Over the last three years I've bowled on nothing but floods and flat conditions. This year I have moved to different leagues and houses and the dry lane conditions are kicking my ass! I need some help!
I am 15 to 16 mph with about 250rpm, generally playing straight or some belly up boards. Primarily using a 105* layout (I guess it's a 2x5) to help get the length. Balls are an old Chaos (reliable and trusty, still hits great) and a new Threat (factory polished).
On the right condition I'm scoring just fine. The Threat is almost automatic on a lot of conditions, it really reacts great for me with nice skid and strong powerful controlled arc. In a month I've had a number of long strings with this ball (8 to 15 in a row).
However, in a few leagues, even these balls are hooking at the arrows. Not sure if the 2x5 gets into an axis tilt too early.... is there any other layout I should consider for more length?
Or... should I move deeper and try a "skid-flip" attack to the hole? If so, I assume I should look for a reactive ball... any specific type of weight block? and what layout?
Help...and thanks!
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pjr