Forward oil vs reverse oil

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Forward oil vs reverse oil

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This pattern has more reverse oil (18.56 mL) than forward (5.92 mL). Any particular effect and how does it affect ball motion? Thanks.
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Forward Oil:
The forward oil creates the shape of the pattern and controls the breakpoint location.

Reverse Oil:
Reverse oil controls the amount of oil in the front part of the lane. The more reverse oil in relation to the forward oil, the longer the pattern will last and the smaller the transitions
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Bowl1820,
I was searching for some oil pattern info, and decided to post against this thread.
I read somewhere that the ideal ratio is 60/40 for the pattern to last longer, and control the oil in the mid-lane and back-end, but cannot put my finger on it.
I also recall some literature that had some rules-of-thumb abut reverse-to-forward oil %, but cannot find that article. It seemed as though the article offered up the idea that if the percentage was less than 40%, the pattern dissipates quicker; if the percentage was greater than 60%, you had excess reverse oil. I think there were ranges in between that suggested possible affects of that amount of reverse oil, etc.
Do you have any info on percentages and possible impacts on ball reactions?
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I don't recognize that right off hand, But that sounds like something that maybe in one of the Kegel articles where they tell about adjusting the patterns.

http://www.kegel.net/white-papers-articles/
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bowl1820 wrote:Forward Oil:
The forward oil creates the shape of the pattern and controls the breakpoint location.

Reverse Oil:
Reverse oil controls the amount of oil in the front part of the lane. The more reverse oil in relation to the forward oil, the longer the pattern will last and the smaller the transitions
As always good information. Certainly green click material.

Nice wiki factoid, if not already there.
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