My favorite ball is the bronze/black Brunswick Nexxxus drilled 65 x 5.5" x 60 with a small p3 xhole. Extremely clean through the fronts with great backends.

I use this to keep chasing the oil in deep when playing the 4th and 5th arrow.

I think I have exactly the same experience before. I used to have the same problem with plastic ball when it hits a pinch of oil. I have the plastic hammer true blood but couldnt quite get used to it. It recovers tiny bit better compared to plastic pancakes, but the margin for error is still very small.
What solved the problem for me was a slingshot drilled 90x2 1/4x70 with a balance hole at PAP, surfaced to 4000+beans sauce. I could combat the dryness and have the extra recovery needed when it hits tiny patches of oil downlane. Point is that, margin for error is very big for me this way. I can miss inside/outside and still get the job done.
Just my own experience, hence may or may not work for you.

I was in a tournament today, last shift of the day. They did not re-oil. 8 people on the pair, everyone shot relatively well the first game and were able to get to the pocket. Fluffers and true bowlers alike. Speeds ranged from 16mph to 12 mph. Np problems.

Second game, the transition…….lanes really started to break down. I am struggling to get to the  pocket without burning up, with an older LT-48 Gold. The shiny ball. leaving all kinds of back row pins, and/ or splits. i go from shooting 180 to a 143. My anchorman goes from shooting a 227 to shooting a 134!!! 2nd game was horrible for the entire team.

I pick up my spare ball and shoot 246, with ease! If I had carried a 4 pin and a soldier 7, it would have been 276, easy. Never missed the pocket once. I use an old polished FATMAN by AZO as my spare ball. This ball does not hook on regular conditions….just goes straight, but on this drying condition this ball made a nice slurve to the pocket and carried the world. It is not a pearl. When I tried to throw the LT-48 with speed, the fastest I got was 13.5mph. Too much friction!!


When throwing the FATMAN, suddenly my speed jumped to 14.5-15mph.
Even my pin down Strike King was hooking outrageously.

Yeah, but I don't like throwing a Wrecker on regular house conditions. For me this ball is a skid-flip monster.

A Shout I could do, with no problem, but……my FATMAN allowed me to stay in the track area, with no ill effects, so I did not leave my comfort zone.

Kid Lost your Nexxxus?  Drilled 65 pin down.  Does this put your mass bias in track or under thumb? cg negative side?

Just curious....

Regards,

Luckylefty
PS the roll, straight and wait?  Then backend?

I don't usually try to play 8 board on hooking condition unless my urethane ball is really hitting out there, which it often does.  If it isn't, I usually find something in toward 4th arrow with a pearl resin ball.