Hey Hampter, don't know if this will help, but some different idea's to try.

The first idea is from the Brunswick help. Did not keep the link but kept the info.

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Brunswick idea for more control on drier lanes
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To me the purpose of this layout is to create arc off the breakpoint. Higher pins tend to react to friction much quicker. They tend to provide a more sudden move. When I lower pin placements it is to achieve an arc shape. When I am using this type of arc motion I also want to see the ball make a move sooner on the lane. If I use a quicker response layout (higher pin) the ball tends to make a more sudden move to the friction so I can not use a break point closer to me. This quicker move usually over hooks or makes a jerk/stop motion. I have to slow the ball down with surface too much in the front part of the lane to create the arc shape I am looking for. Too much surface effects carry so it is a scoring pace consideration.

I have had success using this layout curving the lane or going up the lane. I have not had much success with this layout if it gets too far down the lane. Because of this my surface consideration is to make sure it reads early enough. When going up the lane with this layout I usually over shell.

When curving the lane I look to match the cover-stock more closely. I don't want it slowing down too much in the front. My angles are such that I can move further away from the fricton with an earlier break point, the ball will make a more rounded motion. When doing this I am usually using quicker response covers trying to smooth them out. This combination allows me to use more angle and recovery. I don't find myself having to play too close to the friction. I can keep my eyes left of the early friction but if I hit the friction it does not jerk or stop. The angle is used to create hold. It is very effective when a bowler wants to stay inside of a worn track area, mistakes to the right do not over bounce. I like to match the surface with the lower friction area inside of the higher friction spot of the lane.

The weight hole is a necessary part of this layout as it moves the bowtie up. Lowering the pin will bring the bow tie down, usually causing the track to flare over the fingers. Using the  wt. hole will raise the bowtie back up to allow the flare to stay above the fingers.

When going up the lane I want to make sure I have chosen a slow enough response cover or have slowed it down with surface.

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Another idea might be the pin axis drill. I have used it on med-light to very light, here are some things a fellow BR Janderson said.

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This layout can be a bit confusing at first.
Let's say you have a Storm Whatever with another of your favorite
layouts. Thrown on the same line, sometimes the Storm Whatever
will hook more than the pin-on-pap ball, sometimes the pin-on-pap
ball will hook more. It's because of the oil length. The shorter
the oil, the more the pin-on-pap is going to hook (it has more
time to roll the oil off), the longer the oil, the less the
pin-on-pap is going to hook (it has less time to roll the oil off).

This layout will never create a good "read" ball, so it will never
help you "find the shot" early on in practice. It can give you
a false read of the conditions because when the ball hooks, you
know it has found a dry area, however... how long did it take
the oil to work its way off the ball? If the head oil is heavy,
that dry area may be a lot bigger than it looks. If the head
oil is light, the dry area may be a lot smaller than it looks.

Its a good layout for short oil or light oil because the ball
will take maximum advantage of any oil it finds.

Its a big no-no if you have no head oil. The ball will be dead
at 25 feet because it wants to rev up early with the low Rg.

I like this layout slightly better on the Conquest because of
the assymetric core, which helps the ball sort of "lean" in
the direction you want it to go. It helps to offset deflection
if the ball gets to the pins with some oil still on the ball
in the track.

Finally, be careful using this on too strong of a coverstock.
Strong particles want to rev up early because of their aggressive
covers. Putting a pin-on-pap drill on one just magnifies the
effect and you increase the chances of the ball rolling out on
you. Conversely, you know that no matter what, this ball
will want to rev up early and arc. You can increase or decrease
the length of the ball before it starts to arc by sanding or
polishing the ball - just like any other layout, but even
more pronounced because of its nature.

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Good Luck, maybe others have some ideas.

Edited on 9/29/2005 8:28 AM