Polish vs 4000-5000 AVBRALON OR CTD

[Ezeeduzit]

Will using a high grit number sanding pad --say 4000 abralon--or 3000/then 500d CTD--do the same job as using a polish?
Halo solid right now at 1500 with sanding pad. Which technique would give me more length but good backend?

[RobLV1]

Unfortunately there is no set formula. I remember a few years ago bowling leagues in two different houses in Vegas. One of the balls that I had at the time was the Storm T Road Pearl. It was a great ball, but it needed polish at Red Rock Lanes, and surface at Suncoast. Fortunately I have a ball spinner in my garage, so changing it each week was no big deal.