Sanding Pad Technology
National Bowling Academy EditorsDescription
Sanding pads are vital for success when faced with challenging lane conditions. There are many different brands of sanding pads to choose from. Each brand has multiple grit numbers associated with their sanding pads and each number affects ball motion on the lane differently.
In this free video, Ronald Hinkland Jr., CEO of Creating The Difference, demonstrates with two of the exact same bowling balls (new out-of-the-box without holes drilled in them) the differences between TruCut Sanding pads and other popular brands.
Sanding Pad 1 (2000 grit)
Hinkland used a popular brand with 2000 grit on a brand new DV8 Turmoil 2. He then used a Jayhawk bowling ball scanner to see exactly what surface is on the bowling ball.
It should be 2000 grit, right?
The result was an average of 3428 grit around the surface of the entire bowling ball.
TruCut Sanding Pad (2000 grit)
Hinkland then took another brand new DV8 Turmoil 2 and used a 2000 grit TruCut Sanding Pad on it. Using the same ball scanner, he got an average result of 1987 grit around the entire surface of the bowling ball.
How does this impact your game?
The TruCut Sanding Pad is going to give you a more aggressive performance over a 6 – 8 game block. Because the other sanding pad is starting out at a higher number grit, over the course of a 6 – 8 game block, your bowling ball will have a weaker performance.
Other sanding pads use multiple passes on a bowling ball by starting with a lower grit sanding pad (500 grit) and then a second pass with a higher grit sanding (3000) to get an average that is close to the desired result.
TruCut Sanding Pads are the only sanding pads on the market today that give your bowling ball the surface that is stated on the sanding pad. This makes for more reliable ball motion that you can count on.
Check out “How Do I Put Surface On My Bowling Ball?” and “When Should I Use Surface on My Bowling Ball?” to learn everything you need to know about utilizing sanding pads in your game.
CEO Ronald Hickland from Creating the Difference. I want to talk to you about sanding pads and sanding pad technology; I have two pads here that have both been put on each of these bowling balls at 2,000 grit. These are the pads, these are the numbers. We're gonna take this bowling ball here, we're gonna check it to see what the grit is on this bowling ball. Okay. So now, this pad produced 3428 on the ball. This pad produced 1987 on the ball. Now we've talked a little about the performance; we've shown you some numbers, but what we haven't done is shown you what the performance is actually on the lane. ♪ Check it out. ♪ Now you say, "Okay, Ron, what does that mean?" What that means is two things: One, this ball, a.k.a. this pad, is gonna give you a more aggressive performance; and what that translates into is as you're bowling a course of a six, or A-game block, you're gonna be able to see that bowling ball give you a stronger, more aggressive reaction. This ball, unfortunately, is not gonna be able to do that, 'cause it already started at a higher number, so that ball is gonna change, and it's gonna give you less of a performance ball. If you have more questions or need more information, make sure you check us out at ctdbowling.com. Ronald Hickland, CEO from Creating the Difference. Have a great day.
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