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Noy

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Today's Equipment and Low Rev bowlers
« on: September 21, 2006, 06:14:54 AM »
Hello all, just a thought...

It seems that with the technology coming out today, a lot of companies are producing covers that are way aggressive.  For the high rev bowlers, it doesnt seem to be much of a problem.  for low rev bowlers on the other hand, its a little different.  On dry patterns, things seem to roll out or burn up.  On heavy patterns, things just seem to skate.

Would it be safe to say that low rev bowlers shouldnt even deal with high end hook monsters?  Im a low rev bowler, and I can get my Track Equation to out backend my Action Max eventhough the Max has a much higher backend rating.

In no way am I sobbing or complaining, just want to get a opinionated answer from you guys.  Everyday that I practice, i try to add more revs little by little and its working out for me to the point where having my high end equipment is starting to be viable.  But I have many friends that are also low rev bowlers that dont have quite as much dedicated practice time as I do and I want to tell them the right thing when they ask what equipment they should be getting.

Is there any equipment out there suited for low rev and low power bowlers?
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Fluff E Bunnie

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Re: Today's Equipment and Low Rev bowlers
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2006, 02:24:57 PM »
What Bob Hanson said.

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Re: Today's Equipment and Low Rev bowlers
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2006, 02:30:40 PM »
Grow a pair already.  Just Kidding.  

I think all the kids today see guys ripping the cover off the ball and they like seeing their ball do the same.  So naturally there are more bowlers these days that are rev dominant.  What I see guys do is take an agressive ball, drill it strong and shine the cover.  This way you get the dynamics provided by the core, but the reacion happens further down the lane.  Many bowlers that I see forget about the surface and how they can really change reaction shape with just a little surface prep.
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charlest

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Re: Today's Equipment and Low Rev bowlers
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2006, 02:42:05 PM »
Noy,

I think the problem is much simpler than that: oil.
The Max, a dull solid resin, needs much more oil than the Equation, a polished pearl, to hook. On enough oil for the Equation to outhook a Max, the Max just doesn't have enough oil to conserve its energy. It's burning up in the heads or midlane. It's perfectly logical that the Equation will hook more; I'd expect it.

When you have enough oil for the Max, the Equation will either be skidding 60 feet, hitting the 3 pin if you're a righty or leaving weak corner pins. These balls SHOULD complement one another: when the Max starts hookign early or leaving weak 10 pins or 2/8/10s or washouts, then it's time to put it away and take out the Equation. When the Equation is first ball out of the bag and hitting the 3 pin or the 6 pin, take out the Max.
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Re: Today's Equipment and Low Rev bowlers
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2006, 02:51:23 PM »
yea if your equation is flying on the back, the AM should be in the bag. the only time you should take the max out is when the equation is going 50+ feet with no movement
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Fluff E Bunnie

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Re: Today's Equipment and Low Rev bowlers
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2006, 03:21:41 PM »
Charlest-

Good point.  They do specify the oil conditions for a reason.  When the lanes are fried, pull out the cheaper light oil ball.

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Noy

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Re: Today's Equipment and Low Rev bowlers
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2006, 04:24:10 PM »
I agree that the backendyness of my equipment will vary due to the amount of oil.  Although, I have also experienced going to another house that I bowl at that lays down a long and heavy pattern and using my Action Max and Pain and it still hardly moved along with everything else.  yet I see the guys with ultimate revs and they get it to go coast to coast with no problem.  I dunno, maybe its just me and i need to
"grow some."  

I have polished my AM with reacta shine and it skated under heavy carry down.  I will try it on a fresh shot in league tonight and hopefully it gives me that extra backend that I need.  What equipment would you guys recommend for down and in bowling for all types of conditions?  Would you guys say that low rev players are subject to down and in bowling as opposed to swinging it?
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shelley

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Re: Today's Equipment and Low Rev bowlers
« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2006, 04:44:55 PM »
I've always felt the opposite, Noy.  Higher-rev players are often rev-dominant, so if they use stronger covers they'll either get over-reaction or burn-up.  They can get away with weaker covers for heavier volumes of oil precisely because they have so much hand.  Some will even use weaker pin positions to tame the reaction further.  

Lower rev bowlers like us usually use stronger covers and drillings to compensate for the fact that we have less hand.  While we might be able to play straight up with a weaker cover or drilling like the crankers use, we won't have much luck following the oil inside without stronger equipment.

All is not lost, though.  Those rev-dominant bowlers who eat heavier patterns for breakfast will likely struggle with drier, lighter, and shorter patterns because there's only so weak you can go with core/cover/drilling.

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DON DRAPER

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Re: Today's Equipment and Low Rev bowlers
« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2006, 07:04:33 PM »
i'm a low rev player and i don't see this as being a problem. i may look at this a little different than others. i buy specific bowling balls for specific lane conditions and prepare them accordingly. the rest is up to me----lining up correctly and throwing the ball well.
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