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MrNattyBoh

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How do you play.......
« on: August 26, 2009, 04:05:46 AM »
......lanes with dry insides and very wet outsides. What works best for some of you guys?
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Sean John 369

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Re: How do you play.......
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2009, 01:07:31 PM »
Personally i move into the out of bounds and go up the boards...oil is your friend...
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Re: How do you play.......
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2009, 01:10:02 PM »
I fought this condition recently in the Greater Louisville Bowling Association Masters tournament.  Inside of 10 was on fire on most (not all) pairs, even on the fresh, and outside of 10 was flooded.  Very flat pattern as well in those respective zones.  Depending on the pair, I fought it different ways.  I had a couple pairs that let me move right and roll it up the boards in the heavy oil, using the Norm Duke type of approach of just floating the ball and letting the ball roll hard and do all the work.  On most pairs, however, I moved inside and played them tight with some speed.  This gave me more miss room since the majority of people were playing the track area, which meant they broke down more predictably inside than out where very few people were playing.  On pairs that weren't quite as burnt, I used a Second Dimension with just a light coat of polish, and kept my hand behind it to keep it from jumping too hard downlane, just keeping it around the pocket.  On other pairs that hooked more and earlier, I used a strongly drilled Mars to get length, but have the ball still roll off the spot.  For what it's worth, this approach got me a 3rd place finish in the tournament since it kept me out of trouble better than everyone else.  I only shot around 175-210 every game, but that's all it took to win since I wasn't leaving as many splits and washouts as the guys trying to get too fancy or creative.

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Re: How do you play.......
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2009, 01:10:19 PM »
I agree with Sean John. I always look for the friction and then make develop my line into that. But when the dry is to violent then you can play in the more predictable part of the lane. Where the oil is. Keep everything straighter and make shots.

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Re: How do you play.......
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2009, 01:10:44 PM »
Sean is right. That's the way I play it at our center.

MrNattyBoh

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Re: How do you play.......
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2009, 03:56:58 PM »
My center will lay this pattern out occasionally during our league season to control the scoring. I have always had problems playing this shot, mostly cause I dont see it that often and because I am not expecting it. Thanks for your help.
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Re: How do you play.......
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2009, 04:35:44 PM »
what i do is make my axis of rotation very low (roll it) and play near the friction with speed.... usually works. If not ill pipe it up the outside norm duke style (like said) or find the edge of the oil and use that straight up.

play it straighter is what I say.
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Re: How do you play.......
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2009, 04:50:50 PM »
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Depends. Length of oil is the key here really. That type of condition usually arises late into a tournament on longer oil especially. On these types of conditions, playing the friction to keep it inside 10 is definately your true option.

If the pattern is a shorter one, you shouldn't be anywhere near inside 10. Use a strong surface outside, and allow it to read the lower friction and make a smooth transition in the backend.

99% of the time it's the longer patterns that you will see with this type of condition, so play it inside and match up speed, release and surface.
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Exactly. This shot at 45 feet, you can't play up the out-of-bounds unless the total volume is low or you're Robert Smith. For most league lengths, though -- 36 or 37 feet -- you can get outside 5 with a fairly aggressive ball and there will be enough left at the end of the pattern to move toward the pocket.

If the pattern is longer, you're pretty much forced inside whether you want to be there or not, and at that point your options are pretty much dictated by your stats. If it's me in that boat, I either have a very weak resin ball in my hands or maybe even urethane or urethane pearl.

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Re: How do you play.......
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2009, 06:04:20 PM »
depending how long it is i take a ball with a ton of surface like a noize or dulled sauce or momentum swing and burn up a spot outside 5 if possible or around 9 or 10
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Re: How do you play.......
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2009, 02:44:17 AM »
Depends on the pattern length and width of the dry corridor, but as a basic strategy, I try to stay as straight as possible in the heads.
Mild ball would be my bet (e. G. my black Pure Hammer)- either with extended slide release through the dry, or with a normal release through the oil (my Renegade is good for such lines). Hard to tell - but I'd avoid any swing shot, as well as tactics that call for excessive force. Keeping things simple will IMHO be the easiest way to stay competitive.
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Re: How do you play.......
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2009, 06:04:07 AM »
Before we had the lanes changed from wood to synthetic lanes. our shot where 37-38feet but oob outside 6-7 on a fresh. it was not possible to play there beecause we had a old oil machine. and it didnt clean that good on the outside. but it was fairly dry on the inside. what worked best for me was a big bully arround box finnish at 1200 wet sand paper. ( this was before abralon was so popular.) i usually played arround 4th arrow from the beginning with break point arround 8-9  and just moved deeper and deeper.

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« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2009, 06:19:59 AM »
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Re: How do you play.......
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2009, 02:42:39 AM »
find the board where the dry to wet is and then either stay to the left of the wet or right of the dry... I do not cross it ever. the house I normally bowl at is like this all the time cause they don't know how to oil the lanes.   Most of the times I just stay left of it and swing it to within a board or two of the oil line.. sometimes this leaves little area right of pocket for the ball to move and have angle to carry.. If it isn't working inside then I will jump way right and play in and up the oil on the outside.. This would depend on how oily they are.. I can usually find a ball or speed that will still allow the ball to move to the pocket.
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