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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: rec2123 on February 03, 2004, 10:01:19 AM
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in the 2 previous leagues i was in were synthetic lanes. and i bowled pretty good . got my average up to 185 in 2 years with the monster screamer. i recently bought the fear factor from storm . i drilled it pin cg 5 1/2 from pap and the rad in between ball track and strong position. i got drilled this way cause i use alot of
the lane. i been practicing with the fear factor drilled this way and was bowling great..great as in just practice... i joined a new league and the lanes were wooden and i really struggled to find my game. i know that the oil they use on wooden lanes are different from synthetic lanes . but does the wood really make the ball carry different or was it just opening night jitters ....
mike
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Wood and synthetic surfaces are, (duh) totally different. If you had a brand new wood installation, and a brand new synthetic installation, you would still see significant differences.
With wood, the age of the installation can affect your shot. For example, my home house is wood. Extremely well cared for, resurfaced and/or screened every year. Each year the degredation starts a little earlier - wood splitting and separating so the oil soaks into the cracks, etc, etc. So, the more we get into the season, the drier and trickier the shot gets.
With synthetics, the oil tends to carrydown differently than with wood, and can cause a noticeable transition of a type you rarely see on wood. For example, on wood, I seldom move right unless I just wasn't lined up correctly to begin with. On synthetics, moves right occur regularly.
Also - synthetics bounce. Some more than others, but- watch when your teammates bowl. Depending on loft and height off the lane when they release the ball, the lane surface (think formica countertop material) will bounce. If you have an inconsistent release, that can have a dramatic effect on your consistency.
Sooooo - to answer your question, yes. It can make a difference.
Good luck!
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I FIGURED THEY WERE DIFFERENT I JUST DIDNT KNOW HOW AND HOW IT CAN AFFECT ME TO ANSWER UR DUH COMMENT, AND UR SOOOOO COMMENT . YA KNOW I'M STARTING TO THINK THIS SITE IS A LIL SMUG ABOUT THINGS. INNOCENT QUESTION SNOBBY ANSWER
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YA KNOW I'M STARTING TO THINK THIS SITE IS A LIL SMUG ABOUT THINGS.
rec2123--
I think you are quite right about that, but I don't think that was the case here. I'm quite sure mumzie's response was not meant that way.
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Each year the degredation starts a little earlier - wood splitting and separating so the oil soaks into the cracks, etc, etc. So, the more we get into the season, the drier and trickier the shot gets.
This is what I'm up against all the time at my "home" house. It gets maddening. I've been gradually working my way down my ball arsenal until finally within the last two weeks I've gotten down to my driest condition resin ball. I just bought a Slate Blue Gargoyle. I hope it works as advertised or I'll have to dust off the White Dot.
Shiv
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Listening to the monotonous staccato of rain on my desk top
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these wood lanes that i was on it didnt seem to be real oily , it seemed to be really hard an slick. there wasnt much oil coming from my ball. i had to slow down the speed and rev up to make the ball come back to the pocket.
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Mumzie's post answered your question quite well and you respond by shouting (CAPS) and copping an attitude. Who has the problem???
They might use the same oil on synthetic lanes, they might use a different type. In either case, your ball will react different. Wood develops it's own personality over time. In general, as games accumulate, wood acts as if less oil were applied to the lane. You tend to get earlier hook, but less carrydown. As she said, keep moving left looking for more head oil. Some wood houses put out a bunch of oil to protect the surface, so every house will be different. Use the ScreamR on the drier lanes (wood or synthetic) and save the Fear Factor for heavier oil.
And lighten up. You ought to be happy a knowledgeable user answered your question at 3 in the morning.
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Penn State Proud
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i " copped" and attidue cause i'm not an idoit i know that there different i didnt now how an in which way it can affect me . the whole idea of this lemme get this right . for poeple who have more knowledge then others on the sport that we love come an help each other out talk about things ect. i'm not an idoit an i shouldnt be maid to be an idoit, i mean seriously if i now the answer to my question why would i post it ?? DUHHHHHHH!
i am happy i love the knowledge i get on the site i think the sites great theres alot of people who helped me with my game, but on the other hand they dont make comments to make me feel stupid cause they know more about it then me .
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i " copped" and attidue cause i'm not an idoit i know that there different i didnt now how an in which way it can affect me . the whole idea of this lemme get this right . for poeple who have more knowledge then others on the sport that we love come an help each other out talk about things ect. i'm not an idoit an i shouldnt be maid to be an idoit, i mean seriously if i now the answer to my question why would i post it ?? DUHHHHHHH!
i am happy i love the knowledge i get on the site i think the sites great theres alot of people who helped me with my game, but on the other hand they dont make comments to make me feel stupid cause they know more about it then me .
Believe me, Mumzie wasn't being sarcastic. Probably trying to be light hearted. Most of the silliness is kept out of the Miscellaneous section.
Your posts are getting hard to read. Good grammar and proper punctuation will ensure your point gets across. There must be 15 typos and errors in your quote. You will get much more serious answers if you don't butcher the language. I'm probably getting sarcastic now, but I don't usually answer posts when I don't know what the poster is asking. Sometimes it's a language barrier, but sadly it usually isn't.
I'm out.
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Penn State Proud
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I just knew that was comin, I will try to be a little bit more clear on what i post lol
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Thanks for the reply king pin. Just out of curiosity what would be a good polish for the fear factor, or a good polish that you know of .
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If your FF is not hooking on the wood, why polish it? That will only make it go longer down the lane. I'd say stay left and keep your ball speed down. I had a very cimilar condition at one of the houses I bowl in. I have a Throttle and a Phenom Unleashed, both of which are heavy oil balls. Neither would do anything on thes particular lanes until I moved left and slowed them down. Worked like champs after that.