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spanky

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Very disappointing
« on: June 26, 2005, 03:56:04 PM »
I recently bought an X5.0. Well, I was sick for two weeks and didn't have a chance to get it punched. I finally got it punched. I threw two games with it afterwards, but there wasn't enough oil out to really see what the ball will do. I went to practice last week, and same story with the lack of oil. Was really excited about taking to league Thursday night. The shot they have out, this ball should eat it up. First ball in practice, this thing hooks hard left past the head pin. I ask the manager who also bowls in this league, "Where's the oil?" He says they had trouble with the machine. I ended up using my weakest ball, no chance of the 5.0 seeing any action. I go to practice at lunch today, and they hadn't oiled today yet. I didn't find out until after I started, though. I really want to see this ball perform on it's intended condition. Frustrating!!!!
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Brickguy221

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Re: Very disappointing
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2005, 01:09:29 AM »
Spanky, this pretty typical of some houses in the summer. One I bowl in in the winter hardley puts any oil out then, and the summer it is worse. They only oil 3-4 times a week. Last week, they ran the oil machine up and down the lanes just before league started. When league started everyone's balls started hooking at the arrows and were burned up by the time they got half way down the lane. I walked up to the foul line and reached over to see how much oil was on the lanes and there was NONE. The other house I bowl in, oils twice a day regardless of whether they have had one single customer all day or not. To sum it up, in the summer, some houses oil and some don't.
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tenpinspro

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Re: Very disappointing
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2005, 02:01:50 AM »
Hey spanky,

I agree with Brickguy.  My house didn't oil for 2 days, had to drive 45 minutes away just to throw the 5.0 to get some more results for my review.  Hang in there bud, it'll be worth the wait..
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clintdaley

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Re: Very disappointing
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2005, 09:42:37 AM »
My bowling alley only opens Friday and Saturday during the summer and only oils on Friday for Doubles league....It can be difficult.

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Hamburglar

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Re: Very disappointing
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2005, 01:17:15 PM »
My house is doing just the opposite this summer.  They've been putting out tons more oil (and in different places...read as "outside") in trying different patterns.  The owner said everybody was getting "spoiled" with the pattern he was using.  Its all good with me though, I've been bowling better on more oil than I did with our previous pattern.  Been watching lots of other folks who have much higher averages than me absolutely STRUGGLE on this new shot.  They can't just sling it down the lane and hit dry boards anymore, got to be fairly accurate and hit your mark with the right speed to have any success.  I hope they keep this pattern for fall leagues!
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