bwp on light oil conditions

[weaselboy]

used bwp first night of bowling shot 680 on medium oil pattern next week i thnk they forgot to oil the lanes should i hv moved in way deeper or went to less aggresive ball just for that night feedback would be appreciated know it wasnt the pearl the ball is the bomb lol:)

[LeftHook]

Oh, the million dollar question! We've all run into that with the BWP. Looks pretty damn cool when it shoots all the way across the lane, even if it does miss every pin, huh? :D The BWP is very speed and rev sensitive. The first thing to practice with the BW's is hand positioning. When it seems that there is no oil (sometimes the houses just forget to oil, or the guy that usually does it is running late or sick) move all the way to the right, be ready to adjust your speed depending on what you see, and put less hand into it. By that I mean come off more behind the ball than the side of the ball. Depending on your layout it should hook even if you try to through it straight, and your muscle memory won't let you throw it straight anyway. Spare balls are a representation of this- no matter how hard you try to throw it with out sideways revs, it always has sideways revs. Stick to the 5 board, finesse it down the lane and you should be fine.

Practice often and good luck!

[bowlkidsdogs]

OK...I had this same problem this evening with the BWP...I ended up moving further left and shooting more to the right than usual. Once I figured that out, I was in good shape.

[LeftHook]

Yep, did the same thing, but it was unpredictable for me. I'm more down and in so it felt weird over there. If it worked and you were striking that's awesome...stick with it and let me know if you find other lines that workout...the more knowledge we have the more dangerous we'll be on league night.

[bowlkidsdogs]

I had a bit of a problem with it at first, I had to angle myself on the approach toward the 10 pin and throw that way, but I eventually did get it and it felt weird, but OK, and it worked. I think I am going to take a day off, not really used to the extra 3#, and we have leagues tomorrow night, so I'm taking a bit of a break (even though I don't really want to...) and hope that I can adjust back tomorrow night to more oil!