Author Topic: Reverse Block Strategy (Read 1637 times)

its a condition · « **on:** June 09, 2008, 05:11:04 AM »

Need your suggestions on a strategy for playing a condition where it is heavy oil outside of 6, fairly long in the middle but dry/jumpy (on fresh) near the pin deck. So ball won't come back outside of 6 but will jump near the pins inside of 6. Straight up 12-15 also too oily. I'm a right handed stroker with med speed and revs; can use different speeds and hand positions. Couldn't seem to find the right combo for a good line in my last tournament.

Thanks for your help!

charlest · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2008, 01:29:33 PM »

12-15 is too oily? that is odd.

Usually a reverse block is not put out much, if at all any more. True Flat oil, like at the PBA Open, is hard enough and plays like a reverse block.

Normal attack is to to play 4th/5th/6th arrow, depending on the ball you use and your release strength, targeting a breakpoint of 12-15, again depending on the actual pattern.

Now if it's oily outside 6, but less oily between 7 and 11, with a lot of oil between 12 & 15, that sounds more like just a messed up shot.

If it's less oily between 7 & 11, try a medium strong, decent surface for your release and ball speed ball and target that as a brekapoint.

This doesn't sounds like either a reverse block or a flat oil pattern.
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Dyno-Joe · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2008, 01:35:21 PM »

To me it just sounds like a medium length oil pattern that just has a good amount of the pattern built up in the middle part of the lane. And the lane surface is making the track area seem very dry, and past it seem wet because of the pattern shape. Just try to find something that you can send to the track area consistently and make spares with. Maybe use your Cell, just adjust you're lay-down point according to how much movement the ball has.

Dan Belcher · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2008, 01:36:42 PM »

That just sounds like a burned up track area on a shot that doesn't have a huge wall to bounce it off when you send it out to the right, I agree with the others. If it's a true reverse block, you'll know it.

Edited on 6/9/2008 1:37 PM

its a condition · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2008, 01:42:08 PM »

Thank you all - I think you each grasped the pattern even with me getting the pattern name wrong.

Very helpful ideas and I will try them - thank you!!

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