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    Posted: 8/25/14 at 2:24am
I found a 16lb and 18lb bowling ball on Craigslist for a great price. $10 for the pair.

Is a bowling ball a decent tool to train Braemar or Open stone?

On one hand, I like that it is less dense than a shot put for the weight. My first thought is that it might be a better way to train for the stones in the Games. Compared to using a smaller diameter shot put, I mean.

I used the search function but only found a few mentions of bowling ball here on the forum. Not enough to tell me one way or another if other throwers are using it - and if so, if there is carryover to the stone throws.
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Reasonable weight for an open stone, but much bigger. Bigger than most Braemar stones, but much lighter. Probably not a bad idea to throw it occasionally, just for variety, but I don't think it would work well as a regular practice implement.
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Get a rock.  Skip the bowling ball.
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I started out with a bowling ball. 

I doubt I'd recommend it, honestly, esp given the options. 
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Originally posted by agm_ agm_ wrote:

Reasonable weight for an open stone, but much bigger. Bigger than most Braemar stones, but much lighter. Probably not a bad idea to throw it occasionally, just for variety, but I don't think it would work well as a regular practice implement.
Thanks for the input!  I'll keep one around for variety then.
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Originally posted by Duncan McCallum Duncan McCallum wrote:

Get a rock.  Skip the bowling ball.
Thanks Duncan!  I have a few rocks that I've picked up here and there over the last few months.  Nothing that is even close to the more round-ish Braemar stones I've seen in the two comps I've competed in.  I have a 15lb stone that isn't terrible to throw, although the shape is not even close to round.  Then a 29lb stone that is almost teardrop shaped and is pure shit to throw. 
 
I can't seem to find that magical 22lb stone that is even close to being round.  I'm not looking for a perfectly round stone.  Those are called "shots."  Not against those either, so I may just quit being a cheap bastard and buy a 20lb shot and call it quits. 
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Originally posted by C. Smith C. Smith wrote:

I started out with a bowling ball. 

I doubt I'd recommend it, honestly, esp given the options. 
Thanks Craig!  That's pretty interesting to hear you started out throwing a bowling ball.  I'm going to keep the bowling ball in storage and use the rocks then. 
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Yea, it served it's purpose at the time, but looking back...just finding a stone would have been a much better option.  
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Originally posted by BenEdwards BenEdwards wrote:

Originally posted by Duncan McCallum Duncan McCallum wrote:

Get a rock.  Skip the bowling ball.
Thanks Duncan!  I have a few rocks that I've picked up here and there over the last few months.  Nothing that is even close to the more round-ish Braemar stones I've seen in the two comps I've competed in.  I have a 15lb stone that isn't terrible to throw, although the shape is not even close to round.  Then a 29lb stone that is almost teardrop shaped and is pure shit to throw. 
 
I can't seem to find that magical 22lb stone that is even close to being round.  I'm not looking for a perfectly round stone.  Those are called "shots."  Not against those either, so I may just quit being a cheap bastard and buy a 20lb shot and call it quits. 
Don't worry about the shape Ben.  What matters is the weight.  I have a few Braemar stones from 20-30 pounds; make sure they have a good handle and you can actually toss them, but don't sweat trying to find a perfect stone.  Train with awful ones and then get to the Games for the good ones.  No surprises that way!
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Use the bowling ball to practice for Stone Mountain, or the old Montgomery Bama game.  Similar to what you throw there
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Originally posted by Silverback Silverback wrote:

Use the bowling ball to practice for Stone Mountain, or the old Montgomery Bama game.  Similar to what you throw there


Thanks for the tip!
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