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Bowlers Name, Axis point and layout description Brad Angelo- 15 lbs- Brad likes the move of the Scorchin Inferno and this ball is to compliment the one he has. The Vapor is a ball I expect him to be able to use later in the week. The four balls on the bottom are the balls Brad used. The Scorchin Inferno's were the balls Brad got most of his pins with. The surfaces were shined and then hit with light 1000 Abralon pads.

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Bowlers Name, Axis point and layout description Parker Bohn III- 16 lbs- The left side of the lane is playing tighter and we have been working on some transition tools for Parker. These two balls will give him a quicker response time. These balls are not drilled for this tournament but just to fill gaps in Parkers arsenal. Parker used an Absolute Inferno most of the week. Parker's ball reads the early friction too hard forcing him to use firm speed and a breakpoint that is too far down the lane. The conditions do not provide enough consistency down lane to be using that area as a breakpoint. The lower rev slower speed styles match up much better.

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Bowlers Name, Axis point and layout description Nathan Bohr- 15 lbs. A lot of this year has been about Nathan learning how to recognize and adapt physically. His arsenal has some gaps that we need to fill. Nathan is really struggling with seeing the picture he needs to match up in the morning blocks and this is effecting his repetition. He is doing a much better job of trying to match up his physical game but it is not repetitive as of yet. He has grip issues that are post season concerns. Nathan used an original Inferno for most of the week. He bowled much better in the evening by focusing on his tempo. He missed the late transition by not moving deep enough when his rev rate had to increase.

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Bowlers Name, Axis point and layout description Mike DeVaney- 15 lbs Mike has Strike Zone with a pin in the middle of his grip. We are raising the pin up to compliment the other Strike Zone. This ball was too much cover for this week. Mike bowled well with a Vapor Zone and Ultimate Inferno combination. I drilled two balls for Mike for what we think might happen on the show. We drilled and Absolute Inferno and a Vapor Zone. Mike was able to work on some physical match ups that proved to make the difference in the last couple rounds of match play

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Bowlers Name, Axis point and layout description Mika Koivuniemi- 15 lbs. I expect Mika to use these later in the week and just want him to have some time to get use to them. These balls were drilled for arsenal gaps. I got in a shipment of balls and wanted to make sure I had the longer pins reserved for the staff guys. Most of the pin distances on the shelves are 2-3 and I have been wanting some longer pins. I got them and drilled them. The balls Mika used this week are on the bottom. Mika struggled with a break point that was too far down the lane and too violent. Mika's speed was not a natural match up and when he tried to slow down it was not really slow enough to match up with the leaders. It was slow enough to get him in the trap zone and effect his repetitiveness. His best look was firm and straight but Mika struggles with ring 10's when his ball is too violent at the break point.

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Bowlers Name, Axis point and layout description Rick Steelsmith-  16 lbs Rick has a lot of lower pin layouts with no higher pin options. The higher pin balls are meant for transition purposes when Rick needs a quicker response time.	Click on Picture to enlarge

 

Bowlers Name, Axis point and layout description Dave Traber 16 lbs. Dave is looking to replace an Ultimate Inferno he has be using an awful lot. The higher RG lower Diff should give him a stronger down lane when his other strong ball options with lower RG cores begin to burn up.	Click on Picture to enlarge

 

Bowlers Name, Axis point and layout description These are the balls Tom Baker used this week. Tom had a good natural match up this week because of his natural speed being on the slow side. I didn't like his draw in match play because Robert would be able to take advantage of where and how Tom played the lanes. There are strategies that can be used in that situation but a bowler has to make a decision on how to play their opponent. Tom was hoping he could use his early advantage and natural match up to win. That strategy did not work out as his look got worse and Roberts got better.

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Bowlers Name, Axis point and layout description These were the balls that were in Sean Rash's bag this week. The main ball he used was the Inferno in the upper left combined with the Absolute in upper Right. I drilled a couple balls for the show to fill gaps and give us surface options. I drilled the vapor zone in the bottom left and an Absolute inferno that I will have to picture later.	Click on Picture to enlarge

 

Bowlers Name, Axis point and layout description Lonnie is going to commit to using slower speed and work on different ball positions in the hand. These balls were drilled to allow Lonnie to have balls that will actually allow him to get slower. Too strong of bowling balls force Lonnie to throw the ball harder and he does not have a rev rate that is high enough to deal with the amount of oil down lane. At the same time he gets trapped because he can't slow his speed down with that strong of balls with out effecting his angles. Same problem he has had for over a year now. But I think he is more committed to the effort now. More ball will be necessary these are just to test the effect. I will add that it was very effective in the practice environment.

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Bowlers Name, Axis point and layout description Paul Fleming	Click on Picture to enlarge