Originally Posted by Aslan
You missed the key word: A ball played the oil will APPEAR to hook less. A ball played in too much friction WILL hook less. Big difference!
Oh. So now we base our bowling game on fairy tales about heartless females that commit B&E and larceny?To me it sounds more like that's if you're playing the wrong ball, or the wrong line for the ball. The right line or right line for the ball will hook just enough! Just like Goldilocks... one oatmeal was too hot, one was too cold but one was juuuuuust right
You missed the key word: A ball played the oil will APPEAR to hook less. A ball played in too much friction WILL hook less. Big difference!
Ohhhh...tricky! Which ball will both "appear" and "actually" allow me to score in the > 260 range?? And can we get that ball in a size that is USBC compliant?? That is the important question.
I'm pretty sure that would take one the size of a beach ball. I don't think that would be USBC compliant
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I was thinking of the big rock in Raiders of the Lost Ark...
Any ball that is thrown on the correct part of the lane, that hits the target 90% of the time with an appropriate rev rate will allow you to score in the 260 range. Without hitting the target on the correct part of the lane with an appropriate rev rate, no ball of any size will allow you to score in the 260 range. Stop arguing and get to work!
True that even if it is easier to say than do
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That sounds way harder than Iceman's "having a gift" philosophy.
Rather than focus on how much the ball is hooking, think of it as when does the transition occur.
If you keep the ball inside (too much oil) the transition occurs too late for the ball to complete the hook phase and enter the roll phase.
Incomplete hook phase means less angle of entry.
If you put the ball into the dry too soon, the transition occurs too early.
If the ball completes the hook phase before the end of the oil pattern, the ball rolls fairly parallel to the boards through the back ends.
The ball will try to generate angle of entry during the hook phase, but it will run back into the oil causing ball to lose traction and angle towards the pocket.
I can't wait for VEGAS!!!
I bowled with the legendary Pat Henderson yesterday and ask him a bunch of bowling questions! Have you ever had a coaching lesson,,, reply: NO
What mark do you aim at when releasing the ball? Answer: I just look at a general area, no specific spot!
He knows how to move left, right, up, and back, but its no rocket science to him! HE HAS THE GIFT, without a doubt!
At 60 still throwing 800s and 300s! We call him around here, THE BEAST!
Some people just have this incredible gift, like Pat, and all the knowledge in the world can't compensate for that!
Never had a coaching lesson in his life, just picked up things on his own!
I have a lot of respect for coaches like Rob, but I will stand by this: ( A COACH can only get you so far, then the talent you have, or don't have will reveal itself) You can't pump water from a dry well, even with the BEST PUMPING SYSTEM!
Some people , like Pat, just have THE GIFT! Something you can't learn, but wish you had!! I know I do!! He is THE BEAST!
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