Okay Rick
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34 feet is a "ton" of oil?

Our typical league shot is 41 feet.

Doc, can you shoot a video on say a pattern of 40 feet + ?

I am looking at the possibility of buying this ball, but I do not need another ball that skids too much through the heads, midlane, and then revs up in the backend...
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Update on the Anomaly.

Sir Bowl-A-Lot I talked with the Laneman today and this is the info I got from him.  ABC just came out and verified/graphed the lanes.  The oil is Legend medium viscosity 40 feet.  4 units 0-5, 10 units 5-10 and 40 units 10-10 in the middle.  The heaviest concentration is up front 15 feet then slowly tapering out 2 to 1 at 40.

I shot another video of a close up look at the ball and lane with more of a stroker shot and will post that as soon as Leftside gets that back to me.

By the way last week's video was of even heavier concentration across the middle.  There were too many complaints so the pattern is as described above now.  Also today there were very light oil rings on the ball today unlike the dripping stuff that was there last week.

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Edited on 1/29/2004 5:11 PM

Check again I think they are up.
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Rick here is an update as we discussed last night.

In the beginning there was medium oil on the lanes with some carry down.  This ball just didn't want to move on the backend as in the video.  As the night went on this ball did move once it could find a little dry.  

I believe this ball will recover from anywhere when it hits the dry.

At the end I was throwing it over the gutter and out to 5 and it was coming back strong.  Too strong I might add.  Any dry and this ball will move!!!

Rick feels that this is more of a medium oil possible a medium heavy ball but it needs dry.  At least the way the ball is set up now with the factory in box finish.  Now I am not as good of a bowler as Rick is but he wouldn't throw my 15lb ball he said he didn't want to risk injury.  He throws the sissy weight 14lb, LOL.  I had hoped that he would throw the ball so he could tell the difference.

I still feel that this ball can be set up for heavy oil by making a few changes.  I am going to plug it and redrill to a different pattern one that will roll a little sooner and I will alter the coverstock.  It is still factory.  I feel that this ball has the potential to be a heavy oil ball with carry down.  After plugging and redrilling and playing with the cover I will test and repost.

In the original video the condition was fresh and they had cleaned the backends So the ball had dry.  

I apologize if I had misled any of you with the video.  I will make another video for you all to see with the new drilling.


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Thanks for the clarification Doc, I just wanted to clarify to those who asked me that if you say a ball is for Heavy oil, it should hook up early on a med condition and even earlier on dry, correct?  Well, I watched the ball slide 60 feet in med oil on friday and it wasn't until the lane dried up that it responded some.  Even your Time Zone went brooklyn from 10 board in game 3, that's how dry it got.  Don't get me wrong, I don't thnik the ball is bad or anything, it was just not as strong as your vid depicts it.  You had the ideal shot to make any ball hook almost, great head oil, blended toward center and screaming backends.  Actually, if you had tried an aggressive resin, it would have probably outhooked the Anomaly or any heavy particle.  

Being a shop owner over the years has made me even more detailed then I normally am.  I can't recommend something to a customer just to make a sale.  For those whom I've already helped know this but I will repeat"I'm not a used car salesman".  We have enough of those in the business and elsewhere.  Anyway, If I recommend a product that does not produce, I've lost a customer and posssibly a friend.  Not in the business to get rich...just really love the game and like helping others.  Thanks again for the post Doc, wasn't attacking you bud (and I Apologize if you felt I was) but I know there are many out here who listen to and respect you and if they ran out to buy this because of you, and it didn't perform?  They start to lose trust in you too...thanks again.
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Hey Doc,

Do you have anything stronger then the balls you just mentioned?  Try them too..they should give you a much better look.  Also if you didn't polish the heck out of everything, it might help.  Take that Freak back down to 600 and try it, should give you a whole different look.

Last note, if you want to say I'm a better bowler(thank you), the only reason I score more is because I pay attention to what the lane actually gives you.  At my incredible speed of about 14 mph(w/ my sissy weight), I HAVE to find head oil to slide and find the right amount of midlane roll and then finish to carry because I'm not throwing much more turn then you with my broken wrist release. This is having what we call the eye in bowling, being able to spot reaction and move to it to play it with the correct amount of skid, roll, and hook.  The late great Earl Anthony problably did it the best because he was able to blow racks and carry a high percentage with less revs then most.  If revs were the simple answer, why does Robert Smith still leave 10 pins??  The ball still has to hit the pins while it's still driving to assist in the chain reaction to carry.  This is very similar to reading a green(thats why I can't putt), I can't read a green as well as my friends because I don't have the eye yet to pick up on grain and minute breaks in the green.  Remember a few weeks ago when I lined you up and you went 200 and 225, that's all it is.  I have a good eye to see ball reaction and what to do with it.  Don't worry bud...if you pay closer attention to ball reaction, you'll learn what to do with it too soon.  See you on friday....
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