I get the bonus of bowling in a house with a blend.
the first 20 are some 20 year old overlay and the backs are wood.
wood approaches which are in good shape except for the occasional splinter in the foot.
it's great because the soft synthetics grab your ball. the oil sits in the midlane and carrydowns very little.
clearing the heads is key here. This is my first season there and even though I'm avg 200 I look at the other guys avg 210+ and notice what they are doing.
it seams slow speed with a pearl reactive or shiny solid reactive is the way to go.
I use Particles but I have issue with speed variance. when oil is fresh on the heads, no problem. holds up and I'm ok and can go deeper. but when the heads are playing a little dryer I have to get it some tilt and speed to clear the heads and the midlane has enough oil that Unless I deadly accurate with the speed It will go wide and hang or hit the beak.
I almost have to switch balls to bowl within my comfort zone but I like to grab 1 ball and play it as long as I can. It helps with my adjustments in the long run and forces me to be more consistent. But I know if I grab a reactive and play a small inside swing from 4th arrow to 12 at the most I can probably do better because I would have a lot more room and maybe not have to move more than 2 boards all night. But what fun is that?
next season Me + Animal Untamed = 210+
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