How much difference does it make putting the whole volume out, say forward, vs. the forward/reverse combination normally called for?
I'm bowling a (Team USA) sport league. We bowled the previous summer with the exact conditions as given, which meant a combination of forward are reverse oil application. This winter, they've had a few conditions barely pass, so they've gone to much more forward/less reverse oil when they've put down the patterns. Now they're playing like there's a lot less volume. The long patterns play like mediums, the mediums get wet/dry very fast, and the short play flat out dry (for me).
A good example is Stokholm (34', 23.4 mL). Short, but pretty medium on volume. During the summer, I could use a 2000 abralon Wicked Siege up the gutter (like Cheetah) with a weak hand position. When I tried that (twice) during the winter season, the ball went dead left. The first week I struggled and got better as the night went on. I didn't write any comments, but would have noted if I used anything except resin. The second week, I used pearl urethane for a few frames, then used a plastic XXXL the rest of the night. It was silly. I shot 682 (one of my better sets) and the ball looked amazing going down lane and through the pins. I couldn't believe someone with my rev rate was making plastic flip like it did on the back end.
I know the volume of oil on each board had to be (pretty much) the same to be called pattern X. But why does the application direction make such a difference on the way the pattern plays? These patterns were hard enough the first time out. Now I'm having to learn how to play them over and over again.
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Edited by Strider on 1/7/2012 at 10:08 AM
