Case and point: i often struggle on them

I always find the outside to be too unpredictable and you must be dead accurate to play there on a true reverse block.  The inside of the pattern goes bone dry in about 5 seconds and i often have accuracy problems trying to swing the ball over about the 4th arrow.  So I have a couple questions:
1. How do YOU play the reverse block 2. Do you recommend i work on my rainbow shot or get a low flaring piece to play the dried out track (i.e. the green blue centaur)
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Don't trust the moustache

I have had success using a low flaring ball (Power Groove for me) and playing the dried out track.

I have tried stronger balls playing into oil (off he gutter), but like you said you have to be dead accurate.

Rockets from the corner (think Eugene McCune "MY WEEK").

I would have to say that playing the twig is what works best for me. I ususlly take a "sponge" and play up the outside, while lowering my ball speed ( which is already slow ) to give the ball time to react. I'll struggle the first game with a game in the 190s then by the second game I have a little more area to play with. So I try to recover with a game 220+. My objective the first game is just to get a good count and convert spares. While this tends to work best for me, it is by no means the only way to attack the lanes. It is just what is comfortable to me.
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Edited on 12/20/2005 2:13 PM

I play it as straight as I can on tough conditions, your carry percentage goes down doing this but you avoid splits and washouts.  Fill your frames and take the strikes when they come.