Quote Originally Posted by billf View Post
With all the variables being ideal, yes ball A on ideal ball A conditions would hit the same as ball C on ideal ball C conditions. The heavy oil balls use and need the oil to store energy for the hook and roll phases.
Revs actually help the ball get down the lane further. You will notice that most crankers use a 90 degree axis rotation. It's this massive axis rotation that creates the sharp hook. The speed, revs and rotation is what gives them such a large margin of error as it creates some serious carry with pins flying everywhere. It also causes some sick splits.
A high rev rate playing straight up 5 with a 30-45 degree axis rotation will go long and still hook sharp into the pocket. Both ways will actually use the same break point most times.
This is encouraging. It's staying on the lane and hitting near the pocket so I guess that means my revs are ok. I had to back down on my revs though because of ball speed. I'd rather just play like Norm Duke and not worry about cranking it.