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SprayNpray

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Define heavy/medium/light oil conditions please...
« on: April 03, 2006, 02:16:39 PM »
I would like to see what the general concensus is in terms of units of oil on a given oil pattern is.

Heavy = ? units of oil
Medium = ? units of oil
Light = ? units of oil

My house shot has 60 units in the middle on a 39 foot crown pattern.  Would this be considered heavy, medium, or light?
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Re: Define heavy/medium/light oil conditions please...
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2006, 11:06:52 PM »
Sorry--not an oilman

The first ball I throw is my Scout Urethane--the oil pretty much sticks to this ball. When it returns I inspect the track.

if the track ring is blotchy--Dry broken-down

light track ring but solid all the way around the ball--medium

Shiny track ring that I need to wipe off--Heavy

That is about as scientific as I get.

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Re: Define heavy/medium/light oil conditions please...
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2006, 12:23:20 AM »
Good suggestion on the Track ring exept if the track rubs on anything on its return trip you could have a oily condition that you are reading as dry broken down.
Unfortunatly I can't give a true definition.
Also what may be ones definition of heavy may be anothers medium.


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SprayNpray

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Re: Define heavy/medium/light oil conditions please...
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2006, 12:27:41 AM »
Agreed... that is why I wanted some opinions.  I feel that my house shot would be about med-heavy.  I always have to start on fresh oil with an agressive coverstock (Scorchin Inferno, Strike Zone, Solid Uranium).

Breaks down quickly though.  If the pair has been bowled on before my league, I will be using pearl equipment by the end of the night.
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Re: Define heavy/medium/light oil conditions please...
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2006, 01:28:44 AM »
It also depends on the surface, 60 units on wood versus 60 units on synthetic play totally different.
Which do you bowl on?
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SprayNpray

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Re: Define heavy/medium/light oil conditions please...
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2006, 01:38:27 AM »
Ah good point.  I bowl on synthetics.
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Re: Define heavy/medium/light oil conditions please...
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2006, 02:36:07 AM »
Another point is pattern length. A light 30' pattern needs much of a different approach and equipment than a 50' pattern. Even though I also cannot give a definition, I like to define lane conditions be these 2 variables.

To test the condition at hand, I work much like LowRev - although I use my Fuze Eliminator on totally foreign ground. It is pretty strong and gives clear signals when the pattern is (too) short for it: it will break visibly and prematurely. Oil volume can be guesstimated by the width of the oil tracks and pattern length by their number/size of flare. Normally, after 3 or 4 shots, I get an idea which ball to pull out and which line to go, either preferred swing shot across 3rd arrow, or, when things are tight (long/mucho oil OR very dry) straight down 10th board, with matching balls. But that's just the ideal...
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Re: Define heavy/medium/light oil conditions please...
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2006, 03:59:26 AM »
quote:
Ah good point.  I bowl on synthetics.
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I would also consider it to Med/Hvy then. One of the centers I bowl at is 70ish units 8-8 @ 10' and 40' total and I consider it to be Med/Hvy if you keep it inside the oil line until 30'+. Most house shots are dependent on how early you get outside 10-8. On ours I have to raise speed to 19+ to play the twig.
My personal standard is (20 board); <30 light, 45 Med, >60 Heavy if of typical length (38-42') and synthetic.
I am around 300rpm and 16.5mph@15' which according to some makes me a bit rev dominate due to slower speed.
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Re: Define heavy/medium/light oil conditions please...
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2006, 09:15:02 AM »
"Everyone" would say that heavy oil is when your ball isn't hooking enough, medium oil is when your ball is hooking too much but not burning up, and light oil is when your ball is burning up.  

Seriously, I'd expect most houses to put down a medium to medium-heavy shot as their THS.  That type of shot will last a pretty long time.

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Re: Define heavy/medium/light oil conditions please...
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2006, 11:59:59 AM »
Storm Track: thanks for the input.  That was the type of opinion I was looking for.  Just a general idea of what you all consider to be heavy, med, or light.  I realize there are a ton of variables including lane surface, pattern length, oil viscosity, etc.

Not really asking where to play the lanes, just peoples opinions in terms of units of oil.  I was thinking anything in the neighborhood of 70 units and up would be considered heavy on THAT part of the lane.

What do the rest of you think?
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