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Title: Tennis Balls with BOLA bowling machine
Post by: aman on November 09, 2011, 06:48:59 AM

Is it possible to use Tennis balls with BOLA bowling machine balls? i know its possible with the JUGS bowling machine becuase you can adjust the wheels to have a smaller gap to compensate for the size of the tennis balls. Is there a similar way to do this on the BOLA? or somewhere where they sell cricket ball sized tennis balls. I want to do this so i can better my back foot play and improve me reactions.

Thanks Aman

Title: Re: Tennis Balls with BOLA bowling machine
Post by: tommo256 on November 09, 2011, 07:25:39 AM

The problem with tennis ball's is you can crank it up quick and they still come out really, really slow. So you spend forever waiting

Title: Re: Tennis Balls with BOLA bowling machine
Post by: aman on November 09, 2011, 08:19:16 AM

yeah, because the wheels are to far apart to get any actuall grip on the ball. i was asking if there is a way to adjust them safley like on the JUGS ones

Title: Re: Tennis Balls with BOLA bowling machine
Post by: RossViper on November 09, 2011, 09:44:19 PM

The ones ive seen have been factory perpared, i dont think you can adjust somthing on a standard build, pro or club.
Also, it rips the balls to bits, also make sure your grill is closer to your peak than normal as a tennis ball will slip though easy.

Title: Re: Tennis Balls with BOLA bowling machine
Post by: aman on November 10, 2011, 04:42:53 AM

alright thanks for the advice. is there any cricket ball sized balls that are similar to tennis balls?

Title: Re: Tennis Balls with BOLA bowling machine
Post by: Simmy on November 10, 2011, 07:28:54 AM

just use normal balls lol

i know it takes confidance to pull a short ball but honesltly just get bodyline at 60mph and work ur way up

Title: Re: Tennis Balls with BOLA bowling machine
Post by: aman on November 10, 2011, 04:28:13 PM

but im scared haha. guess ill have to man up then

Title: Re: Tennis Balls with BOLA bowling machine
Post by: tim2000s on November 10, 2011, 04:57:21 PM

If you need to, start at 55mph (International Spinner speed) so that you are looking at long hops, then work up in 5mph increments from there, 12 balls at a time. Should be fine.

Title: Re: Tennis Balls with BOLA bowling machine
Post by: aman on November 10, 2011, 07:50:46 PM

will do, thanks for the advice guys

Title: Re: Tennis Balls with BOLA bowling machine
Post by: Wills on November 12, 2011, 10:41:11 PM

Quote from: aman on November 10, 2011, 04:28:13 PM

but im scared haha. guess ill have to man up then

Get an Ayrtek and you've got nothing to worry about!

Title: Re: Tennis Balls with BOLA bowling machine
Post by: MD2812 on November 13, 2011, 12:31:04 AM

Bowling machine training technique I've used before is to start at a slow speed, when you middle a ball put it up 1/2mph, when you get out lower it 1/2mph inbetween keep playing shots and improving on them.

you'll get comfortable at a certain speed, then the more time you put in, the more you will adjust to the speed increments.

Title: Re: Tennis Balls with BOLA bowling machine
Post by: aman on November 13, 2011, 04:32:53 AM

yeah i sort of had a rough idea, but didnt know what exactly to do till you posted that MD2812. so thanks ill try it out

Title: Re: Tennis Balls with BOLA bowling machine
Post by: MD2812 on November 28, 2011, 11:18:10 PM

Quote from: aman on November 13, 2011, 04:32:53 AM

yeah i sort of had a rough idea, but didnt know what exactly to do till you posted that MD2812. so thanks ill try it out

Let me know how you got on fella,

Any feedback you tried/thought of?