Quote Originally Posted by Ball99999 View Post
If he theoretically could keep it right of the headpin, would it have struck?

When do heavy oil balls burn too much energy vs curve too much to the left?
The energy is lost after the ball turns towards the target, the longer the delay in the ball from changing direction to the ball hitting the pins is energy lost. Curve to much left just means your not lined up properly, or you just missed the shot. I suppose if you throw a coast to coast shot where the break point is to far from the pins: you would have a weak hit from lost energy.