Aslan
08-12-2014, 06:57 PM
I noticed something interesting rolling on the Wolf pattern this past Sunday. I had read about it, but Sunday was the first time I personally noticed it.
It seemed like the Wolf was made more difficult...because every time you'd move left (as the line dried up and you moved left to find oil)...it would work...but then you'd miss right on the exact same shot. The Wolf more so than any THS seemed to cause a unique problem where if you don't move left...the ball starts to hook inside and go through the head. But if you move left...it looks like a good shot but then seems to catch some of the carry-down oil and not make the anticipated move into the pocket.
This seemed more pronounced on the Wolf pattern than THS despite only having 3-person teams because the Wolf is a rather flat pattern in terms of having a fair amount of oil extending all the way to the 1-2 boards on either side of the lane. I know it's not "flat" in terms of volume...but it covers more of the lane. So while many players will stay outside of board 10, in the lighter volumes on a THS; you'd have to play the 1-2 board to get any relief on the Wolf.
And that, I think, is why carry-down was more of a factor...because the oil was unavoidable. So everyone was pushing it down the lane. And because we all knew it was a short pattern...we were all very careful to get the ball outside enough to keep it right of the headpin. So that seemed to be pushing this heavier volume of oil up that 2-10 board area...and then the ball wouldn't come back as much.
So it was sort of a "danged if you do, danged if you don't" kind of situation...since the closer part of the lane...the oil was being sucked up by the bowling balls...yet the big dry area in front of the pin deck was having oil being deposited. I ended up constantly moving one way, then back, then forward, then back.
Here is an interesting article I found about lines drying up/carrydown: http://www.kegel.net/V3/ArticleDetails.aspx?ID=91
And here is another good one: http://www.bowlingball.com/BowlVersity/bowling-lane-oil-carry-down-and-break-down
What I don't quite understand even after reviwing those articles is...what to do about it. Your ball is going to hit some drier lines early (other balls soaked up the oil) which will cause them to maybe start to grab earlier....okay. But then...somehow it gets deposited (or pushed) further down...so the ball that started to hook a little earlier...now skids a little more on the backend than normal. Seems like those might almost even each other out....and maybe thats why I didn't notice it as much on a THS versus the short sport pattern. :confused:
It seemed like the Wolf was made more difficult...because every time you'd move left (as the line dried up and you moved left to find oil)...it would work...but then you'd miss right on the exact same shot. The Wolf more so than any THS seemed to cause a unique problem where if you don't move left...the ball starts to hook inside and go through the head. But if you move left...it looks like a good shot but then seems to catch some of the carry-down oil and not make the anticipated move into the pocket.
This seemed more pronounced on the Wolf pattern than THS despite only having 3-person teams because the Wolf is a rather flat pattern in terms of having a fair amount of oil extending all the way to the 1-2 boards on either side of the lane. I know it's not "flat" in terms of volume...but it covers more of the lane. So while many players will stay outside of board 10, in the lighter volumes on a THS; you'd have to play the 1-2 board to get any relief on the Wolf.
And that, I think, is why carry-down was more of a factor...because the oil was unavoidable. So everyone was pushing it down the lane. And because we all knew it was a short pattern...we were all very careful to get the ball outside enough to keep it right of the headpin. So that seemed to be pushing this heavier volume of oil up that 2-10 board area...and then the ball wouldn't come back as much.
So it was sort of a "danged if you do, danged if you don't" kind of situation...since the closer part of the lane...the oil was being sucked up by the bowling balls...yet the big dry area in front of the pin deck was having oil being deposited. I ended up constantly moving one way, then back, then forward, then back.
Here is an interesting article I found about lines drying up/carrydown: http://www.kegel.net/V3/ArticleDetails.aspx?ID=91
And here is another good one: http://www.bowlingball.com/BowlVersity/bowling-lane-oil-carry-down-and-break-down
What I don't quite understand even after reviwing those articles is...what to do about it. Your ball is going to hit some drier lines early (other balls soaked up the oil) which will cause them to maybe start to grab earlier....okay. But then...somehow it gets deposited (or pushed) further down...so the ball that started to hook a little earlier...now skids a little more on the backend than normal. Seems like those might almost even each other out....and maybe thats why I didn't notice it as much on a THS versus the short sport pattern. :confused: