll be playying in sunway..

haha.. Im still a student so I get discounts.. RM3.30 for me per game in sunway before 7pm on weekdays..

I usually play at summit in the afternoon because RM3 per game.. hehe..

yeah we should.. find a time.. LOL!

tml I got problem cause my ball is in sunway.. resurfacing it and plugging.. getting my ball on friday only.. :S

I got class.. hhahaha.. bz bz.. this week Im bz.. next week perhaps..

Monday afternoon around 2 or 3pm Im going to play in sunway.. anyone wanna join me? LOL!

dont like the lanes there.. :S..

can also lah.. summit USJ then.. kaakakak!

can anyone tell me what brands do endah parade bowling alley pro shop has? Im looking for columbia 300.. the pro-shop at summit sold the ball I wanted.. hahaha.. now thinking of endah parade.. but its soo far..

is anyone kind enuf to tell me what brands do they stock there? thx alot!

or better.. Im looking for Columbia 300 Noize or Ebonite Magic Touch.. Summit pro shop has magic touch.. but its only 15.. looking for 14.. if really cannot find then have to go 15.. LOL! its either these two.. some how dont quite trust other brands.. heard many horror stories.. oh well..

I want new..

This post has been edited by NeoSquall: Apr 13 2010, 03:25 PM

Im loyal to a brand.. akakakak! columbia is under ebonite now..

hammer is under brunswick..

so now there are only two different companies.. brunswick and ebonite.. hahaha.. brunswick balls never did give me the hard hitting action as compared to the columbia and storm balls that I've tested.. but that was 6yrs ago.. LOL! hammer balls are hard to come by back then..

buy a video camera.. record your approach and look at yourself how you throw you ball.. you push away.. your back swing.. your release. your steps.. your slide.. see the pros.. a lot of videos in youtube.. if you still want to check what is wrong.. post it up here or go bowlingcommunity.com.. they are very helpful..

the length and breakpoint shape mostly depending on your drilling.. 3 1/4" PIN to PAP will give you the most aggressive angular snap.. 4" to 5 1/2" pin to PAP will give you a later snap which will then give you an extremely sharp breakpoint shape..

other than drilling you must see the differential rg of the ball.. 0.050 or 0.060 will give you a more arc breakpoint shape because the track is extremely high.. balls with 0.040 differential rg will mostly give a nice sharp breakpoint.

usually you see the pin to PAP.. the most aggressive drilling is 3 1/4" PIN to PAP..

I always like this example.. imagine a pen.. the PIN is the pen tip.. you point the tip up 45 degrees.. that is 3 1/4" pin to PAP setup... now imagine the pencil is in the ball.. when you roll the ball straight.. then pencil will be going up and down up and down isnt? thats how the core of the ball acts.. the higher the PIN to PAP... the longer the ball will go and hook.. more length lor.. haha..

how to measure PAP? check out youtube videos.. or go to the bowling alley.. throw one ball.. and see the oil ring closest to your thumbhole.. put the oil ring that is closest to your thumb hole parallel to the floor.. the top of the bowling ball is your PAP..

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Added on April 21, 2010, 5:29 pmdo some research.. go to the manufacturers website. usually there are two balls nowadays in the market.. reactive and plastic.. urethane balls are hard to find..

as a general guide.. those balls which are expensive are reactive balls which has a core.. unless you find the clear plastic ball that has some funny things inside like a love shape or a panda bear inside.. those are plastic balls.. other plastic balls are ebonite maxim.. brunswick t-zone..

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Added on April 21, 2010, 5:33 pmno.. your aim is depending on your style of playing and the lanes..

This post has been edited by NeoSquall: Apr 21 2010, 05:33 PM

ur ball shud be reactive and shud be for spinners.. not too sure about this ball.. never seen it..

steps depending on your style.. some play 4 step some play 5 steps.. some can play 10 steps..

I tell you 4 and 5 steps only lah.. because these two are the main ones.. 4 step ball speed is usually slower than 5 step ball speed.. 5 step has more momentum as you go with your steps compared to 4 step..

I relaly have no idea for those ppl who has 10 steps..

there is alot of other possibility.. ball speed not enough.. you axis rotation is not enough.. your release is not good.. your pocket hit is not good.. or your ball is just not gripping the lanes and pins properly... put up a video of you then I can tell what is wrong..

since u r in batu pahat.. I cant go down there and watch u bowl..

I help you keep the ball rolling.. to hook properly.. you need to see your release and your ball drillings.. lets leave out the drilling..

to hook a ball there is 3 types of release..

1. 0 axis rotation
which means u just release with your hand behind your ball all the way up.. if you found your PAP.. the PAP point will be facing the left wall..

2. 45 degree axis rotation
which means you release the ball with your fingers at 4-5 o'clock position... if you found your PAP.. the PAP point will be facing 45 degrees out..

3. 90 degree axis rotation
which means you release the ball with your fingers at 3 o'clock position.. if you found your PAP.. the PAP point will be staring directly at you..

the 0 axis rotation has the least amount of hook because it depends mainly on the ball's core.. 45 degree is more common because its easy to release and everyone seems to be doing it.. its easier to control also.. 90 degree is mostly for power players.. budak cranker.. 90 degree gives you the most hook.. but if you dont know how to control it.. its very very hard to control the hook..

ok.. the axis rotation part is done..

now to have a more powerful hook.. you need revs.. you need to cup the ball and flick it while you release it. so that you ball will start rolling at extremely crazy speed.. the more revs you have.. the more powerful your hook is.. if your revs is above 300rpm and you have a 4 1/2" to 5" pin to PAP drilling.. your ball will have an extremely sharp backend.. it will just snap into the pocket..

sometimes your hook will be like skid then hook then mati(as in roll into the pocket.. not hook into it).. the reason being is that mostly the lane is not oily enough or your release is wrong.. if lane is not oily you need to polish your ball.. if your release is wrong.. you must push the ball when you release it..

so when you release, you must do 3 things.. do it all after the ball passes your ankle! cup, push, and flick! remember that your hand must be behind your ball until you reach your ankle..

there is one more part to this.. which is the axis tilt.. that one next time I explain lah.. I need to go out..

This post has been edited by NeoSquall: Apr 22 2010, 10:09 PM

haha.. use to be very very into bowling.. stop for 6yrs then now start bowling again..

I use to play in sunway.. no team.. just started end of last year after long absence..

there is a problem with your release.. you are turning the ball before reaching your ankle.. all the turns must be after your ankle.. tangan ko mesti di belakang bola b4 kaki ko.. and also.. you are dropping your ball.. release after your ankle.. not at your ankle or before..

if your ball speed is a concern.. then I might suggest you increase you backswing..

since you using ur guard.. you dont need to cup the ball or flick.. I might suggest you to "pull" the ball with you fingers when you release it.. just imagine you pulling up the ball with ur fingers.. increase some revs.. harder hit..

sunway pro shop has a variety of STORM products.. if u love your bowling ball to smell sweet and u love storm.. then go sunway.. haha..

This post has been edited by NeoSquall: Apr 23 2010, 03:30 PM