I haven't worked with the MatchMaker, but it seems like it is on the money. Most bowlers incorrectly think that you want super early, super aggressive pieces for heavy oil. That is actually counter productive. If you are bowling on something long and you have a ball that just digs in the second it hits the lane, there will be no energy left at the end of the pattern. That equals very little motion and terrible pin carry. It's the same on the other side. Let's say you're bowling on something short like Cheetah. You don't want a shined up ball that's super clean because that ball is going to go absolutely sideways when it gets to the end of the pattern.
As such, you have to reverse your thinking. When you're bowling on something longer, you want a ball that's going to retain some energy so that it still has some power left when it exits the pattern. Now, that doesn't mean you try to throw a Tropical Heat Pearl on a 55-foot pattern, but something like a Hyroad, Frantic, IQ Tour Pearl (with some surface), etc., may be exactly what you need. On the flip side, if I'm bowling on Cheetah, I'm more likely to use my Vivid, something that has a matte finish that will bleed energy a little bit in the front so that it doesn't go nuts off the back of the pattern.
Could Storm's MatchMaker be taking this approach into account when it makes these suggestions?