My Nexxus and Flat 10s

[MICHAEL]

Ok question please! I bowled a sports pattern U.S. Open. I used a 180 pad! I still had to throw it very lightly, to get any hook! I stand second arrow, and was aiming 3rd…. otherwise it would not break at all on the fresh oil sports pattern. Would it break more if I would have polished the 180 grit, or better to
Leave dull? I have bowled two different patterns now, and I do 200 plus on first game, then go down hill after that? This polish, sanding thing has me confused!! I am talking Sports patterns!
I have had that problem on house patterns also…. Last week bowling at a new alley, I had a 245, first game, then a game a little while later where I had 9 frames with the 10 pin leaves,,, (they looked for the most part pretty good going into the pocket? We all had a big laugh about it,,,, the one frame that I didn’t have the 10 pin leave was 7 on the first ball and 2 on the spare shoot! 7@2=9! I think it was a message from somewhere sent to me,,,, I will be darn if I know what it was!! I did try moving boards ect.
I want to understand this polish/sanding thing better! I have a spinner, and a good assortment of pads!

I am sure this has been covered some where on this site, any links? Thanks in advance!

[The Mayor]

Michael, I don't care what pattern it is, 180 grit is way too dull. Especially if it's on a strong ball. Let's say that by chance there is enough oil for a 180 grit surface. Well, it's going to hook so early that you'll have no angle into the pocket and 10 pin.. 10 pin... 10 pin... You should never go below 500 grit in my opinion.

[bowl1820]

I agree with the Mayor, no ball needs should be at 180, for any pattern. You need some surface for that pattern, but not that much.

The US open pattern is a flat pattern and It emphasizes accuracy over anything else. the oil is placed in equal amounts on each board from gutter to gutter. Your basically not going to throw outside of ten, the balls not coming back.

You need to play pretty much straight up,you want your ball crossing as few boards as possible.

[billf]

180 grit? Michael, Michael, Michael. Didn't you watch the DVD that came with your spinner? Yes the lower the grit the more potential to read the friction. But like most things in life; you can have too much of a good thing. If all that was needed was a rougher surface, then all the ball companies would just be making sandpaper cover stocks.

[DanielMareina]

180 grit is probably burning up all the energy in 10 feet, and it won't hook after that. I would never suggest anything under 500 grit ever.
With a flat oil pattern, the idea is to push the oil down the lane to create a spot to play. Burning up a flat pattern with 180 grit, it is not suprising things went down hill. I like to use 4000 grit asymetric balls with the pin below the fingers on flat patterns. The less jumpy the ball is off the end of the pattern, the better you will do on a flat pattern. I also ball down fairly quickly on the flat stuff. I wish you better luck on the pattern next time.

[billf]

I just did my Hell Raiser Revenge to 2000. Guess I will just have to see how it goes. Wish I had read this earlier but my Natural Pearl is at 4000 lol