So now we know the qualities of each of our bowlers, right?
Oh well quick review.
Up the backers, lots of roll can play oil well, have little reaction at back, and very good control of breakpoint, lots of speed. Often looking to get thru the heads and try to buy balls that give then a reaction. Note they don't need balls or drillings that supply midlane, they supply it!
Perfect 45 degree throwers. These guys can master all conditions and use all drillings.
Side rollers, These guys have lots of skid in the heads, have slower speeds, have trouble controlling the breakpoint, and if they don't go thru the breakpoint they get lots of reaction. These guys are looking for balls and drillings that create midlane and control of the breakpoint. These guys maximize reaction.
So what type of balls do you think are usually chosen for these different bowlers.
Up the backers, in general balls that increase reaction, high differential balls often help them.
Perfect 45 throwers = anything that fits the condition they are on.
Side Rollers, = these guys are looking for balls that give them control of the midlane and maybe less differential of drillings that reduce differential and stabilize reaction a touch.
NOW let's talk about how to ruin a ball!!!!
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So often we see reviews here on ball reviews that say this ball is a
DUD, Columbia Sucks, Lane 1 sucks, Brunswick always rolls out for me!
Stuff like that!
Often that comes from the Extremes of balls, Bowling style(up the back or side roller), or drilling patterns.
Put all extremes of one type together and unless you've got an extreme condition you've got yourself one expensive dud!
EXTREME Example 1.
We are going to put together four, early roll elements together and see what we get.
1. An up the back bowler
2. A Very Strong coverstock and low rg high differential ball.
Our Vortex 2 Particle from above.
For your review.
http://www.bowlingballreviews.com/ball.asp?ballid=14113. A strong early rolling drilling 10:30 or cg out with a weighthole on the PAP to make the ball go earlier and have less reaction.
4. A medium league condition.
Here we go, the perfect storm of how to RUIN a $200 dollar high performance ball.
First our up the backer gets this low rg, strong coverstock ball rolling very early in the heads, Then we will put a 3 3/8 pin to pap postion for tons of flare(dry coverstock hitting a new track on the ball all the way down the lane), then we will kick out the cg to make the drilling a 10:30 ie 3 3/8 X 2, and then we will put a stability enhancing top weight reducing weighthole on the PAP.
What do you call this ball on an medium condition or even medium heavier!? I call it Dead at 30 feet or DOA!
Remember our bowler doesn't need midlane help his style creates it. In general he almost should never kick out the cg in the first place. But now add this strong midlane core, this high flare, and this super strong coverstock and
this ball spells early early and early and dead!! How often does one see that or hear it in your local alley regarding heavy oil balls.
Is there a solution to this disaster? Maybe, just maybe extreme polish. More likely a sale is coming. I think I hear a new super hooker comin my way for $40 over the Internet!
EXTREME Example #2.
I bet you can almost see this one comin!
Now we are going to take the exact opposite set of parameters and drill them up.
Now we are going to take a set of properties that mean length length length and combine them in to one expensive disaster.
1. We are going to take one of our classic side rollers near 90 degrees. Remember his style provides very little control of the midlane and lots of skid!
2. We are going to grab off the shelf a high rg, high diff ball.
Maybe something like a Reaction Rip: For your review:
http://www.columbia300.com/gear/balls.cfm?bid=84Oh, by the way he purchases the much higher rg 15 pound version!
3. We are going to drill this ball with a drilling which supplies modest flare, and very little midlane(note this tall thin core supplies very little midlane due to its tall thin build with very little midruff). We will drill it with a 4 1/2 X 5 1/2. This cg under grip will get the ball down the lane a long ways to the break point.
4. Now we are going to place the ball on the alley on some medium heavily oiled heads and a longer pattern that places control of the midlane at a premium.
What are we going to find in this case. Though not as totally dissatisfying as example 1 above. The balls reaction though late is going to be exciting once it hits dry. Very exciting. And some very exciting ringing 10 pins. Because even though this ball will eventually break It is going to tend to do it late due to the bowlers side roll, pearlized cover and tall thin little midlane producing core!
So some bowlers may be able to force this syle and make it work by trying to throw faster than normal on a very tight line most side rollers just can't produce the speed necessary to play the line tight enough to get this ball to hit. They are going to loop around the line and this setup calls for due to the fact that they usually have less speed. In that case they are going to getting calls from the operator all day! Ring ring ring said the 10 pin to the righty!
As theball goes deep ball after ball after ball before it finally turns the corner and appears to hit flush! Nope 6 ringing 10 pins in a game is more than a coincidence. It's bad physics at work! Ring Ring Ring says the pin! Get a clue!
More coming over the weekend.
Near wrapping up in the next several days!
Coming next drillings that work!
Edited on 1/17/2004 0:13 AM
