You have just purchased your new bowling ball. It has a dull sanded finish on it (called a "box sand"). Before you have the pro shop polish your new ball, try it out with the dull finish.
Once the holes are drilled in the ball, you can never duplicate the surface again. You can always shine it or sand it, but you don't want to alter the original surface of the ball until you know how it will perform.
A sanded ball is for very slick lanes. The bowler likes the sanded ball to create an arching effect. A polished ball will slide further down the lane, but when it hits the dry back ends will hook harder than the sanded ball. But a box sanded ball will perform both functions.
Most professionals will use a polished ball because the lane conditions they bowl for pro matches work best. That means that the ball will skid cleanly across the first 20 feet of the lanes and have little to no hook until it reaches the dry back end, then turn sharply.
However during the week, the bowlers may use a sanded surface ball to get it rolling sooner into the pocket, as so many games have been played on the lanes and the oil pattern has moved further down the lanes.
If you know what surface works best for your game and the lanes you bowl on, your ball will perform better. You can always change the surface of your ball, but have a pro shop do it. They have the knowledge and know-how to do this correctly.
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