I just wanted to start this topic to get a better understanding not only for me but everyone so we could understand what moves to make when we see different reactions. I would appreciate any input that someone has to offer.
Starting with urethane, I think it is pretty easy to read since it doesnt absorb oil, but rather pushes it. It seems like it builds its own shelf and instead of moving left, you have to move right to keep outside of the pushed oil or move in if you cant get up to the pocket. Not so sure about how new high RG urethanes perform differently, but the overall concept I think would be the same due to the cover being the rate limiting step.
Looking at reactive resins, I think this is where the main topic of this post should go, although urethane may have more details I don't know about. Looking at reactive resin, its clear they have a much tighter window of performance, hence why everyone on tour has a bagillion balls. However, if you find yourself in that window, its hard to miss. How do you know when the ball is going too far or too short before making the turn. How do you know when you lose too much energy midlane? What are some solutions to these problems or when do you have no option but to switch? The simple "move 2 and 1" may work on a house shot, but it isnt always the case when bowling on something more complicated. I would love to at some point incorporate lane conditions, but not right away. I would rather start with balls first, because we can see what they are doing.
