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What You Need To Know About the New Rules in Bowling
Posted by Ronald Hickland on
Effective August 1st, 2019, you are only allowed to use a dry towel during competition. This includes any league or tournament that is USBC sanctioned. You should wipe your bowling ball off every shot to get keep your ball reaction consistent. Here is a quick video showing why it's important to wipe your bowling ball off every shot. So what happens if you get something on your bowling ball that a dry towel won't remove? The most common situation is a black scuff mark like what you see on this all gold ball. You aren't getting that off with a dry...