Rate at which players burn up oil

[MisterSinister]

If you watch PBA tour shows on ESPN, every now and then they bring up this subject. I've heard them say things like guys don't like sharing lanes with the two handers, cause they burn the oil up much faster than they are used to. So instead of moving left 1 board every 3 times on a lane, they move 2 boards every 2 times on a lane. Or they will try to play left of the two handers line to avoid them killing thier line.

[swingset]

Some reading that might help:

Click for The Myth of Carry Down: How Lanes Really Transition
oil depletion is why ball motion changes in the modern sport of bowling.

I read that, but it's misleading from a standpoint of what most of the bowlers who complain of carry-down actually compare about - which is older plastic or urethane balls creating the carry-down. That article seems to imply that everyone is bowling, all the time, with modern covers.

If only.

Certainly not in the leagues or houses I bowl in.

[Perrin]

definitely.

Tuesday I bowl 5-man where everyone is throwing Resin newer stuff - moving left every 3/4 game or so.
Wednesday is 4-man mostly resin but occassional plastic - Move left every game to game and a half
Thursday- 4-person mixed. Half the people in the league throw plastic down the middle(including 3 other people on my team) - Moving RIGHT every game to game and a half.

[scottymoney]

I have run into moving right as a right handed bowler and I couldn't figure out why. Then I realized that instead of other bowlers pushing my line left I was bowling with guys on my team who were pushing my line right. I have a straight bowler and a guy who plays the 3rd arrow on my team and another guy who plays around my line on the 2nd arrow. It was weird to think moving right was the way to go as you always hear everyone talk about moving left as their shot gets burnt up.

[bowl1820]

Breakdown and Carrydown – Then and Now
Sunday, April 22, 2012
By
Ted Thompson
http://www.kegel.net/V3/ArticleDetails.aspx?ID=91