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Lifesaver

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Reverse Blocked lanes
« on: April 26, 2008, 11:10:23 AM »
At least thats what I was told we were confronted with, heavy oil 10 board out both sides, dry as the Sahara in between. Black Widow Bite drilled strong wouldn't make a move from the outside, everything else (Cherry Vibe drilled long, BWS) died in the middle. Anyone have any suggestions on how to play this pattern. One thing I can say, scores across the board were low, so I wasn't the only one suffering.
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pegleg42090

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Re: Reverse Blocked lanes
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2008, 07:27:09 PM »
Take the Bite to a lower grit.. throw it slower? I'm just rambling here.
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Re: Reverse Blocked lanes
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2008, 07:38:20 PM »
Try something by Storm. They are long and strong. That will give you drive at the pins in the dry.
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Re: Reverse Blocked lanes
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2008, 07:47:56 PM »
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At least thats what I was told we were confronted with, heavy oil 10 board out both sides, dry as the Sahara in between. Black Widow Bite drilled strong wouldn't make a move from the outside, everything else (Cherry Vibe drilled long, BWS) died in the middle. ...


What do you mean "died in the middle"?

FYI many/most flat patterns will play like a true reverse block but that pattern is as rare as hen's teeth these days.

When the lanes play this way, the usual method is to use a pearl or polished ball deep inside, using a high and long pin to PAP distance to play a tight inside line with a small flip on the backend, with a breakpoint anywhere from 12 to 16.

The Cherry Vibe might have been good for this depending on where it was played and the way it was thrown. A stronger pearl might have been needed, like the Black Widow Pearl or the Toxic.

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Re: Reverse Blocked lanes
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2008, 09:07:57 PM »
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At least thats what I was told we were confronted with, heavy oil 10 board out both sides, dry as the Sahara in between. Black Widow Bite drilled strong wouldn't make a move from the outside, everything else (Cherry Vibe drilled long, BWS) died in the middle. ...


What do you mean "died in the middle"?

FYI many/most flat patterns will play like a true reverse block but that pattern is as rare as hen's teeth these days.

When the lanes play this way, the usual method is to use a pearl or polished ball deep inside, using a high and long pin to PAP distance to play a tight inside line with a small flip on the backend, with a breakpoint anywhere from 12 to 16.

The Cherry Vibe might have been good for this depending on where it was played and the way it was thrown. A stronger pearl might have been needed, like the Black Widow Pearl or the Toxic.

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That's exactly what I had to play on this year and that's the type of ball/layout worked the best.everyone plays between the 5-10 straight untill that gets blown out then I had to play 4th arrow out to 15.I averaged 7 pins lower then my sunday med. oil flat pattern.
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JessN16

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Re: Reverse Blocked lanes
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2008, 09:08:47 PM »
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When the lanes play this way, the usual method is to use a pearl or polished ball deep inside, using a high and long pin to PAP distance to play a tight inside line with a small flip on the backend, with a breakpoint anywhere from 12 to 16.


Winner winner chicken dinner. Ball with mild specs and mild surface, drilled weak. I've got a ball that looks like it should be in a lefthander's bag so I can stay reasonably in the track area.

Going up the outside is possible but you will need to be more accurate. In my experience, if you make mistakes out there on this type of shot, you'll pay roughly twice the penalty.

A true reverse block is rare. What most people call "reverse block" is actually something that was low-volume to begin with and has either been blown out, or the underlying surface is so high-friction in the track area that it creates a reverse-block illusion.

On a true reverse block, you are basically just screwed. If a super-weak piece doesn't fix it and you're not accurate enough to play up against the gutter, you can try plastic but in all likelihood what you're going to do is basically play defense.

A true reverse block is tougher than any PBA pattern and I would argue it's tougher than the U.S. Open pattern, too.

Jess

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