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    Oil on the ball means nothing other than there is oil on the lane somewhere that the ball passes over. The way to determine where the oil is is to watch the ball reaction and see if you can discern the three major stages of the ball's motion: skid, hook, and roll. When the ball is skidding through the oil, it is rotating albeit very slowly. When the ball begins to hook, it means that it has found enough friction to let the sideways rotation of the ball based on the bowlers release, become equal to the forward motion of the ball skidding down the lane. When the ball quits hooking and starts a forward roll toward the pins, indicates the roll stage. The idea is to get the ball to the roll stage just before it reaches the pins for maximum power. If the ball never hooks, or never rolls before it gets to the pins, then you can surmise that there is oil on the lanes. If the ball starts rolling at 30 or 40 feet, it's a pretty safe asumption that the lanes are pretty dry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Amyers View Post
    You've got the general idea. If you are bowling on a league hopefully the lanes are freshly dressed. If you are open bowling then you really have no idea until you throw the ball. To start with find a line that typically works for you (don't get married to that spot) then throw your ball if the ball hooks to far make adjustments left (if right handed) 2 boards with the feet one at the arrows until your in the pocket. If the ball doesn't hook enough make 1 board with the feet and 1 at the arrows right until your in the pocket. Your target at the arrows should be 8-12 boards right of your feet. This is only a starter but should give you an idea for basically lining up.
    This little tip just cleared the fog in my game! Thank you!

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