Sorry to borrow your thread but I had a similiar but different follow-up question to ask.
Do you think the Neptune could also be the ball that fit the spot for a short pattern too?
I bowled fairly well on the longer sport patterns last year and struggled on the shorter ones like the Cheetah. I also recently bowled in a tournament with 36' of oil with anything outside 5 board was OOB (different than what I experienced with the Sports league). My first game was usually respectable but as we moved pairs, I started to struggle again.
By the numbers, I thought the Venus would be the one for short and light/dry but it actually seemed to start up sooner than my Mystic. The backend isn't as strong as the Mystic but total boards covered is pretty close.
This weekend, I tried adjusting the cover on the Venus to 4000 (by hand) and adding Bean's sauce hoping to see a longer look and still keep the smooth arc but the adjustment changed the backend reaction to make it roll similiar to my Mystic (but 3-4 boards weaker). Is there a different cover adjustment I could try on the Venus, or would getting the Neptune help fill out that spot in my arsenal?
