Ditto what jabroni said...take the lane condition out of play and throw straight at it.  About the only multi-pin leaves worth trying to hook the ball at are going to be the double wood leaves(2-8 or 3-9).

I agree with Jeff if you trust your strike ball to stay on track.  When I've tried it with my Deuce I've either came in way light leaving the 4, or head on with the 2 and leave the 5.  I fixed it by bringing out my 13-year-old Burgandy Hammer, give it my strike ball revs and start it on the 7-board right over the 2nd arrow.  It will break at about 40' and sail right in to the 2-5 pocket, taking the 8 with it.  I'll also do this for the 2-4-5.

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On league night, a realm of untold destruction and horror is formed.  Innocent pins are unsuspectingly pulled into this terrifying realm.  Their lives are changed forever by the terror that is unleashed upon them for the next 36 frames.  They stand in fear as they await their fate when they enter...The Danger Zone.  (Only those damn 10-pins have lived to tell the gruesome tale.)

for that kind of bucket, I stand about 5 boards right, and then kinda point the shoulders toward the 2-5, and then throw it with a reactive ball, but I will have to break the wrist a little to reduce the amount of rev.

It's not straight, its not the big hook. Just a little hook to get that 2-8 out.
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-Jeremy Vitug

MFBSB!!!