I can tell you that I took 10 years off from bowling between 1997-2007, the ball technology changed so much during thst time it was incredible. I came back to bowling and really struggled on the transitions and with drier lanes. I couldnt figure it out and my driller just kept drilling balls the same way for me. I was a 220 average guys during college and in my early 20's, I come back and couldnt average 200 with the new "better" equipment. I started doing research because i felt like i was throwing the ball well just couldnt control things at times. Once I was knowledgable enough to understand and get my specs, especially tilt, I started requesting my own layouts and things got better, still not back to 220, I dont practice but 210 is pretty normal now. It helped my game, I have now found a new PSO that is much more knowledgable and has no problem having these conversations with me even if he disagrees with what I may want for a layout. The conversation always makes the choice better. Ball characteristics are also very different, being knowledgable about your game helps make those decisions easier. I also really learned about surface and how it effects me and my release....Im higher tilt and never use polish anymore....
Going with a longer pin to pap on a symetrical ball will give you a breakpoint further down lane, the val angle will effect the transition, faster or slower(snappier or smoother) Surface will also dictate length......The longer pin to pap, smoother surface and higher the val angle will create a snappier backend.....
