Article: Pounding the Issue: Does Weight Add Up to Power?(bowling)

* I'm a 63-year-old with a book average of 200, and I roll a full-roller. A friend and I were talking, and I said a 16-pound bowling ball will hit harder than a 15-pound ball due to the difference in weight, with all other considerations being equal. My friend said I was wrong. If I roll a 16-pound ball and can handle it well, would I hurt my game by going to a lighter bail? I remember reading a book by Earl Anthony in which he said the heavier the ball, the more pins it will knock down. And isn't it true a 16-pound ball will carry the corner pins a percentage better than a lighter ball, with all other considerations being equal?

You are correct. A 16-pound ball ...

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