I have a friend who is a very low speed high rev player.  Probably 16 mph off his hand and 400 RPM with very high axis rotation, and about average tilt.

Most of the equipment he uses is of the low hook variety, such as the Track 300 series, etc.  Almost all his drillings are 5-1/2 to 6 Pin to PaP which usually puts the pin above his middle finger (Right handed).

He is going to Nationals, and wants something a little tamer for team.  I suggested the Hammer Arson low flare. 

My question is, would putting a 6 inch Pin-to-PAP drilling on such a tame ball (Arson low flare), produce an overall weaker reaction than say a 300c with the same drilling, or by the time you get to 5-1/2 or 6 inches, you pretty much have very little flare on either ball, and it is all surface that dictates motion?

Thanks in advance,

dR3w

I went over to AMF to try and take his bowling measurements last night. Musing my iPhone with slo-mo isn't exactly CATS, but it's not too bad.

Rev rate 360-370 rpm
Speed 17-17.5 off his hand
Tilt - track diameter 12.5" = 5 degrees
Axis rotation 75-80 degrees

So he's slightly rev dominant, but has less tilt than I thought.  Another important thing is his PAP is shorter than the last time I measured it.  He was 5-1/4 over, now he's 4-1/2.  So his longer drillings are actually shorter, if that makes sense.  I've been reading up on the subject and it looks like PAP values can change with different cores, by a little bit, so I'm not too surprised by the change in value.  Particularly since I was measuring off his 300C solid which is a high diff ball 0.055.