I currently bowl on old wood lanes with no backend reaction.  The lanes are stripped on Monday and Thursday.  I bowl on Tuesday and Wednesday.  The front part of the lane are oiled to a med/heavy condition with the carry down left from Monday's league and open play.  I can't get my ball to make a move down the lane. It just slides down the lane.  Would sanding a ball down to 220 get me any reaction or would it just burn up too soon and hit weak.  I played straight up 5 tonight with a Monster Bruiser sanded down to 400 with some success.  I'm just looking for a little swing room, not skip-snap.

and if it was anything other than a mixed league or a beer league  i would ask him not to throw it.

I am on my way to bowl on 40 year old wood. The only time I see this problem is when the oil machine is broke.

Couple of weeks ago it oiled all the way to the pin deck. Nothing would hook until the track got a little burn by the third game. We had to toss it straight at the pocket.

If the backend is clean, your ball will respond to the friction once it gets to the dry. Try 500 no polish first.  There is no way that it will not move once it gets to the dry.

Frankly, I don't put much weight into people complaining about the ball that I am throwing on a THS. Sure. I burnt up your line. That's why you bowled like crap. All my fault.