5.2 Maintenance Records
Maintenance Records
Every time you resurface a ball, clean the coverstock, or make a change to its surface preparation, that history matters. A ball that was polished three weeks ago behaves differently from the same ball at 2000 grit — and if you can't remember when you last resurfaced, you're making equipment decisions with incomplete information. The maintenance log in Spectre Stats gives each ball in your arsenal a running record of every surface change and service event over its lifetime.
🛠️ Accessing a Ball's Maintenance Log
- Go to Arsenal and tap or click the ball you want to view.
- Tap or click Maintenance Log or the Maintenance tab on the ball's detail page.
The maintenance log shows a chronological list of every entry you've recorded for that ball, with the most recent event at the top.
⚠️ Verify: Confirm the exact location and label of the maintenance log within the ball detail page, and whether it appears as a tab, a section, or a separate screen.
➕ Adding a Maintenance Entry
- Open the ball's maintenance log.
- Tap or click Add Entry or the + button.
- Select the maintenance type (see types below).
- Enter the relevant details for that event.
- Add the date — defaults to today.
- Add any notes about the service if needed.
- Tap or click Save.
⚠️ Verify: Confirm the exact entry flow and available fields for each maintenance type.
📋 Maintenance Entry Types
Spectre Stats supports several types of maintenance events, each capturing different information about what was done to the ball.
| Type | What to Log | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Change | Any time you change the grit or finish of the coverstock | Sanded from 4000 to 2000 Abralon before a tournament |
| Polish Applied | Application of any ball polish or reactive cleaner that alters surface friction | Applied Storm Reacta Shine after a league session |
| Cleaning | A standard cleaning that does not change the surface preparation | Wiped down with approved ball cleaner between sessions |
| Resurfacing | A full resurface — typically done by a pro shop — that restores the ball to factory or a specified finish | Resurfaced to 500/1000/2000 by pro shop after heavy use |
| Repair | Any physical repair to the ball — crack filling, thumb slug replacement, weight hole adjustment | Thumb slug replaced and grip tape refreshed |
| Baked / Rejuvenated | Oil extraction through heating or a rejuvenation service | Sent to pro shop for oil extraction after 60 games |
| Other | Any service event not covered by the above types | Finger inserts replaced |
⚠️ Verify: Confirm the exact maintenance types available in the app and whether they match the list above or use different labels and categories.
🎱 Logging a Surface Change
Surface changes are the most important maintenance events to log consistently — they directly affect how the ball hooks and what conditions it suits. When you log a surface change, Spectre Stats updates the ball's current surface field automatically so your arsenal always reflects the ball's actual state.
- Open the ball's maintenance log and tap or click Add Entry.
- Select Surface Change as the maintenance type.
- Enter the previous surface — the grit or finish before the change.
- Enter the new surface — the grit or finish after the change, e.g.
2000 Abralon,4000 + polish. - Enter the date of the change.
- Add any notes — why you made the change, what conditions you were preparing for, or who did the work.
- Tap or click Save.
⚠️ Verify: Confirm whether logging a surface change automatically updates the ball's current surface field, or whether the current surface must be updated manually as a separate step.
📊 What the Maintenance Log Tells You Over Time
A complete maintenance history does more than remind you when you last cleaned your ball — it helps you connect surface preparation to performance outcomes.
- ✅ See exactly how many sessions a ball has been used at its current surface before performance started to drop off
- ✅ Compare your scores before and after a surface change to measure the impact
- ✅ Identify how often a particular ball needs resurfacing based on your usage patterns
- ✅ Know at a glance whether a ball is fresh or overdue for service before a tournament
- ✅ Build a reference for how different surface preparations affect the ball's motion on specific oil patterns
✏️ Editing or Deleting a Maintenance Entry
- Open the ball's maintenance log.
- Tap or click the entry you want to change.
- Tap or click Edit to update any details, or Delete to remove the entry.
- Confirm your changes.
Note: Deleting a maintenance entry that contained a surface change will not automatically revert the ball's current surface field — you may need to update it manually to keep your arsenal accurate.
☁️ Maintenance Records and Spectre Cloud
If your account is linked to Spectre Cloud through your pro shop, certain service events — such as resurfacing or repairs carried out by the shop — may be logged directly from the pro shop side and appear in your maintenance history automatically.
⚠️ Verify: Confirm whether pro shop service events logged in Spectre Cloud are visible in the Spectre Stats maintenance log, whether this is automatic or requires a sync trigger, and whether bowlers can see all shop entries or only those the shop chooses to share.
Related Sections
- Ball Notes & Your Arsenal
- Oil Pattern Matching
- Recording Shot Data
- Spectre Cloud Integration
Tip: Log a surface change every time you touch the coverstock — even a light scuff or a quick polish application. Small surface adjustments add up, and having a precise record of what the ball was at when you bowled your best on a given pattern is exactly the kind of detail that pays off when you return to that condition months later.