Author Topic: Why use polished balls for hevy oil?" (Read 3197 times)

Cranking_Inferno · « **on:** February 12, 2006, 10:58:04 AM »

Please only reply if you are sure of the answer.

I see this alot... guys using highly polished heavy oil balls for heavy oil conditions.

Why?

Does it keep oil from getting in the ball?

I thought a sanded finish was better for this type of lane condition?
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Ultimate Inferno - Heavy oil
Original Inferno - Heavy to Medium oil
Smoking Inferno - Medium to Dry
Blue Dot - Spare ball

monstercrank · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2006, 08:43:24 PM »

for me my ultimate inferno rolled horrible 500 matt finish plus it didint save any energy for the pins, ruff buff got a board or 2 more but a much nicer reaction and saved a lot more for the pins. thats my personal experence, but i cant speak for anyone else. hope this helps

edit: my ui is drilled pin down cg kicked a hair, just incase you were wondering

Edited on 2/12/2006 9:32 PM

Nails · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2006, 08:47:30 PM »

Why 3 posts for the same topic???

If it's actually heavy oil, a polished ball will be useless. WAY too many people over estimate the amount of oil they throw on. Heavy handed guys can throw weaker or polished equipment on oil that have many reaching for stronger equipment, but nothing, especially nothing polished, hooks in oil.
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legend4life95 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 12, 2006, 09:30:48 PM »

A polished ball on heavy oil will only be in play if it is a short oil pattern. A polished ball is gonna make a stronger move than a dull ball off the dry. On a long pattern it won't have enough time to recover. A dull ball works best for me though.

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monstercrank · « **Reply #4 on:** February 12, 2006, 09:43:50 PM »

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A polished ball on heavy oil will only be in play if it is a short oil pattern. A polished ball is gonna make a stronger move than a dull ball off the dry.

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yea thats about what my house is, shorter but more volume and the pearls generaly dont catch soon enough and leave corners

Dean Richards · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2006, 06:50:17 AM »

My UI's were horrible until recently I polished them and actually since one of them doesn't roll out in mid air it can be used for longer patterns.
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Ragnar · « **Reply #6 on:** February 15, 2006, 11:20:33 AM »

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A polished ball on heavy oil will only be in play if it is a short oil pattern. A polished ball is gonna make a stronger move than a dull ball off the dry. On a long pattern it won't have enough time to recover. A dull ball works best for me though.

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I respectfully beg to differ. Now mind you this is based only on MY personal experience: others may not find this result happens for them. The longest, heaviest pattern I've ever bowled on (50+ feet, so much oil that in order for you to hold the ball in your hands you had to wipe it every time you picked it up - something that I've never done before or since) found me equipped with only 1 ball - a polished Wrath. In a 10 gamer I finished second, averaging 202. I did this by pointing the ball at the hole from the corner, slowing down a lot and allowing the ball to roll and tilt just a tad on the back. Could I have scored better with something dull? Maybe, I don't know. Could I score with a polished tool? You betcha'.
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chitown · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2006, 11:31:19 AM »

For me on some conditions will give more back end than a dull ball.

Ragnar · « **Reply #8 on:** February 15, 2006, 11:38:54 AM »

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All depends on your style, revs, mph, and line your playing.
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Or, restated, slow down and don't throw the ball away from the hole in really long really slick patterns. Sometimes you just have to play the condition and not your "game".
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RevLefty · « **Reply #9 on:** February 15, 2006, 12:31:11 PM »

Two reasons when you see haeavy oil you want tokeep it as longas you can one reson for polish other reason is when you rev as much as i do ball craps at feet dull no matter how much oil is there.
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Dean Richards · « **Reply #10 on:** February 15, 2006, 04:30:14 PM »

On heavy oil or long patterns you normally want to playing the middle of the lane anyway and if you ahve a dull TSA or Scorchin its going to take any tug away and probably not carry very well
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