Got to thinking lately... everyone knows that when throwing a hook your ball creates friction down-lane, which causes the ball to move, however it should also be common knowledge that while a ball is moving in one direction (the direction it was thrown in) and it is spinning in another the friction caused will decrease your ball speed at a greater rate than say someone who is simply throwing a straight ball.

Now what I have been thinking lately is what can you do as a bowler to try and decrease the amount of ball speed that is lost down-lane... without sacrificing entry angle? Throwing a pearl ball might seem obvious however because of the fast change in direction the pearl is most likely using just as much energy in changing direction as a solid which starts up sooner. Playing straighter may be a solution? Ball speed and entry angle are 2 of the easiest ways to create pin carry... but is there a way to maintain both effectively?