Switching to Particle on Drier Conditions.
Ok so here's the story.
Lane Condtion: Syntetic Lanes - Medium/Heavy in the middle portion of the lane, tapered to the gutters with Clean backends.
Balls Used: Track Heat Remake & Track Rule GP2
Heat Layout (5 1/2 x 3 3/4) =
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/128177/RamtartsBowlingBalls/heattest2.jpgGP2 Layout (4 1/4 x 4mb) =
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/128177/RamtartsBowlingBalls/GP2_Layout.jpgI take the Heat out in practice and see that I have a pretty good look with it. The backends are clean and it's something we haven't seen in awhile. I'm playing around Inside 10 and could afford to swing to the outside boards 3-1 if I keep my speed up. So right now, I'm staying away from heavier concentration of oil in the middle.
For the first and 2nd game, I keep about the same line, but once the 3rd game rolls around, I'm starting to go through the nose.
BALL CHANGE: My buddy Jon suggests to throw my GP2 (recently sanded to 400 grit). I agree and we both talked about how a Particle ball will give me some "push" in regards to combatting the clean backends. The Heat was really starting to react violently to the dry backends and transition.
I went with the GP2, moved left about 2-3 boards and boy what a world of difference! The ball was revving up and gave me a very nice and even move to the pocket! After learning about how particles work this past year (thanks Rick and BR members), I now have a better understanding why people have a misconception of Particle balls.
This is where the particles are actually constantly grabbing the lane surface. This offsets the ball from retaining energy (clearing the heads) and moving more violently on dry (backends) like a Reactive Resin does. Particle balls will give you more of an even look. NOTE: Also, I have the MB right inside/close to VAL so the ball is also picking up an early roll.
Actually having the ball "Burning Up" on drier conditions helped me out (As long as there is enough oil for the ball in the front to avoid the ball from going brooklyn/nose). I got some great push in the dry when I couldn't get my Heat (Reactive) to put on the brakes once it sniffed dry.
So in essense, Using a Particle ball in general (most layouts) on certain conditions that warrant "smoothing" out snappy/violent backends might be a great idea. Now that I have experienced this on my own, I have a better understanding of our modern technology.
Not only can we use a Particle ball for Heavily Oiled lanes/Flat Conditions, etc, we have the option of using a particle for a smoother and even type reaction. Of course, my experience can difference from yours! Good luck & Good Bowling.
Thanks for reading!
Ramil
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Napoleon DynamiteEdited on 10/28/2005 1:22 PM
