Had over/under battle yesterday in training - without warning, our club's lane man decided to lay down a longer and soupier (42', 22ml of oil, 2008 AnvilLane) pattern than usual, and I only had polished pearls in my bag since I expected the standard 38' with only 18ml.
My Smash Zone was totally out of control, I could not make it work consistently whatever I tried: different lines, hand positions, more revs, less revs. Hell! It either, with my normal release, missed the 1-3 pocket and left washouts. Or, when I took out speed and added revs, would suddenly move once it left the oil and then go Brooklyn. Strange to behold the ball sailing 40' down the lane and then suddenly revving up and turning the corner as if someone had kicked it! But the experiment showed that the ball responds very well to dry boards and release changes...
I was really puzzled. Later I had more success with my Fuze Igniter (which is drilled to go longer and then hook sharp), which allowed me a more stable move through the heads and have the ball break later in the clean(er) back end area. But a 188 high game is not the world, even though many other players also struggled under the unfamliar slippery conditions. 200+ games very really rare.
Man, did I wish for my Eliminator or my NS²...
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DizzyFugu - Reporting from Germany
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Edited on 10/17/2008 7:03 AM