My experience on Fire and Ice oil. In my own words. Anyone who knows more and has more experience on this playing environment please feel free to chime in. Infinity conditioner has been used by many houses for years. Years ago Kegel developed Ice oil, that plays 2 boards tighter than Infinity and Fire that hooks 2 boards more than Infinity. In my opinion yesterday at Country Club these two conditioners were present. A lot of people who normally bowl there but unfamiliar with how these conditioners work together to dictate the scoring pace may not have known exactly how the lanes transitioned. This is a post that I put in the Radical group yesterday on what I experienced. I felt 500/compound was the most ideal finish on that oil for me. Length with recovery. I felt 500 was too much. I struck with all 5 of my balls during practice with a variety of different layouts and surfaces but when the lights came on I had to move 5 boards left with my V2 at 500. I felt like the Fire was under the Ice, so when the oil removed or pushed down lane there was no hold. It would go from a smooth arc to overreacting. I balled down to my POW and it was hooking too much also (500/compound) when I went to my Reax Pearl with the low flare layout ( 3k surface) I had to play in the track area. However it would not recover if I missed right (Ice). Shot 2 four pins back to back. Last game I ended up standing at 34 with my feet and throwing over 21 with an open hand position. No pinky tuck or additional axis rotation needed. Threw 5 of the last 6 strikes. The Fire gave me enough recovery to bring the ball back without having to really hit the ball at the bottom of the swing. If you make quality shots and execute your delivery you will be rewarded. It was definitely an experience. In summary I feel that with a little bit of surface you can make the lanes extremely playable. I noticed big scores from guys with polished balls and less surface, cause they knew how the lanes would break down. Too much surface makes for a lot of overreaction. Chasing the oil works as long as you are able to recognize what is happening down lane and why. Balling up towards the end of the set seemed to give me, as well as a bunch of our other forum members, the best result. Especially when spare and polished balls move the oil down lane, you need traction to get your ball back to the pocket. Would have bowled better if I knew what I was bowling on. Now I know and knowing is half the battle.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:36:09 +0000
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