Mike; You need to flatten out your hand and use more forward roll on the ball when you hit oilier patterns. Here in Pa. on oilier patterns, the lefty's usually move to the gutter and use lots of roll in their release. You need to use a straighter line thru the heads and not swing the ball very much,if at all! Also, your Machine may not be aggressive enough in it's stock finish for this condition, you may need to give it some more surface either with a scotchbrite pad or by sanding it. The condition could be a fluke or the lanes may be experimenting with a different pattern. With todays high friction balls, the lanes need to change patterns to help combat damage to the lanes! Hope this helps!

Ken

Carl,

I really don't understand much of layouts but the only thing I can say is that it goes long and hits strong.

On other lane conditions, a tree with 37feets oil and dry outlines, both on synthetic and wooden lanes, the machine works just fine. Even when the oil goes down to 41 feets.

What I heard about this particular bowling centre is that when a tournament took place over there and we had our best players, every one of them were complaining about the oil. My pro shop guy says that their machine really has a problem.

The fact is when I face such conditions, what can I do? I watched other players with MEGA revs playing there and their ball hooked just 2-3 boards. Isn't it strange?

Anyway, I am thinking of getting a Mean Machine which is for heavy oil and a smooth finish. By the way, what is the grit of the Mean Machine and the original Machine? For the original machine, I think that is 1500 polish.