3/16/05 - UPDATE...
Well guys, I cleaned the ball with Clean N' Dull and a couple of paper towels before bowling a 3 game set last night. Lanes at my home house are 19 year old wood lanes that haven't been resurfaced for all I know a good 5 or so years ago. The house did get a new Brunswick/Kegel oil machine around Christmas though.
Pattern read like a 35-40 foot Christmas tree with medium oil mostly in the middle part of the lane. Volume of oil seemed to taper out towards the edges.
Wanted to see what this ball could do, so I tried throwing 25 at the arrows, but ball couldn't recover at about 45 feet. I would wash out. The deep inside line with this ball was definately out of play, especially with the volume of oil in the middle and some carry down from open play bowlers.
Toyed around with different lines and angles to the pocket, but found the magic line by starting my ball around 12 at the arrows with a small swing to about 5. This ball would flare real nice in the back end. The ball would come back with about 4 oil ring flares. Threw this ball for the rest of the set and became more comfortable with it. The ball's breakpoint is about 5 feet sooner than my Excel (Which is Polished with Pin Under Bridge and MB in 75 degree position). Definatly lopes more than the excel. Must be the dull coverstock.
Anyways, can't wait to clean/resurface/plug re-drill this ball and see what it can do after it's coverstock makeover. I will keep you updated!
I'm excited that this ball is not dead and still has some life left in it!
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Ram
S.F. Bay Area, California
Edited on 3/16/2005 9:42 AM