Question:  For short oil, i.e. cheetah or USBC Open Nationals shot.  I was using a symetric polished ball.  Had a line to the pocket but couldn't carry.  Next day I used and agressive sanded ball from deep inside.  I could carry, but paid full penalty for any slight miss.  All of my dry lane balls are OOB polished.  All are skid flip type balls.  Should I sand these?  C300 Scout Reactive/Brunswick Avalanche Pearl/old C300 Wrath High Flush Pearl.  I was using a C300 Outburst polished at the Open last year and failed miserably.  What type of balls are best for short oil?  Symetric/Asymetric,  Polished/sanded, entry level/high performance?

I like balls with pins closer to my axis.
Recently it has been a Hell Raiser at 2000 abralon with the mass bias at 30 deg and the pin about 1.5" to my axis.  In the past I had a dull slingshot drilled similarly.
Polish is not my first choice for playing near the gutter.  I like seeing the ball burn energy sooner so it can roll in the back.
More surface does not necessarily mean more hook, it just means early roll which in my opinion keeps me out of trouble on shorter patterns