On a longer pattern you want the ball to read the friction asap and not push any longer and end up still in the hook phase when it hits the pocket. If you miss the breakpoint to the right on a longer heavier sport pattern your fear should be of leaving washouts not whether or not its going to hit.Ħ0-4.25-40 is getting closer to what I figured for a Benchmark, but still higher totals and ratio pushing the reaction towards Long and Strong. I don't understand your fear of it not hitting. Smaller VAL angles react quicker to the friction creating a shorter more angular hook zone and will get into a roll sooner. Larger VAL angles produce longer slower hook zones pushing the roll phase further down the lane. I'm afraid that any VAL angle less than 35 won't hit if I get it alittle right of my breakpoint. Whats your thoughts on that layout? I really liked that on sport patterns and gave me a good mix of being able to play straight and loop it a touch if I needed too. So, I went thru my previous posts, I had a Critical Theory a few years back, it was 60 x 4.25 x 40. I'm afraid that any VAL angle less than 35 won't hit if I get it alittle right of my breakpoint.įufu wrote:Thank you very much for the input. Not to dismiss your idea of 45 x 4.5 x 60, But it would be better suited as a Control layout for when the longer pattern gets beat up or medium length heavy oil conditions.ĮricHartwell wrote:I always start with the Benchmark and work from there. I like to give choices rather than just say it should be drilled like this. Totally Strong will skid the longest and have the strongest/angular backend. The Midlane will read the lane the soonest and have the potential to hook the most. The Sport layout will play the straightest and roll the soonest. Especially with the Sport and Midlane layouts. You will want to roll it first, recheck your PAP, then decide on the balance hole anyway. I should have asked the Pin to Cg distance and top weight.

30-4.5-40Īll three of these layouts will require a balance hole.

I always start with the Benchmark and work from there.ĩ0* total 1.25:1 Ratio 50-4-40 Asymmetrical Benchmark

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