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First....I highly recommend getting a spinner. For polishing it gives you a uniform finish and helps generate the speed needed to really "burn" the polish in.

It's true that a higher shine gives you more length. Is Snake Oil the shinest? No, but our products are made for todays conditions (house, sport and PBA.) The length and backend grab of Snake Oil is the perfect combination for polished and pearl equipment. Our testing on Cheetah made me fall in love all over again with my Vendetta and Ebonite Tornado. As long as I didn't miss my target by 2 or more boards, I was able to hit my breakpoint marker and have the ball turn into the pocket. The 5000 grit polish we tested on the same balls gave a mixed reaction and the balls were too speed sensitive. Any miss to the left (I'm lefty...right for Tom & Susan) and I hit a huge zone of no return and the ball would leave awful washouts. I really do stand behind our products and I absolutely love using it because the reaction on the lanes as well as the reactions from the other bowlers.

There have been many polishes that polish in excess of 5000 grit, and many of those polishes have been discontinued because...... 1. That is just too much skid and you hit the zone of no return 2. It clogs pores and actually puts a waxy oily shell on the ball (which is what creates the skid, and it wears off quick) Here is my philosophy on super shiny balls....If you really need a ball to skid that much you should switch to a less aggressive ball. Because after one game, you then have to deal with transitioning oil (4 to 6 feet past the pattern length)

-Kevin
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www.ValentinoBowling.com
makers of Snake Oil & Resurrection

Edited on 6/16/2008 2:32 AM

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