to make a long story short...

i only was able to take about 8 shots on the pattern, practice only.
all with the absolute inferno.
it seemed really over under depending on release.
when i used more side rotation it skidded really far, and over reacted on the backend.
when i used more forward roll, it checked up too early.
my only strike was with forward roll
my ugliest hit was with side rotation - 4-9

granted, i was inconsistent during practice, but it seemed awfully touchy.
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the last year the pba tour was shown on abc-tv( 1997 ) the majority of the shows had a christmas tree oil pattern. the pattern was usually 36-38 feet long with a relatively flat taper---no hold if you pulled it and with limited recovery if you miised too far to the outside. there were several players that year that really shined on that condition: walter ray williams, jr., won 3 titles using the extreme outside line playing down the 3-4-5 board. pete weber and brian voss each won 2 titles using more hook but plenty of forward roll. amleto monacelli and wayne webb also won 2 titles apiece and they used the most hook of the players i mentioned. most of these players used stable drilling patterns. the key to this pattern is good shotmaking more than anything else.

Edited on 12/9/2005 1:43 PM

Mav,

What house and is it wood or synthetic or is it travel league? (All Stars?)

The greeks, very nice guys, that house has been night and day for me, best luck deeper with weak  drilled reactive solids. Who you bowling with?? Shot usually is a medium volume at best, backends a bit spotty pattern not relatively long. How about your Original inferno with less axis rotation playing a small belly around the 3 arrow. A lot of guys i know out of there throw pretty hard, but its been a few years. Possibly your Danger Zone also.