Is there a plastic ball that you might recommend for extra, extra dry lanes?  I've tried almost everything with no luck.  I have a plastic spare ball that I keep highly polished for right side spares (I'm right handed) and I know it won't hook at all and I don't want it to.  Maybe a plastic ball sanded?

Any help would be appreciated.   

Ebonite makes two plastic balls with seriously strong cores under Hammer and Track brands.

Well, if they're ultra dry, your spare ball will work. There's enough friction somewhere on the lane to get it into a roll. Now if you're looking for flare, then a plastic with a core would work, but you're still going to need to keep the ball from flaring too much

+1 on the Mix. Take it to 1000 and on the dry it will hook, I guarantee it.

One of my teammates has one at just that grit and uses on late shift- and he has little hand.

Thanks all.

Dude, this is my life. The short oil dry lane, it sucks SO heres what I did

Hammer Black Widow Spare. Big core, goes straight elsewhere. Its not going to overhook, trust me. Even on those awful conditions I still have to reduce speed a bit

My strike balls when theres a smidge of oil are the Motiv Rebel Tank & Brunswick BTU pearl. Those are discontinued & unfortunately I dont see any things like those on the market right now. I tried a Brunswick Twist but it hooks a bunch on the short & dry more than those 2. I wouldnt mind trying the  DV8 tactic control though.

DEFINITELY get the Widow Spare though, its awesome on the dry