Clear Bowling Balls

It may seem unlikely, but modern technology has produced a fully transparent bowling ball. Gone are the days of complete opaqueness and dull, boring finishes. Forget about putting things on your bowling ball; now you can put things in a bowling ball. Whether it's a slot machine cube or a part of a watermelon, clear bowling balls have a clear advantage: put something three-dimensional inside and then watch as your selected object rolls down the lane before you.

Although watching your bowling ball might be fun, how does the actual performance of a clear bowling ball compare to that of the other bowling balls for sale?

• Weight: Bowling with a heavy watermelon in your ball is different from bowling with a lighter slot machine cube.
• Balance: If you want stability, you're better off picking your core based on performance rather than appearance.
• Learning: It is easier to understand how a core affects the motion of a bowling ball when you can actually see that core.

Other Bowling Balls for Sale

The more traditional bowling balls may not be as flashy and fun, but they are designed with performance in mind. They are balanced by less interesting cores and their outsides are certainly less entertaining, but (as of yet) the clear bowling balls just aren't as versatile as the other bowling balls. Perhaps in the future, technologies will develop that allow greater customization and control over the weight and cores which will allow them to be more widely used. Considering how much traditional bowling balls have evolved, it's very possible that one day clear balls will be just as customizable as the high-performance bowling balls for sale today. But for now, the choice is clear: keep your traditional bowling ball for most trips to the bowling center, and save the clear one for making spares and showing to friends.