In general, the higher hook potential of a ball the more oil it absorbs off the lane?

[NewToBowling]

Thanks. That makes sense

[NewToBowling]

Very eye opening. Just read up on skid, hook, and roll.

Things are coming together. Never really understood the three stages of a bowling ball going down the lane.

So it sounds like my ball may have burnt up energy due to lack of oil during the front of the lane where it should have been skidding and storing up energy for the hook and roll stage. Thus the weak reaction to the pins.

So it wasn't a case of too much oil but the exact opposite

[NewToBowling]

Also read up on weak vs medium vs strong balls and how they really don't have much to do with hook but rather how aggressive they soak up the lane oil.

[Mike White]

Very eye opening. Just read up on skid, hook, and roll.

Things are coming together. Never really understood the three stages of a bowling ball going down the lane.

So it sounds like my ball may have burnt up energy due to lack of oil during the front of the lane where it should have been skidding and storing up energy for the hook and roll stage. Thus the weak reaction to the pins.

So it wasn't a case of too much oil but the exact opposite

Are you saying that the description you made before...

Because yesterday my Cyclone didn't seem to do that. It never really changed rolling characteristics. Just kept rolling with same axis of rotation till it hit the pins.

... was incorrect?

That description does not indicate a ball that has burnt up energy?

[fortheloveofbowling]

It is a little tough to get a cyclone to burn up.

[NewToBowling]

Are you saying that the description you made before...



... was incorrect?

That description does not indicate a ball that has burnt up energy?

Honestly I don't know.

But just came back from bowling and got my highest score yet, 247. Seven strikes in a row

I did de-oil my ball a few days ago so that may explain my ball be more reactive today. And I played a different line. I started at 6th arrow but still targeting 2nd arrow but still hitting pocket most of the time. Ball reacted more than I have seen before. So much that I had a very hard time picking up 10 pin spares. Only real way was to throw harder to slow down the reaction on back end.

[Aslan]

When I de-oil mine I see noticeably more oil absorption with my solid coverstock than I do with my hybrids and pearls. Noticeably more.

Not sure why. I always assumed the pearls had polish impacting their pores…or maybe solid covers were more porous. But I don't know. Maybe different balls give off oil at different rates based on temperature. I don't know.

But it's a hard question to answer since "overall hook" is a difficult topic. Covering more boards? Hooking the soonest? The most dramatic angle? People all tend to have different ideas about what overall hook really is.