I am going to be bowling in a house that is known for EXTREMELY DRY backends. I try to throw reactive equipment pearlized, and it cleans the heads fine, but as soon as it hits the backend, it hooks way too far brooklyn. I try particle pearl, but it does the same thing. I tried a ebonite fire drilled weak, and it hooks too much one shot and too little the next (very inconsistant). I tried urethane, and this is the only thing that works, however there is no power with the urethane. My question is, what type of ball should I use for this pattern? Here are my ideas: I can possibly drill a particle sanded weak and make it not read the backends. I can possibly drill a solid reactive and drill it weak. My other question is, what ball should I use specifically? I was thinking of a super charge or depth charge. These balls are midlane, and I think would do good in not reading the extremely dry backends. ANY comments accepted. Ask me questions if your not sure on precise information!

My info: Left handed, medium revs, medium speed.
Lanes to be bowled on: Extremely dry backends, outside oil (already tried playing the oil there, too inconsistant, and if pulled a board or two, will hit 10 pin!)

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Edited on 1/24/2005 10:19 PM

I would go with something with an RG under 2.5 and drill it somewhere around
2" pin with the pin/CG/thumb being in a stright line.
 

 
   O O
    |    @
    |   /
  --|------P   
    | *
    |/
    O 

Legend;
O - fingers/thumb
@ - pin
P - PAP
* - CG
| - bridge line
- - grip center

Hope this helps.

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Going with a pearl of any kind is a bad idea for extremely strong backends.  All that a pearl does on extremes is exaggerate the lane condition.  The best thing for strong backends is a weak solid drilled for control or a urethane.  Balls like a Slate Blue Gargoyle would be excellent.  If you stepped up into a reactive, something like a Sonic X Solid if you can get one.  Too bad they do not make a V2 Dry anymore.  I have personally thrown a Slate Blue Gargoyle, and though it is a pearl, it will not be as "jumpy" off the dry that a pearl reactive would.
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If anyone out there is worried about the scores being too high, try duckpin!!

Use a urethane like the Old Navy Blue Hammer.
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Edited on 1/25/2005 11:23 AM