BallReviews
General Category => Drilling & Layouts => Topic started by: josinella300 on April 14, 2008, 01:35:47 PM
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I am a right handed bowler, somewhat of a tweener/not a pure stroker with a ball speed of 16 mph on the average. I just recently bought 3 new Roto Grip balls Epic Battle (pro pin), Epic Odyssey and the Illusion. These balls work great on the average house shot here in mid missouri but when I attempt the longer, flat oil patterns in other facilities (usually AnviLane) I have trouble getting my balls to hook.
I adjust my feet to play where the shot is, but a lot of times the shot is tighter than the look I am used to. It almost seems as though my ball just makes a tight arc to the pocket, when I am used to a 15 board angle into the pocket. This is the question: Should I be satisfied with this tighter shot or have the layout adjusted to give me more backend movement on the tighter shot? Sometimes you want more angle to the pocket and I can't seem to do it with what I have on heavier conditions. (Battle goes to long and snaps, Illusion arcs and the Epic hooks too early, generally.) I am a semi-roller, track about 2 inches from fingers and 1/2 inch from thumb.
This may not be a typical scenario because I was on a pair with a guy that didn't use his thumb and covered most of the lane from 25 to the right gutter. He was using the black widow pearl. I found a narrow shot to the left of his (34 -foot, across 25 at arrows, breakpoint 15 way down lane).
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This ball, this frame, this moment, . . . let it flow.
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Yeah, I know. I have had an injury to my bowling wrist and thumb about a year ago. I went out last night and tried to bowl without the wrist support on and was successful in getting the ball off my hand. I rotated the thumb out so I could stay under and was successful without pain. I guess it took this little experience to cause me to focus, or get my head out. It was just a form I adopted while dealing with the injury. Injury over, time to play ball? ?
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This ball, this frame, this moment, . . . let it flow.
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Dumb question, but here goes anyway...have you tried changing the surface on any of the balls that you mentioned?
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...formerly "The Curse of Dusty," and "Poöter Boöf" before that...
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Changing the surface. I know a lot of the guys and some gals that do change the surface. I really don't like to. But I do think that the Epic Battle needs a cleaning to clear out the pores.
Also, my environment is dry, meaning we don't see much oil, ever. I have not bowled any tournaments away from home where there is a sport shot/heavy oil shot for a couple of years (due to work-related injuries). We get a medium to light oil shot that doesn't hold up, and the shot that we practice on is even drier. I am two hours away from seeing a sport shot. Our house is very reluctant to put out a shot when asked.
I am joining a sport league this summer in Raytown, which is two hours away. I think it will be a worthwhile experience. And no, I am not stupid. I am just a product of the environment that I bowl in. I just need to get out, and spend some time on my own game. (Physician heal thyself!)
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This ball, this frame, this moment, . . . let it flow.
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Changing the surface. I know a lot of the guys and some gals that do change the surface. I really don't like to.
You don't like to? What difference does it make? You can always return the ball to a polished finish.
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Andrew