#1. I might even pick up the ball speed a little bit as well. Trying to play a stronger back end reaction with a more powerful ball doesn't work that well for my game. I tend to wrap a lot of late 10s, and high hits are disastrous.
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You weren't unlucky when you left that corner pin, so shut up about it already!!

I'd go with something fairly weak, but flippy, then add a bit of surface to tame down the backends.  Something with a cover that will give natural length to get down the lane.  Either that or consider urethane.  That will cure your scorched backends.
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If you are looking for a ball I would say the an x zone.
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Bowl To Win!!!

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LAST thing I'd do on screaming backs is use a ball that's flippy....

Personally, I'd use something that's middle of the road that doesn't jump...reactive, low rg,....RotoGrip Rush would be first out......
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JEFF
There is doing in not doing

These responses illustrate the differences in bowlers' styles and preferences.

On a wet-dry pattern such as that being described here, because of the way I throw the ball, my strong back-end stuff will literally go sideways when it hits the end of the pattern.  That's why I personally prefer to go with something with which I can control the back end when they are fresh and screaming.  In other words, I prefer something that gives me less back end on its own, because the lanes will provide that for me.  In my case, it is either my Trauma Recovery or my Anomaly.  I can go pretty much up the track with the Anomaly, so that has been my preference lately.  This approach was successful enough to allow me to win a tournament a few weeks ago on just such a pattern.

I hope this helps.
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Ric: There was a house I recently practiced at in Kentucky when the heads dried up a little bit and the edge of the lane was much drier than the middle of the lane. I took out my Barbed Wire and targeted 6 board, lining my feet up on an angle and played almost a frozen rope to the pocket. I shot a 269 game playing that line. So maybe targeting outside and playing straighter could be your ticket when you see this condition.

Matt

I'd throw a Slay/R, pin over bridge cg stacked. Play it deep, as that ball can get mad entry angle, and snaps hard.
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